Job Description
Job : Technology
Primary Location : Asia-India-Chennai
Schedule : Full-time
Employee Status : Permanent
Posting Date : 31/May/2026, 12:3+:02 PM
Unposting Date : Ongoing
The Role Responsibilities
Job Role
Specialist Test Lead with Payroll Testing Background is preferred.
Strategy
The candidate should be a Senior test specialist with a passion for Functional testing in all testing-related activities from requirements gathering, test preparation and execution, test data and environment management as well as post implementation reviews.
The candidate would have a strong knowledge of DevOps and Agile delivery practices, as well as a disciplined approach to planning, execution and reporting.
Work with development team on day to day basis on the Project test progress meetings to effectively update the test progress and manage defects.
Align Test activities with the overall project plan and change agenda of the wider programme.
Business
Effectively communicate to stakeholders the test status, highlight risks, and propose issue resolution.
Ensure transition from Technology Testing to the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) phase.
Assist with the team’s test effort from planning and organization to execution and delivery. Develop effective test strategies.
Processes
Work with team members to keep testing at the forefront of our SDLC.
Demonstrate intuition and knowledge about how to find unanticipated behaviours through exploratory testing, apply this knowledge with measurable result to improve the product's quality, and translate these newly discovered behaviours into automated tests.
Drive further adoption of unit / integration / system testing using cucumber and selenium, metrics to monitor code coverage, bug prevention strategies, and other quality measures.
Should have been an active member of Agile teams, partner with Software Developers, Product Managers, and other Test Engineers to identify the components of the system to be automated.
People and Talent
Strong work experience in TDD / BDD frameworks.
Participate in ongoing process improvement efforts.
Mentor team members.
Engages with testing and development teams across the bank.
Effectively manage multiple stakeholder demands and expectations while maintaining quality and delivery.
Evaluates and implements new technologies personally, in line with bank strategy.
Documents and publishes standards and procedures.
Collaboration with teams and build an openness culture.
Risk Management
Report and escalate key risks and issues to management as needed.
Governance
Adhere to SDF and UTM process defined by SCM.
Regulatory and 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.
Lead the FCIO HR Testing team to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles: [Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment].
Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
Exercise authorities delegated by the Board of Directors and act in accordance with Articles of Association.
Key Stakeholders
FCIO HR Technology Management
Agile Delivery Teams
Test QA Assurance
Product Owners
Scrum Masters
Upstream and Downstream interface teams
Our Ideal Candidate
10 years proven experience as a Functional Test lead having payroll test experience.
Having a background of testing Peoplesoft HRMS or SuccessFactors HRMS would be a value addition.
Automation Test Experience using Selenium is mandatory.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Experience working with multi-location project delivery team is preferred.
Good communication skill (in English) and written skill (in English) to produce project required documentations.
Role Specific Technical Competencies
Performance Test Tools
Profiling tools
Automation
Dev Ops Tools
Test Process
Defect Reporting tools
About Standard Chartered
We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 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
Be better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term
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, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with 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.
Recruitment assessments - some of our roles use assessments to help us understand how suitable you are for the role you've applied to. If you are invited to take an assessment, this is great news. It means your application has progressed to an important stage of our recruitment process.
Visit our careers website www.sc.com/careers
Primary Location : Asia-India-Chennai
Schedule : Full-time
Employee Status : Permanent
Posting Date : 31/May/2026, 12:3+:02 PM
Unposting Date : Ongoing
The Role Responsibilities
Job Role
Specialist Test Lead with Payroll Testing Background is preferred.
Strategy
The candidate should be a Senior test specialist with a passion for Functional testing in all testing-related activities from requirements gathering, test preparation and execution, test data and environment management as well as post implementation reviews.
The candidate would have a strong knowledge of DevOps and Agile delivery practices, as well as a disciplined approach to planning, execution and reporting.
Work with development team on day to day basis on the Project test progress meetings to effectively update the test progress and manage defects.
Align Test activities with the overall project plan and change agenda of the wider programme.
Business
Effectively communicate to stakeholders the test status, highlight risks, and propose issue resolution.
Ensure transition from Technology Testing to the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) phase.
Assist with the team’s test effort from planning and organization to execution and delivery. Develop effective test strategies.
Processes
Work with team members to keep testing at the forefront of our SDLC.
Demonstrate intuition and knowledge about how to find unanticipated behaviours through exploratory testing, apply this knowledge with measurable result to improve the product's quality, and translate these newly discovered behaviours into automated tests.
Drive further adoption of unit / integration / system testing using cucumber and selenium, metrics to monitor code coverage, bug prevention strategies, and other quality measures.
Should have been an active member of Agile teams, partner with Software Developers, Product Managers, and other Test Engineers to identify the components of the system to be automated.
People and Talent
Strong work experience in TDD / BDD frameworks.
Participate in ongoing process improvement efforts.
Mentor team members.
Engages with testing and development teams across the bank.
Effectively manage multiple stakeholder demands and expectations while maintaining quality and delivery.
Evaluates and implements new technologies personally, in line with bank strategy.
Documents and publishes standards and procedures.
Collaboration with teams and build an openness culture.
Risk Management
Report and escalate key risks and issues to management as needed.
Governance
Adhere to SDF and UTM process defined by SCM.
Regulatory and 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.
Lead the FCIO HR Testing team to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles: [Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment].
Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
Exercise authorities delegated by the Board of Directors and act in accordance with Articles of Association.
Key Stakeholders
FCIO HR Technology Management
Agile Delivery Teams
Test QA Assurance
Product Owners
Scrum Masters
Upstream and Downstream interface teams
Our Ideal Candidate
10 years proven experience as a Functional Test lead having payroll test experience.
Having a background of testing Peoplesoft HRMS or SuccessFactors HRMS would be a value addition.
Automation Test Experience using Selenium is mandatory.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Experience working with multi-location project delivery team is preferred.
Good communication skill (in English) and written skill (in English) to produce project required documentations.
Role Specific Technical Competencies
Performance Test Tools
Profiling tools
Automation
Dev Ops Tools
Test Process
Defect Reporting tools
About Standard Chartered
We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 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
Be better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term
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, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with 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.
Recruitment assessments - some of our roles use assessments to help us understand how suitable you are for the role you've applied to. If you are invited to take an assessment, this is great news. It means your application has progressed to an important stage of our recruitment process.
Visit our careers website www.sc.com/careers
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Specialist Test Lead position is now open for candidates interested in the Bank Jobs sector. This role in Chennai offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Bank Jobs is a plus.
