Senior Automation QA Engineer
- Remote
- Full Time
About the role
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Automation QA Engineer based in India.
In this full-time, remote role, you will lead quality assurance strategy for a large-scale gateway consolidation program, supporting the migration of five legacy payment gateways onto a unified .NET platform. You will establish testing standards, governance frameworks, and quality processes while guiding the QA team through critical delivery phases. The position combines strategic test leadership with hands-on oversight of functional, integration, migration, and non-functional testing. You will help safeguard payment operations by validating complex integrations, data integrity, and transaction flows across legacy and modern systems. Working in a cross-functional environment, you will contribute to a major technology transformation with a strong focus on reliability, security, and compliance.
Accountabilities
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Define and establish the overall test strategy, QA ways of working, and governance framework for the gateway consolidation program.
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Lead, manage, and scale the QA team throughout the active delivery phase within a large-scale program structure.
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Define comprehensive end-state technology readiness testing to ensure the target platform is ready for production.
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Co-own, define, and oversee non-functional requirements, ensuring they are incorporated into the testing approach.
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Establish and enforce quality gates, acceptance criteria, and consistent testing standards.
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Lead synthetic stress testing, exploratory test scenario development, and architecture walkthroughs.
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Establish and oversee data migration integrity testing to validate accurate and secure transfers.
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Verify the safe migration of payment tokens, subscriptions, and configurations from legacy systems to the target platform.
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Validate complex API adapters and routing logic, ensuring downstream operations such as refunds, voids, and captures function correctly across legacy and target systems.
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Ensure testing activities address functional quality, performance, scalability, resilience, security, and compliance requirements.
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Extensive experience as a Test Manager or Test Lead, with a proven track record of defining and managing test strategies for complex projects.
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Demonstrated experience establishing and operating QA processes in large-scale environments, such as SAFe.
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Proven expertise in complex system integration and migration projects.
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Strong knowledge of payment gateways and payment processors, particularly within the US market, including PCI compliance.
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Deep expertise in non-functional testing, covering capacity, performance, scalability, resilience, and security.
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Experience with AI-augmented testing approaches and AI-powered software development life cycles.
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Strong understanding of B2B and B2C payment capabilities.
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Thorough knowledge of PCI-DSS requirements and data encryption validation.
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Experience validating integrations across enterprise cloud architectures, including Azure, AWS, and GCP, as well as legacy technologies such as Java, PHP, and SQL.
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Strong leadership, strategic planning, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
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Experience with the US payment processor TSYS and US payment methods such as ACH.
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Experience testing hardware integrations with pre-certified physical payment terminals, including Ingenico, Verifone, and PAX.
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Familiarity with auditing AI-generated code and AI-assisted deliverables for security and compliance.
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Fully remote work arrangement in India.
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Opportunity to work on a large-scale technology transformation with global impact.
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Collaborative and supportive professional environment with access to experienced colleagues.
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Learning and development opportunities through internal meetups, conferences, and workshops.
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Access to Udemy, language courses, and company-sponsored certifications.
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Opportunities for internal mobility and exposure to diverse business domains and technologies.
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Company-paid medical insurance.
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Mental health support.
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Financial and legal consultations.
Requirements:
Preferred qualifications: