Lead, QA & Testing

Job ID: 29508

Location: Chennai, IN

Area of interest: Technology

Job type: Regular Employee

Work style: Office Working

Opening date: 16 Jun 2025

• 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
• Experience 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

• Employ, engage and retain high quality talent that the team is adequately staffed and skilled to deliver on business commitments
• Lead through example and build appropriate culture and values. Set appropriate tone and expectations for the team and work in collaboration with risk and control partners.
• Bridge skill / capability gaps through learning and development
• Ensure role, job descriptions and expectations are clearly set and periodic feedback provided to the entire team
• Ensure the agreed blend and balance of in-house and vendor resources

• 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

• 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.