Senior Test Lead

Job Summary

Role Overview

The Test Manager is responsible for end‑to‑end testing governance of card payment systems, ensuring quality, compliance, and reliability . The role involves managing test cases/strategy/ test teams, environments, and coordination with technology partners.

Core Responsibilities Test Strategy & Governance

• Define and own the overall test cases/ plan / strategy for card platforms and payment initiatives.

• Follow the Established test standards, processes, and best practices aligned with SDLC / Agile .

• Ensure regulatory, scheme, and compliance coverage in all test cycles.

• Manage entry/exit criteria, defect leakage, and quality metrics.

Key Responsibilities

1. Own end‑to‑end test strategy, governance, and execution for card payment systems, ensuring quality, compliance, and release readiness

2. Lead card domain testing covering issuing, acquiring, authorization, clearing, settlement, reconciliation, and full transaction lifecycle (POS, e‑commerce, ATM, wallets, contactless)

3. Manage scheme and regulatory testing across Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, Union Pay, and JCB networks

4. Drive test execution and quality management, including defect management, root cause analysis, environment readiness, and quality metrics

5. Enable automation, tooling, and stakeholder coordination, working closely with compliance, risk, and technology teams

Skill Requirements

1. Own end‑to‑end test strategy, governance, and execution for card payment systems, ensuring quality, compliance, and release readiness

2. Lead card domain testing covering issuing, acquiring, authorization, clearing, settlement, reconciliation, and full transaction lifecycle (POS, e‑commerce, ATM, wallets, contactless)

3. Manage scheme and regulatory testing across Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, Union Pay, and JCB networks

4. Drive test execution and quality management, including defect management, root cause analysis, environment readiness, and quality metrics

5. Enable automation, tooling, and stakeholder coordination, working closely with compliance, risk, and technology teams

Other Requirements

1. Test automation leadership for card platforms

2. Experience evaluating or implementing tools for:
   Transaction simulation
   Regression automation
   Performance and resilience testing

3. Familiarity with Agile / SDLC aligned testing practices