Lead, Software Integration Engineer

Mastercard Inc.; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Mastercard Inc. is seeking a Lead, Quality Engineer to lead and scale a high-performing QA team in a modern, microservices-driven payments environment. You will mentor engineers, own testing strategies, and drive automation, CI/CD, and release processes.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure scalable, user-centric solutions with strong quality gates and performance controls. This role demands hands-on technical leadership and a passion for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software quality engineering, test automation, or software development.
• Proven experience in building and mentoring test engineers within cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of Agile development, microservices, and modern testing methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with Automation: Karate, Selenium, Playwright, Rest Assured; Performance & Resilience: JMeter, Chaos testing tools; Quality & Monitoring: SonarQube and AI-based testing platforms.
• Languages: Java (preferred), JavaScript, Python; CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, Git, Docker, Kubernetes; Release Management and contract testing experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end test automation strategy across the XBS platform.
• Foster collaborative, inclusive, high-performing team culture.
• Drive in-sprint testing, shift-left quality, and test automation across platforms.
• Plan, coordinate, and manage CI/CD pipelines and release processes.
• Design and implement robust testing frameworks using Karate, Selenium, Playwright, Rest Assured.
• Monitor Quality KPIs and ensure release readiness.
• Ensure performance and resilience through JMeter and chaos testing.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers on UX quality.
• Promote TDD/BDD and quality gates with SonarQube.
• Continuously improve team processes, tools, and testing strategies.

Skills

Test automation

Team leadership

Agile

Microservices

CI/CD

Performance testing

Security testing

Kubernetes

Jenkins

JMeter

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Karate

Selenium

Playwright

Rest Assured

AI-based testing tools

JMeter

SonarQube

CI/CD tools (Jenkins)

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Our Purpose Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary Lead, Software Integration Engineer

About the Role

We are seeking aLead, Quality Engineerto lead and scale a high-performing quality engineering team in a modern, agile, microservices-driven environment. This role blends deep technicalexpertisewith people leadership, driving innovation in testing strategies, automation, CI/CD, and release management. You willbe responsible formentoring engineers, managing performance, and fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.You’llalso work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality, scalable, and user-centric solutions in thepaymentsdomain.

Key Responsibilities

• Hands-on role to Lead end-to-end test automation strategy, including tracking and validation of Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs) such as performance, scalability, reliability, security, and availability while implementing robus and scalable test automation suite.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture.
• Drive in-sprint testing, shift-left quality, and test automation across XBS platform.
• Plan, coordinate, and manage CI/CD pipelines and release management processes to ensure smooth, reliable deployments.
• Design and implement robust testing frameworks using Karate, Selenium, Playwright, Rest Assured, and AI-based testing tools.
• Implement and monitor Quality KPIs (e.g., test coverage, defect leakage, MTTR, release readiness).
• Ensure performance and resilience through JMeter, chaos testing, and contract testing.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers to ensure intuitive, high-value user experiences.
• Promote test-driven development (TDD), behavior-driven development (BDD), and quality gating using tools like SonarQube.
• Continuously evaluate and improve team processes, tools, and testing strategies.
• Stay current with the latest trends in Quality Engineering and proactively recommend and adopt new tools, frameworks, and practices to enhance team capabilities.

What You Bring

• 10+ yearsof experience in software quality engineering, test automation, or software development.
• Proven experience in team building, and mentoring test engineers and working collaboratively as part of development teams.
• Strong understanding of Agile development, microservices architecture, and modern testing methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with: Automation: Karate, Selenium, Playwright, Rest Assured Performance & Resilience: JMeter, Chaos testing tools Quality & Monitoring: SonarQube, Quality Gates, AI-based testing platforms Languages: Java (preferred) , JavaScript , Python CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, Git, Docker, Kubernetes Release Management: Coordinating deployments, managing rollback strategies, and ensuring production readiness Experience with contract testing, API testing, and end-to-end service validation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Curiosity and initiative to explore emerging QE tools and trends, and the ability to translate them into actionable improvements.

Why Join Us?

Lead a talented team working on impactful products in the payments technology space.

Be part of a culture that values innovation, ownership, and continuous learning.

Access to cutting-edge tools, technologies, and leadership development opportunities.

Competitive compensation, benefits, and flexible work arrangements.

Mastercard is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, or any other protected status.

Corporate Security Responsibility All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must: Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices; Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed; Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines. Everyone wants easier ways to pay; we invent them. Checkout lines are slow; we speed them along. Merchants want more sales; we give them data and insights. People need financial access; we connect them. Corporate purchasing is complicated; we make it simple. Commuters are busy; we speed them on their way. Governments need greater efficiencies; we help create them. Small businesses are virtual; we give them access to a world of buyers. Retailers want to fight fraud; we provide the tools.