Job Description
Roles and Responsibility
• This role has full accountability for all phase of testing. The successful candidate will use previous Programme Test Management experience and knowledge of application/product and infrastructure testing to develop, implement, maintain, and improve overall programme test management strategy. They will also be responsible for providing QC and QA oversight to individual projects.
• QA and Control across all projects in a defined portfolio. This role will focus on IT system development, including adherence to the system development framework to ensure quality project IT deliverables.
• The scope of the role will include projects already included as well as projects yet to be approved and activated as part of the Programme Vision. It is therefore essential to provide tactical as well as strategic test planning to address future direction of the programme.
• Good knowledge in both Manual and Automation testing
• Good in communication, Stakeholder management, team engagement.
• Familiar with Confluence, JIRA process and Testing methodologies
• Must have technical skills
• SQL
• Pyspark – (Python +Spark)
• ETL testing
• Shell scripting
• Good to have: : Automation skills
• Primary: Selenium, Cucumber/ BDD framework
• Designing and reviewing the test scripts
• Reviewing the test execution results
• Reviewing the final test results
• Understanding of Test automation standard and test automation technology compliance
• Good knowledge of JIRA tool and be able to create Dashboard
• Take a proactive approach to save effort and improve efficiency
• Ensure effective utilisation of the test automation suite and meet planned ROI on a regular basis
• Knowledgeable to prepare estimates for large projects
• Deliver projects within cost, schedule & quality
• Creative to resolve technical challenges during scripting and execution
• Understand the business criticality of the application and ensure risks/issues are captured
• Implement standard test reporting
• Planning and manage test environments
• Test evidence to be as per the regulatory compliances
• Stakeholder management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Processes
• Good understanding and able to apply test processes laid down within Testing Framework, and/or standards as defined by project and SCB.
People & Talent
• Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values. Set appropriate tone and expectations from team and work in collaboration with risk and control partners.
Risk Management
• Have ability to raise issues and Risk in testing with Team and stakeholders in time.
Governance
• Responsible for assessing effectiveness of Testing and provide effective Test governance
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.
• Lead the [country / business unit / function/ [team] to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank's Conduct Principles.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
Key stakeholders
• Project Teams, Testing teams, Development teams, Solution and Design teams, Business teams - Change team, FOT, Country users
Other Responsibilities
• Embed Here for good and Group's brand and values in Singapore, India / business unit / Testing team
• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; Multiple functions (double hats); [List all responsibilities associated with the role]
Our Ideal Candidate
Role Specific Technical Competencies
• Test Management
• Data Warehouse Testing
• SQLs
• Familiar with ETL process
• Automation Testing (Shell scripting, Java, Python, Jenkins)
• JIRA/Confluence
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 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
• This role has full accountability for all phase of testing. The successful candidate will use previous Programme Test Management experience and knowledge of application/product and infrastructure testing to develop, implement, maintain, and improve overall programme test management strategy. They will also be responsible for providing QC and QA oversight to individual projects.
• QA and Control across all projects in a defined portfolio. This role will focus on IT system development, including adherence to the system development framework to ensure quality project IT deliverables.
• The scope of the role will include projects already included as well as projects yet to be approved and activated as part of the Programme Vision. It is therefore essential to provide tactical as well as strategic test planning to address future direction of the programme.
• Good knowledge in both Manual and Automation testing
• Good in communication, Stakeholder management, team engagement.
• Familiar with Confluence, JIRA process and Testing methodologies
• Must have technical skills
• SQL
• Pyspark – (Python +Spark)
• ETL testing
• Shell scripting
• Good to have: : Automation skills
• Primary: Selenium, Cucumber/ BDD framework
• Designing and reviewing the test scripts
• Reviewing the test execution results
• Reviewing the final test results
• Understanding of Test automation standard and test automation technology compliance
• Good knowledge of JIRA tool and be able to create Dashboard
• Take a proactive approach to save effort and improve efficiency
• Ensure effective utilisation of the test automation suite and meet planned ROI on a regular basis
• Knowledgeable to prepare estimates for large projects
• Deliver projects within cost, schedule & quality
• Creative to resolve technical challenges during scripting and execution
• Understand the business criticality of the application and ensure risks/issues are captured
• Implement standard test reporting
• Planning and manage test environments
• Test evidence to be as per the regulatory compliances
• Stakeholder management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Processes
• Good understanding and able to apply test processes laid down within Testing Framework, and/or standards as defined by project and SCB.
People & Talent
• Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values. Set appropriate tone and expectations from team and work in collaboration with risk and control partners.
Risk Management
• Have ability to raise issues and Risk in testing with Team and stakeholders in time.
Governance
• Responsible for assessing effectiveness of Testing and provide effective Test governance
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.
• Lead the [country / business unit / function/ [team] to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank's Conduct Principles.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
Key stakeholders
• Project Teams, Testing teams, Development teams, Solution and Design teams, Business teams - Change team, FOT, Country users
Other Responsibilities
• Embed Here for good and Group's brand and values in Singapore, India / business unit / Testing team
• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; Multiple functions (double hats); [List all responsibilities associated with the role]
Our Ideal Candidate
Role Specific Technical Competencies
• Test Management
• Data Warehouse Testing
• SQLs
• Familiar with ETL process
• Automation Testing (Shell scripting, Java, Python, Jenkins)
• JIRA/Confluence
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 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
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The 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.
