Senior Manager, Testing

Job Description

• Ensure risks / issues are captured for all projects and ensure that any changes to milestone deliverables (scope, due date, etc) have been approved by relevant PWG / PSC / PRC.
• Mitigation of risks and resolution of issues in a timely manner including developing suitable controls and measuring their effectiveness.
• Plan and execute activities in relation to Test Scripting, preparation and execution.
• Implement testing accountability and process consistently across all engagements.
• Communicate to stakeholders on the Test Status, risks and issue resolution.
• Prepare the Automation Test Strategy and roadmap for the area.
• Drive Test Automation within the team and provide mentorship.
• Comply with QA review audit for all the BC4 / 5 applications.
• Create Test automation frameworks from scratch.
• Planning and manage test environments.
• Procure dispensation on valid cases.
• Implement standard test reporting.
• Adopt DevOps in all the projects.
• Manage and coordinate Testing.
Processes
• Ensuring no adversely rated test audit, no medium or high risks rated test issues from audit and No expired / overdue risks or actions from audits.
• Unified / Standardized JIRA, test artefacts, status reports, completion report suite covering e2e test methodology by SDLC.
• Adoption of model across all domains with appropriate test methodology aligned to each project and evidence.
• Thorough understanding of the system and data architecture of the underlying product.
• Marking Daily Time sheet with specific tasks.
• Adherence to Group Code of Conduct.
• Mandatory e-Learning completion.
• Data Leakage Prevention.
• Enchanting block leave.
People and Talent
• Ensure SOWs are in place and extensions and terminations of contracts are managed to avoid cost leakage.
• Reinforce leadership and increasing participation in Leadership and Hi-connect sessions.
• Investigating on My Voice feedback and improve team engagement.
• Maintain the right permanent: vendor mix as per the bank s policy.
• Adherence to hygiene factors focused from the hub.
• Ensure Billability for the team.
Risk Management
• Ensure all the SDF Templates followed on all the Test Deliverables.
• QA Review / TDA / Internal / External Audit controls should be maintained in central repository
• Document all the RAID details in the Test Strategy with appropriate Mitigation plan.
Governance
• Collaborate with other test managers to ensure all testing is completed before Go Live.
• Ensure regression pack are executed for any changes to the system.
• Represent testing in PWG and other management meetings.
• Take a proactive approach save effort and improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with the stakeholders to drive through initiatives.
• Ensure Performance Testing for the changes to the system.
• Deliver projects within cost, schedule and quality.
• Knowledgeable to prepare estimates for large projects.
• Prepare Closure report and Quality Gate checklist.
• Drive initiatives and impress on key stakeholders.
• Take tough decisions in the interest of project.
• Creative to resolve challenges during testing.
• Ensure compliance to UTM and SDF models.
• Guide Leads and team on testing approach.
• Create test strategy and Test Schedule.
Regulatory and 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: [Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment].
• 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.
Our Ideal Candidate
• 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
• On a E2E test ownership role, collaborate with domain test manager to gain support and achieve project objectives
• Create career path for the team and have succession planning.
• Experience in SQL queries, Stored Procedures, Jobs creations.
• Sound knowledge on risk assessment and risk management.
• Courageous to take tough decisions in the interest of project.
• Ability to drive initiatives and impress on key stakeholders.
• Knowledgeable to prepare estimates for large projects.
• Prepare Closure report and Quality Gate checklist.
• Ability to create test strategy and test schedule.
• Ensure compliance to UTM and SDF models.
• Creative to resolve challenges during testing.
• Perform periodic skill set evaluation of team.
• Strong in ETL and data migration activities.
• Control M execution Job Management.
• Foster an open culture within the team.
• Lead initiatives within the ITO space.
• Conflict resolutions within the team.
• Ability to provide tough feedbacks.
• Promote equality within the team.
• Guide team on testing approach.
• Mentor and guide to the team.
• Maintain right resource mix.
• First line of supervision.
• Manage test environment.
Role Specific Technical Competencies
• Queries / Procedures / Jobs creation
• Table / DB Designs
• SQL, DB Concepts
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Keyskills :
sql queriesdata migrationexternal audittest scriptingrisk assessment