Jobs at Standard Chartered in United States

Zodia Custody is a FCA, CBI and CSSF registered Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP), offering Digital Asset Custody services to Institutional Investors. Zodia Custody is a Venture backed by Standard Chartered Bank, Northern Trust and SBI Digital Asset Holdings based in the UK, Europe, Hong Kong, Australia, Singapore and Japan.

We have ambitious plans to scale internationally, by way of internal and external growth. Zodia Custody has also partnered in Japan with SBI to launch the service in APAC and has plans to continue to expand in APAC and Middle-East. We aim to be the best in class in providing Crypto Custodian services.

Working for the Head of Engineering, the QA lead will play a crucial global role, ensuring quality across all geographies. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, this position involves driving continuous improvement initiatives and upholding the company's commitment to global quality standards.

An excellent product understanding, collaborative mindset, effective communication, and strong leadership skills are indispensable for excelling in this dynamic role. Emphasizing teamwork, seamless communication, and robust leadership, this position will play a central role within the global engineering team. This is a London based role.

Key Tasks:

1. Develop and Maintain Automation Frameworks: Design and implement automation frameworks for both mobile and web applications using tools like Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, and Appium.
2. Test Script Creation and Execution: Write, execute, and maintain automated test scripts in languages such as Java, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
3. CI/CD Integration: Integrate automation tests into CI/CD pipelines, leveraging tools like GitHub Actions and Jenkins to streamline deployments.
4. Performance and Load Testing: Conduct performance testing to ensure high-quality standards across all releases.
5. Execute test cases, document results, update progress and track bugs.
6. Collaborate in Agile Teams: Work closely with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment, participating in sprint planning, code reviews, and test case design.
7. Test Data and Environment Management: Generate and manage test data and environments to support automated test execution.
8. Documentation: Document testing procedures, results, and create detailed reports for stakeholders.
9. Continuous Improvement: Stay current with QA best practices and proactively seek improvements to enhance testing efficiency and accuracy.

Qualifications:

1. 5+ years in Automation role.
2. Proficiency in automation tools such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Appium, and Cucumber.
3. Strong coding skills in Java, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
4. Experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
5. Previous experience in the financial industry.
6. Experience with Agile methodologies and experience working within sprint-based development cycles.
7. Previous experience with blockchain technologies.
8. Effective communication skills.
9. Remote collaboration proficiency.
10. Problem solving and analytical skills.

We are a friendly team, with monthly socials and seasonal celebrations as well as offering a range of fantastic benefits including:

• Competitive employer contribution pension scheme.
• Private health care.
• Critical Illness cover.
• Life Insurance.
• Flexible bank holidays (can choose whether to work on bank holidays and use the leave elsewhere in the year).