Manual test Lead

Indium; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company based in Bengaluru is seeking a Payment Testing Lead to oversee a team of quality engineers. This role involves defining testing strategies for payment systems while ensuring secure and compliant transactions. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in software testing, particularly in the payments or banking domain, and possess deep knowledge of payment gateways and relevant technical skills. This position offers an opportunity to drive quality in high-transaction environments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years of experience in software testing with a focus on payments or banking.
• Solid understanding of payment gateways, POS systems, SWIFT, SEPA, ISO 20022, and RTGS systems.
• Proficiency in SQL for database testing and API testing tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of testing engineers in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Define end-to-end testing strategies and manage complex transactions.
• Create and execute complex test scenarios for transaction flow and refund management.

Skills

Fintech

Ecommerce

SQL

Payments (UPI is an added advantage)

Tools

Postman

Rest-Assured

JIRA

ALM

Job description

The Payment Testing Lead is responsible for leading a team of quality engineers through the testing lifecycle of payment systems, ensuring secure, reliable, and compliant transactions. They define end-to-end testing strategies, manage complex, high-transaction environments, and collaborate with developers and stakeholders to drive quality.

• Team Management: Lead and mentor a team of testing engineers, setting priorities and managing deliverables in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Domain Expertise: Apply deep knowledge of payment lifecycles, including initiation, authorization, settlement, reconciliation, and reporting.
• Technical Testing: Perform and oversee API testing (REST/SOAP), database validation (SQL/NoSQL), and mobile app testing (Android/iOS).
• Scenario Testing: Create and execute complex test scenarios including transaction flow (success/decline), refund management, currency conversion, and UPI/Card integrations.

Required Qualifications & Skills

Mandatory : Experience with fintech + ecommerce + SQL + payments (UPI is added advantage)

• Experience: Minimum 7+ years of experience in software testing, with a strong focus on the payments or banking domain.
• Domain Knowledge: Solid understanding of payment gateways, POS systems, SWIFT, SEPA, ISO 20022 (MT/MX formats), and RTGS systems.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in SQL for database testing, API testing tools (Postman/Rest-Assured), and test management tools (JIRA/ALM).

Key Focus Areas

• Transaction Flow Validation: Ensuring accurate processing across different payment modes.
• Defect Resolution: Managing the bug lifecycle from detection to resolution.
• Simulation: Using simulators to test payment gateway responses.