Manager, Test Automation - Tax

Job Summary

Automation Test Lead role require the following expertise
•    Expertise in test automation framework development and customization for the requirement
•    Development of tools and utilities 
•    Review the test scripts prepared against the test automation guidelines
•    Effort saving automation techniques 
•    Analyse and set test automation standard for the requirement
•    Propose estimation for test automation framework enhancement
•    Expertise in test automation tools like Playwright/ Selenium 
•    Strong hands-on experience with Python/ Java 
•    Exposure to handle cross platform technology automation
•    Hands on experience to do test automation for GUI, non-GUI, DB, WEB and API testing 
•    Align and accommodate technology upgrade on a regular basis post the impact analysis and compatibility analysis 
•    Able to Setup CI/CD pipeline (Jenkins) 
•    Test automation strategy and plan preparation
•    Team leading responsibilities depending upon the project requirements
•    Mentor team members for test automation
•    Creative to resolve technical challenges during scripting & execution
•    Analyse and set test automation environment

Manual
•    Identify issues in requirements, design specifications, application architecture and product documentation
•    Develop Test specifications based on various requirement documents within schedule constraints.
•    Develop test Bed and verify test Environments. Set up necessary monitoring / profiling tools to identify and isolate performance bottlenecks.
•    Perform functional and technical test execution activities (automated tests, where applicable) as per engagement level in the project.
•    Constant communication and follow-ups with various stake holders during Test planning and execution phases where applicable.
•    Log software product defects and track it to closure.
•    Contribute to accurately estimate work requirements. 
•    Report status promptly to the test manager.
•    Support business in case of any emergency during weekend or demand.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy
Delivery and Model: 
•    Analysing the critical business scenarios
•    Development of test automation framework or customize the standard framework to fit the requirements
•    Reviewing the test scripts
•    Reviewing the test execution results
•    Reviewing the final test results
•    Test automation standard and test automation technology compliance
•    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 evidences to be as per the regulatory compliances 

Automation Engineering:
•    Ability to do test automation POC and feasibility analysis for new test automation requirements.
•    To support solution strategy and tool selection decision.
Test transformation:
•    Support agile adoptability 
•    Support DevOps integration 
•    Support all test transformation initiatives
•    Influence the team to participate in transformation activities
•    Identify challenges during implementation and escalate in the right forum

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.

Skills and Experience

•    SQL
•    Automation:- Selenium or Playwright
•    Java or Python
•    GHCP LLM
•    Cucumber Framework    
•    Test Management & Process (incl ADO)

Qualifications

•    7-9 years of experience 
•    Python/Core-Java, SQL, GIT repository maintenance.
•    Excellent knowledge and experience  of Behaviour-driven development (BDD) /POM, Selenium, Junit, TestNG, CI/CD pipeline/ Playwright
•    ADO, Genie framework
•    Tools: BDD, Selenium, Junit, PLaywright, CI/CD pipeline
•    Strong hands-on experience with Python or core Java
•    Gherkin test-case definition language
•    Knowledge in Selenium WebDriver
•    Knowledge in HTML5, DOM model, XML, XPATH, SHARED DOM
•    Knowledge in scripting language like JavaScript / Unix scripting
•    Knowledge in Database tool like Oracle/TeraData and SQL queries
•    Working experience on CI/CD(Jenkins) and automation pipeline
•    Exposure to custom API 
•    Maven project installation 
•    Knowledge in GIT commands
•    Exposure to GHCP

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.