Test Specialist

Global Payments; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading payment solutions provider based in York is seeking a Test Lead with over 10 years of experience in IT and at least 5 years in the Card domain. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills and extensive knowledge in test strategy and execution. This full-time position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment focused on high-quality payment technology solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years total IT experience in software testing and quality assurance.
• 5+ years focused experience in the Card domain.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end test planning, strategy, and execution.
• Coordinate across onshore and offshore delivery teams.
• Manage defect triage meetings and stakeholder communication.

Skills

Estimation, Test Strategy, Planning & Execution

Card Domain Expertise

Functional, Integration & Regression Testing

API Testing & Backend Validation

Agile Delivery & CI/CD Integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

JIRA

Postman

Jenkins

Job description

Overview

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services. Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results. We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions. Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow.

Candidate Profile

• Test Lead – Card Domain Specialist (10 Years Total Experience)
• Total IT Experience: 10+ Years
• Card Domain Experience: Minimum 5 Years
• Role: Test Lead
• Location: York UK
• Job Type: Full-Time

Professional Summary

Exciting opportunity to join our growing Independent Business Assurance (IBA) team with the role of Test Specialist based in York. IBA is a business function which sits between the technical delivery teams and our clients. IBA provides independent validation and assurance of Change through rigorous TSYS testing prior to it being made available to clients for their UAT. The objective of the IBA team is to deliver high-quality releases with minimal issues for both On-prem and modernization. With the ultimate aim of building trust, delighting customers, driving retention, and fostering long-term growth for TSYS.

The IBA team is looking for results-driven QA/Test Lead with 10+ years of total IT experience in software testing and quality assurance, including 5+ years of focused experience in the Card domain (Credit/Debit/Prepaid cards, Card Management Systems). Proven expertise in leading end-to-end test planning, test strategy, team management, and stakeholder communication for mission-critical financial applications.

Core Competencies

• 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) – Card lifecycle testing: issuance, personalization, activation, reissue, blocking, expiry
• Transaction testing: POS, ATM, online, contactless, NFC, fallback
• Message validation, including auth codes, response codes, MTIs, and field-level checks
• Host simulator testing with VISA/MasterCard compliance
• Integration testing with Card Management Systems (CMS), payment switches, and banking cores
• Handling chargebacks, disputes, reversals, and settlements
• Tokenization, PAN masking, CVV/CVC validation for PCI-DSS compliance
• Leading testing for EMV chip & magstripe card workflows
• Working closely with business and product teams to ensure regulatory compliance and functional accuracy
• TS2 knowledge/experience is preferred

Technical Skill Set

• 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 members across functional and automation workstreams
• Driving end-to-end test lifecycle from requirements analysis to production validation
• Coordinating across onshore-offshore delivery models
• Conducting test reviews, KT sessions, and training programs
• Managing defect triage meetings with developers and BAs
• Building test metrics dashboards and reporting KPIs to stakeholders
• Collaborating closely with Agile Product Owners and Scrum Masters

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