Senior Test Lead

Job Summary In charge of managing and delivering the end-to-end testing deliverables from local system integration to Group system integration involving multiple onshore and offshore systems across multiple departments functions Responsible for preparing test strategies and test plan managing and tracking testing activities reporting periodic testing progress and generating formal testing reports for internal and external reporting Work in collaboration with Project Managers End Users Business Analysts and Testing Team to understand requirements and agree on acceptance criterion Understand the system processing and data flow coordinate with each component team on interface clarification to make sure timely and complete delivery Detect document and report bugs and errors encountered escalate and provide resolutions to the identified issues in a timely manner and manage senior stakeholder expectations articulate project challenges and progress Ensure software solution meets business requirements Good understanding of agile processes participate in backlog grooming sessions and daily sprint meetings Support cross-functional teams in integration test efforts support user acceptance testing and sign offs Effectively communicate status issues and risks in a precise and timely manner Key Responsibilities 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 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 Exercise authorities delegated by the Board of Directors and act in accordance with Articles of Association Skills and Experience Minimum 10 years of professional experience in test automation domain in banking insurance sector Strong understanding of software quality best practices and processes Experience with a broad range of testing practices Domain knowledge of front-office trading and risk management platforms for OTC Derivatives Cash Equities Deep understanding of trade lifecycle trade booking models regulatory requirements EMIR Dodd Frank FRTB product onboarding Good functional understanding of Investment banking business and products Minimum six years of programming experience in Java 7 8 Extensive experience with test automation tools and frameworks - Cucumber for Java Selenium Apache JMeter Soap UI Strong understanding of build automation tools - Maven 3 Gradle experienced in setting up CICD pipelines in Jenkins Knowledge of REST and SOAP based web services standards Strong understanding of and experience with JSON XML HTTP Experience with various messaging middleware technologies - Apache ActiveMQ Apache Kafka IBM MQ TIBCO EMS Strong experience in SQL Unix scripting Git Demonstrated ability to solve complex software development design issues using clean coherent code following established coding guidelines Excellent communication skills both written and verbal Ability to thrive in a fast paced and challenging environment Role Specific Technical Competencies Testing technology Java programming Cucumber SQL Linux and shell script 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 - 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