Job Summary

•    Work with technology and business teams to validate the quality of the product delivered to the stakeholders as per group standards. Mitigate risks and support Business through timely and precise execution of test methods and standards.
•    Develop testing strategies and framework to meet the testing mandate.
•    Handle the test deliveries for projects which are multiyear programmes
•    Support in requirements, design specifications, application architecture and product documentation
•    Define and publish end to end load and performance test strategy for Enterprise based Applications.
•    Prepare end to end load and performance test plans, test scripts / Scenarios and test data.
•    Work closely with the Engineering and QA team(s) during load/performance testing/tuning, and coordinate troubleshooting efforts.
•    Analyse various components of an application (i.e web server, application server, microservices, database, etc.)
•    Monitor and collect test results, conduct root cause analysis of performance issues and bottlenecks Evaluate latest performance monitoring tools and make recommendations.
•    Involve in E22 Performance Test activities from NFR Gathering to Test Results Preparation / Walkthrough with Engineering Team, Product Owner & SRE Teams.
•    Make sure each release follows the PT standards given by SCB E-SDLC Process.

The successful candidate will be experienced and having a track record in delivering multiple concurrent, complex projects.
•    Banking domain knowledge is added advantage.
•    Batch performance testing knowledge with multiple upstream systems.
•    Prior experience on Performing the load testing on Tableau & SAP (Fiori, SAC) Based UI Applications

Key Responsibilities

Strategy
•    Candidate is aware and understands the Group’s business strategy and model appropriate to the role.
•    Adopt and understand the knowledge of functional and technical aspects of application 
•    Share experience with existing teams to improve testing policy and procedures.
•    Perform systematic independent reviews and assurance reviews across the programme
Business
•    Candidate is aware and understands the business, economic and market environment in which the Group operates.
Processes
•    Adhere to the SCB process and guidelines
People & Talent
•    Provide expertise and recommendation to testing where possible
•    Testing Expertise and Continuous Improvement
•    Become an expert and implement bank’s testing standards across the programme
•    Coach, develop and manage testing teams in matrix environment.
•    Experience in testing across multiyear programmes
•    Identify cross project issues/audit observations and capture learning and best practices for future efforts
•    Promote a culture of innovation 
•    Continuously seek opportunities for improvement within role, processes, team, and portfolio 
•    Keep up to date of industry project assurance methodologies and practices 
•    Influence stakeholders to ensure successful management of programmes and projects
•    Educate stakeholders to improve project and portfolio effectiveness
Risk Management
•    Candidate is aware and understands the main risks facing the Group and the role the individual plays in managing them

Governance
•    End to End governance on the various test phases mandated by SCB's SDF standards and framework
•    Understanding the regularity requirements for various regions
•    Provides overall guidance in all testing-related activities from test strategy phase, requirements gathering, test preparation and execution, test data and environment management as well as post implementation reviews
•    Work with delivery and project managers to ensure that all test phases are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget which includes test planning and scheduling across multiple projects and BAU deliveries
•    Overall stakeholder management, regular meetings & reporting to project sponsor/s and project managers
•    Supporting the Internal and external audits by providing the necessary test deliverables. 
•    Interaction with end-users and UAT lead counterparts, Production Support and other Technology partners
•    Overall testing team management, resource forecasting, recruitment, on-boarding
Regulatory & Business Conduct
•    Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct. 
•    Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
•    Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
Key stakeholders
•    Treasury Liquidity Business and Project teams

Other Responsibilities
•    Adopt and understand the knowledge of functional and technical aspects of application 
•    Understands Requirements and architecture of the application
•    Develop testing strategies and framework to meet the testing mandate.
•    Become an expert and implement bank’s testing standards across the programme
•    Coach, develop and manage testing teams in matrix environment.
•    Continuously seek opportunities for improvement within role, processes, team, and portfolio 
•    Keep up to date of industry project assurance methodologies and practices 
•    Technology trend alignments 
•    Effectively works with global on and offshore teams 
•    Ability to collaborate with different teams present and effectively advocate for the Programme

Skills and Experience

•    Performance Testing
•    Load Runner /JMeter

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.