Test Specialist at Global Payments

York, England, United Kingdom

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Payments, Financial ServicesIndustries

Requirements

Total IT Experience: 10+ Years
Card Domain Experience: Minimum 5 Years (Credit/Debit/Prepaid cards, Card Management Systems)
Core Competencies (must have): Estimation, Test Strategy, Planning & Execution; Card Domain Expertise (Issuance, Authorization, CMS, ISO 8583); Functional, Integration & Regression Testing; API Testing & Backend Validation; Agile Delivery & CI/CD Integration; Compliance Testing (PCI-DSS, EMV); Team Management & Stakeholder Coordination; Risk Management & Defect Triage; Test Metrics & Reporting
Domain Experience – Card & Payments (5+ Years) (must have): Card lifecycle testing (issuance, personalization, activation, reissue, blocking, expiry); Transaction testing (POS, ATM, online, contactless, NFC, fallback); Message validation (auth codes, response codes, MTIs, field-level checks); Host simulator testing with VISA/MasterCard compliance; Integration testing with CMS, payment switches, banking cores; Handling chargebacks, disputes, reversals, settlements; Tokenization, PAN masking, CVV/CVC validation for PCI-DSS; Leading testing for EMV chip & magstripe workflows; Working with business/product teams for regulatory compliance and functional accuracy
TS2 knowledge/experience preferred
Technical Skill Set (good to have): Automation Tools (Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Cucumber, Cypress, RestAssured, Postman); Languages (Java, JavaScript basic, SQL); Domain Tools (FinSim, BCC, Paragon, ASSET or equivalent); CI/CD (Jenkins, Git, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps); Test Management Tools (JIRA); Databases (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL); Frameworks (BDD Cucumber, Hybrid, Page Object Model POM)
Leadership Experience: Leading QA teams across functional and automation workstreams; Driving end-to-end test lifecycle; Coordinating onshore-offshore models; Conducting test reviews, KT sessions, training; Managing defect triage; Building test metrics dashboards and reporting KPIs; Collaborating with Agile Product Owners and Scrum Masters

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end test planning, test strategy, team management, and stakeholder communication for mission-critical financial applications
Perform estimation, test strategy, planning & execution
Conduct functional, integration, regression, API testing & backend validation
Lead compliance testing (PCI-DSS, EMV)
Manage teams and coordinate stakeholders
Handle risk management & defect triage
Generate test metrics & reporting
Execute card lifecycle and transaction testing, message validation, host simulator testing, integration testing, chargebacks/disputes/reversals/settlements, tokenization/PAN masking/CVV validation, EMV workflows
Drive end-to-end test lifecycle from requirements analysis to production validation
Coordinate across onshore-offshore delivery models
Conduct test reviews, KT sessions, and training programs
Manage defect triage meetings with developers and BAs
Build test metrics dashboards and report KPIs to stakeholders
Collaborate with Agile Product Owners and Scrum Masters

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

ISO 8583PCI-DSSEMVAPI TestingCI/CDAgileTest StrategyRegression TestingCard Management SystemsPOS TestingATM TestingNFCVisa ComplianceMasterCard Compliance

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What experience is required for the Test Specialist role?

The role requires 10+ years of total IT experience, with a minimum of 5 years in the Card domain including credit/debit/prepaid cards and Card Management Systems.

Where is the Test Specialist position located?

The position is located in York, UK.

What are the core competencies needed for this Test Lead role?

Core competencies include estimation, test strategy, planning & execution; card domain expertise (issuance, authorization, CMS, ISO 8583); functional, integration & regression testing; API testing; Agile delivery & CI/CD; compliance testing (PCI-DSS, EMV); team management; and test metrics & reporting.

What is the salary or compensation for this position?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What makes a strong candidate for the Test Specialist position?

A strong candidate has 10+ years IT experience with 5+ years in card & payments domain, expertise in card lifecycle and transaction testing, leadership in QA teams, and preferred knowledge of tools like TS2, Selenium, or FinSim.