We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Payments QA Engineer with deep expertise in banking and financial services, particularly within payment systems (SWIFT, RTGS, ACH, ISO 20022, card payments). The role requires a strong background in test automation, functional/non-functional testing, and end-to-end validation of payment applications, ensuring compliance, security, and reliability of high-value financial transactions. • Lead QA activities across payment applications, ensuring full coverage of functional, integration, performance, and regression testing. • Design and implement comprehensive test strategies, plans, and scripts for payment platforms and related banking systems. • Validate end-to-end payment flows including SWIFT, ISO 20022, RTGS, ACH, cross-border, and card-based transactions. • Collaborate closely with business analysts, developers, and product owners to understand requirements and translate them into effective test cases. • Ensure compliance with banking standards, regulatory requirements, and security protocols. • Drive automation strategy for payments testing, utilizing industry-leading tools and frameworks. • Conduct root cause analysis of defects, ensuring timely resolution and minimal production impact. • Mentor junior QA team members, promoting best practices in quality engineering and test automation. • Provide detailed test reporting, defect metrics, and continuous quality improvement recommendations to stakeholders.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (Master’s preferred). • 6–10 years of QA experience in the banking/financial services sector, with at least 3 years specializing in payments domain. • Strong expertise in payment systems (SWIFT, RTGS, ACH, SEPA, ISO 20022, card schemes). • Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, JMeter, Postman, etc.). • Good knowledge of API testing, message queues, and middleware validation. • Familiarity with regulatory compliance (PCI-DSS, PSD2, AML, KYC). • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. • Proven ability to work in Agile/Scrum environments.