CL, Automation Testing, WRB Tech

• This role could be based in India and China. When you start the application process you will be presented with a drop down menu showing all countries, Please ensure that you select a country where the role is based.

• Oversees the execution of functional standards and best practices and provide technical assistance to the members of their Chapter.
• Responsible for the quality of the code repository where applicable.
• Prioritises and makes available capacity for technical debt.
• Responsible for executing the Hive's product vision together with the CPO and working with the CPO to communicate the Technology vision and roadmap
• Works to drive technology convergence and simplification across the chapter
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using industry-standard tools and frameworks.
• Collaborate with software developers, business analysts, and product owners to understand test requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Implement automated testing solutions for web, mobile, and desktop applications, including functional, regression, and performance testing.
• Execute automated test suites, analyze test results, and report defects to the development team.
• Integrate automated tests into the continuous integration and delivery pipeline to ensure rapid and reliable software releases.

• Monitor automated test execution and troubleshoot test failures to identify root causes and resolve issues.
• Maintain test automation frameworks and infrastructure, including version control, test data management, and test environment setup.
• Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and retrospective meetings to provide input on testability, quality, and automation opportunities.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies, tools, and best practices in test automation and quality assurance.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.

• Play a pivotal role in shaping the organization's quality assurance strategy - automated testing practices will contribute to improving software quality, accelerating release cycles, and enhancing customer satisfaction.
• Thought leadership and evangelist on emerging technologies, evaluate new tools and techniques and implement best practices to enhance automation effectiveness and efficiency.
• Empower the engineers within the subdomain with the right tools and practice to improve SDLC process efficiency - with focus on quality assurance, developer experiences, automation, and performance engineering, with speed, scalability, and stability in mind.
• Enforce and streamline sound development practices.
• Establish and maintain effective governance processes including training, advice, and support, to assure the classic pay product is developed, implemented, and maintained aligning with the Group's standards
• Develop success metrics for the chapter - e.g. test coverage, defect detection rate, test execution time, and release frequency to track progress and evaluate the impact of automated testing on organizational goals.

• Experienced practitioner and hands on contribution to the squad delivery for their craft (Eg. Engineering).
• Responsible for balancing skills and capabilities across teams (squads) and hives in partnership with the Chief Product Owner & Hive Leadership, and in alignment with the fixed capacity model.
• Responsible to evolve the craft towards improving automation, simplification and innovative use of latest market trends.
• Provide leadership and technical expertise for the subdomain to achieve goals and outcomes

• Adopt and embed the Change Delivery Standards throughout the lifecycle of the product / service.
• Ensure role, job descriptions and expectations are clearly set and periodic feedback provided to the entire team.
• Follows the chapter operating model to ensure a system exists to continue to build capability and performance of the chapter.
• Chapter Lead may vary based upon the specific chapter domain its leading.

• Accountable for people management and capability development of their Chapter members.
• Reviews metrics on capabilities and performance across their area, has improvement backlog for their Chapters and drives continual improvement of their chapter.
• Focuses on the development of people and capabilities as the highest priority.
• Work closely with developers, product owners, and business analysts to understand requirements, provide feedback on testability, and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Foster a culture of innovation, transparency, and accountability end to end in the subdomain while promoting a “business-first” mentality at all levels
• Develop and maintain a plan that provides for succession and continuity in the most critical delivery and management position

• Responsible for effective capacity risk management across the Chapter with regards to attrition and leave plans.
• Ensures the chapter follows the standards with respect to risk management as applicable to their chapter domain.
• Adheres to common practices to mitigate risk in their respective domain.
• Identify high-risk areas, prioritize test automation efforts, and implement effective testing strategies to minimize project risks.

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group's Values and Code of Conduct.
• Ensure all artefacts and assurance deliverables are as per the required standards and policies (e.g. SCB governance standards, ESDLC etc)

• Chapter Area Lead
• Sub-domain Tech Lead
• Product Specialists
• Business leads / Product owners

• Embed Here for Good and Group's brand and values in the digital sales/commerce team
• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures

• Programming & Scripting
• OS
• Network Fundamentals
• Security Fundamentals
• Database Fundamentals
• Test automation tools
• CI / CD
• Service virtualization
• Agile Methodologies

• Experience in global diverse organisation in building overall capability and technical expertise
• Ability to articulate the overall vision for the Chapters and ensure upskilling of the organisation holistically
• Experience in identifying skill gaps and mitigate risks to deliverables
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with a focus on test automation and service virtualization.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Python, or JavaScript.
• Hands-on experience with test automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium, Appium, Ruby, Cypress, or Robot Framework.
• Strong understanding of software testing principles, methodologies, and best practices.
• Experience in Behavioural Driven Design
• Experience and proficiency in service virtualization tools like CA LISA, SoapUI etcCoding

• Experience and proficiency in test data management tools
• Experience and proficiency in mobile app / web UI test automation tools like Appium, Espresso etc
• Experience and proficiency in API testing methodologies and tools like APIgee, Jmeter, Postman etc
• Experience in application security and performance testing methodologies
• Experience with continuous integration and delivery tools such as Jenkins, ADO, Travis CI, or GitLab CI.
• Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git) and issue tracking systems (e.g., Jira).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment

• 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.

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