AVP, Test Management

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Job Summary The Test Manager will be a key member of Trade Test Engineering team and responsible for delivering the test plan, lead the squad testers and end-end testing. Lead test Engineer should possess technical skills, combined with strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, are essential for a Lead Test Engineer to effectively lead testing efforts and ensure the quality of software products. The role holder will form a key part of a fast-paced, ambitious, delivery programme.

Key Responsibilities

• Run end to end Program across QA activities from Test Strategy, Schedule, planning, Execution, Reporting till TCR
• Test Automation execution by using various Automation Tools
• ADO Defect Management
• Experience in SQL queries, Stored Procedures, Jobs creations
• Work independently with several teams across the ITO organisation (Dev, Tech, Infra, Prod Support etc) to deliver a world class testing solution and architecture within the Trade & Cash ITO space
• Provide a pragmatic view of risk & stability vs project delivery timelines to provide a high quality solution within a realistic timescale
• Manage offshore teams in remote locations in India and Malaysia
• Manage change in scope, requirements etc and plan for these in the testing strategy and planning
• Estimate and obtain management support for the time, resources and budget required to perform the testing.
• Define the testing Strategy
• Develop the testing plan for tasks, dependencies and participants required to mitigate the risks to system quality and obtain stakeholder support for this plan.
• Document, implement, monitor, and enforce all processes for testing as per standards
• Keep track of the new requirements / change in requirements of the Project.
• Organize the status meetings and send the Status Report (Daily, Weekly etc.) to the Client
• Attend the regular stakeholder calls
• Act as the single point of contact between Development and Testing teams.
• Design, track and prepare the report of testing activities like test testing results, test case coverage, required resources, defects discovered and their status, performance baselines etc.
• Review various reports prepared by Test engineers.
• Ensure the timely delivery of different testing milestones.
• Prepares / updates the metrics dashboard at the end of a phase or at the completion of project.
• Build a testing team of professionals with appropriate skills, attitudes and motivation.
• Identify Training requirements for up skilling the talent within the testing teams (Technical and Soft skills)
• Run end to end Program across QA activities from Test Strategy, Schedule, planning, Execution, Reporting till TCR
• Test Automation execution by using various Automation Tools
• ADO Defect Management
• Knowledge in SQL queries, Stored Procedures, Jobs creations
• Creative to resolve challenges during testing
• Courageous to take tough decisions in the interest of project
• Prepare Closure report and Quality Gate checklist
• Ensure compliance to UTM and SDF models
• Excellent understanding of Test Strategy, Test Traceability, Test Evidences, and Test Closure Report which form UTM (Unified Test Model) pillars under SCB's System Delivery Framework
• Foster an open culture within the team
• Sound knowledge on risk assessment and risk management
• Promote equality within the team
• Raise appropriate Risk, Issues, Dispensation whenever required
• Prepare User guides, Business Cases, Training Material

Skills and Experience

Qualifications

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.

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