QA Manager

Key Responsibilities

Job Summary

We are looking for a skilled Automation Tester to join our team in ensuring the quality, reliability, and security of our payments processing application. The role involves creating and maintaining automated test scripts using Selenium, Java, SQL, and Python for data masking. The ideal candidate has a strong background in automation testing within payment systems or similar high-availability applications.

Experienced in MT Swift messages like MT103, 202, 202 COV

Experienced in MX messages like PACS.008, PACS.009, PACS.004, PACS.002 and PAIN.001

Experienced in Real Time (Faster Payments) processing like IMPS, G3, IBFT

End to End Payment Processing Knowledge

Ensure the quality and timeliness of delivery of testing assignments.

Perform functional and technical test execution activities as per testing team engagement level in the project.

Perform testing in Agile methodology delivery.

Plan, analyse, design, prepare Test Strategy, Planning & Traceability Matrix Preparation

Perform testing in Agile methodology delivery

Functional / Automation testing for SCPay payments application

Test Automation

Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Selenium and Java to support regression, functional, and integration testing.

Write and execute SQL queries to validate data integrity and ensure data consistency across transactions.

Look into Kibana and understanding of KQL is a Plus

Data Masking & Test Data Management

Utilize Python scripts for data masking to protect sensitive data used in test cases.

Manage test data and set up testing environments to support end-to-end testing scenarios

Quality Assurance & Test Strategy

Develop comprehensive test plans and test cases to cover all aspects of the application, including UI, API, and database layers.

Collaborate with development and product teams to understand requirements, create testing strategies, and identify automation opportunities.

Defect Tracking & Reporting

Log, track, and manage defects using tracking tools, ensuring clear documentation and communication of issues.

Generate and share test execution reports with stakeholders, highlighting critical issues and providing insights for improvement.

Continuous Improvement

Enhance existing automation frameworks and scripts to improve coverage, maintainability, and reliability.

Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in test automation, implementing relevant improvements.

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.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
  
  

Key stakeholders

Product Owner, Practice/Chapter leads of Business solutions, Design, Development & Testing teams

• Solution Architect – SCPAY
• SCPAY – Programme Managers
• Group Payments Product Development Heads
• Group Cash Operations
  
  

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent degree

Skills And Experience

Min 8 - 13 Years of experience

Automation Testing using Rest API

MT and MX Message Processing

Agile methodology

Payment processing testing is a must (ISO20022, MT/ MX Payment formats)

Automation Tools: Proficiency in Selenium with Java for test automation

SQL: Strong SQL skills for data validation and back-end testing

Python: Experience with Python scripting for data masking and test data management.

Testing Frameworks: Knowledge of testing frameworks such as TestNG or JUnit

CI/CD: Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Git, or similar for automated test execution

Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

Strong communication skills to convey technical details effectively

Ability to work in a collaborative Agile environment with cross-functional teams

About Standard Chartered

Were an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, weve 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 youre 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 cant 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, youll 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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