Associate, QA & Testing, WRB Tech

Job description

This job is with Standard Chartered Bank, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community.

Please do not contact the recruiter directly.

JOB SUMMARY
We are seeking talented and motivated individuals for the role of Agile Test Engineer.

Successful candidates will be experienced programmers who can develop user stories, develop test cases, break down, design, and develop solutions in an environment with constant collaborative discussions.

They will be matured individuals who are comfortable working in an agile environment with critical peer reviews of design and code.

They must be able to offer constructive critical reviews of other's designs and code.

They must be able to collaboratively work with product owners to develop use stories and test cases.

They will be able to research, trial, and recommend new technologies of interest to the group.

They will have experience with taking code through testing, deployment, and production and will not have merely handed off code to QA and Production Support
RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Requires a sound knowledge on Software Development Life Cycle and Software Testing Life Cycle
Review product design documentation to ensure that requirements stated are correct, unambiguous and verifiable.
Collect inputs and define test strategy and planning (types of testing, project scope, detail explanation of particular release, risk, assumption, issues, dependencies etc)
Should possess strong knowledge in Java, Automated testing, API automation using rest assured/ API client, Gherkin/ Cucumber, Selenium, Appium, API testing, RDBMS and JMeter performance scripting, Ruby.
Embedded in scrum team, test continually the solution in order to detect bugs as soon as possible.

Correctly report bugs as per procedure defined.
Advocate delivery excellence, minimising delivery risk.
Work closely with cross-functional teams in agile development.
Conduct continuous development and/or integration & testing.
Contributing towards product evolvement and knowledge management
Contributing to process improvement and ensure process compliance
Support continuous improvement process by putting in place proactively actions to reduce impact and risk on assigned project.
Ability to build effective working relationships.
Strategy
Awareness and understanding of the business strategy and model appropriate to the role
Business
Awareness and understanding of Retail business, the wider business, economic and market environment in which the Group operates
Processes
Awareness and understanding of Agile s/w development process, change and release management process
People & Talent
Strong development and testing life cycle knowledge.
Strong sense of responsibility in managing the workload and deliverables
Skill to coordinate with clients and with respect to all testing teams.
Good project management and communication skills.
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.
Qualification
Banking Domain Knowledge is preferable
Experience in the software development using Agile methodologies
Experience in software testing life cycle using Agile methodologies
Knowledge & Experience in practising Agile & Lean framework
Knowledge & Experience in the API & SQL
Knowledge in Java programming language
Knowledge in Selenium Automation / Cucumber / TestNg
Experience in preparing Test Plan and Automation Test Strategy for the applications.

Test Automation script development experience for Web, Client's, Mobile, Mainframe etc
Knowledge in Performance Testing is an added advantage.
Advocate delivery excellence, minimising delivery risk.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams in agile development.
Conduct continuous development and/or integration & testing.
More than 7+ years' experience in software testing domain
Role Specific Technical Competencies
Automation Testing (Selenium / Cucumber / TestNg )
API Automation Testing (RestAssured/ APIClient )
API Testing
Database Technologies (SQL, NoSQL)
Integration Technologies
Agile Methodologies, Lean Framework
Web & Mobile app skills
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.

Required Skill Profession

Computer Occupations