Test Lead

Job Summary

•    This role is for a Risk and Regulatory program 
•    This role delivers programs related to key initiatives and regulatory requirements in a market 

Key Responsibilities

•    Identify issues in requirements, functional specifications, design/interface specifications, application architecture and product documentation
•    Develop Test specifications based on various requirement documents within schedule constraints and prepare traceability for the test cases
•    Perform functional and technical test execution activities as per testing engagement level in the project.
•    Execute test cases as per the execution plan, ensure timely completion with quality delivery
•    Document software product defects and track it to closure.
•    Develop skills on the automation tools & techniques
•    Develop automation scripts for the enhancements as applicable for the application & project
•    Constant communication and follow-ups with various stake holders to track deliverables during test planning, preparation and execution phases as applicable.
•    Assist the Test Manager / Test Lead in managing day-to-day testing activities, such as test monitoring and status reporting at the end of the testing day.
•    Send out daily status report with accurate execution and defect metrics to TL/TM for the agreed cut off time set for the application release/project
•    Participate in project meetings to provide feedback and statistics of the project in relation to the test quality.
•    Demonstrate teamwork and collaborative efforts always
•    Conduct reviews and inspections of project/testing deliverables
•    Verify test Environments, perform sanity health check on daily basis and report issues before commencing testing for the day.
•    Set up necessary monitoring / profiling tools to identify and isolate performance bottlenecks.
•    Contribute to accurately estimate work requirements and to devise test execution plan
•    Log software product defects and track it to closure
•    Adhere to the company’s compliance policy
•    Follow the Organisation’s QA process, Testing standards & Controls

Skills and Experience

Must-have Skills
•    Formats and conversions - XML/CSV/ISO/EDIFACT/X12/Flat files
•    RDBMS 
•    Unix

Qualifications

Key Experiences
•    Experience in industry standard File formats
Certifications / Qualifications (only where mandatory)
•    AI and Automation related certifications

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.