Payments Domain Test SME / Test Lead | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Focus Infotech; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Focus Infotech in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia seeks an expert Payments Domain Test SME/Lead to drive testing across critical payment platforms. You will guide end-to-end validation, regression, and certification testing for SARIE, RTGS, SWIFT, ISO 20022, and SADAD architectures.

Ideal candidates have 8–12+ years in payment software testing, strong API testing skills, and a track record in regulatory compliance. Leadership and collaboration with vendors and stakeholders are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Finance, or a related discipline.
• 8 to 12+ years of professional software testing experience in payments domain.
• Deep expertise in SARIE, RTGS, SWIFT, ISO 20022, and SADAD testing.
• Strong experience in end-to-end testing, API testing, regression testing, and UAT.
• Proven background in regulatory, compliance, and financial certification testing frameworks.
• Excellent defect management and analytical problem solving.
• Strong communication skills with executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and execute comprehensive payment test scenarios, scripts, and cases for complex financial systems.
• Validate end-to-end payment flows across multiple banking channels and integration points.
• Perform testing for SARIE, RTGS, SWIFT, ISO 20022, and SADAD payment processes.
• Support regulatory, certification, and financial compliance testing activities.
• Manage defect lifecycles, coordinate retesting, track root-cause resolutions.
• Execute rigorous regression testing cycles to ensure stability after updates.
• Collaborate with analysts, developers, payment vendors, and stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Design and implement automated testing frameworks and API testing routines for payment validation.
• Author test strategy documents, traceability matrices, test reports, and sign-offs.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior testers.

Skills

Payments domain testing

API testing

UAT

Defect management

Stakeholder communication

Regulatory testing

Automation testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Finance

Tools

Selenium

Postman

SoapUI

Tosca

CI/CD

Job description

Position Summary:

We are seeking an exceptionally skilled and experienced Payments Domain Test SME / Test Lead to join our team on a full-time basis in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In this critical quality assurance and testing leadership role, you will be responsible for driving comprehensive testing activities across critical financial and payment platforms, ensuring robust, compliant, and secure payment processing. The ideal candidate will bring 8 to 12+ years of professional experience in payments domain testing, deep expertise in regional and international payment systems such as SARIE, RTGS, SWIFT, ISO 20022, and SADAD, and a strong track record of managing end-to-end certification testing cycles. If you possess a distinguished background in banking software testing and test management, we invite you to apply.

Detailed Job Description:

As a Payments Domain Test SME / Test Lead in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, you will serve as the principal quality assurance authority driving payment system validation and regulatory compliance. Your daily responsibilities will encompass preparing and executing comprehensive test scenarios and test cases, validating end-to-end payment flows across diverse channels, managing defect lifecycles, and leading regression and certification testing for SARIE, RTGS, SWIFT, ISO 20022, and SADAD architectures. You will collaborate closely with business analysts, technology teams, external vendors, and financial stakeholders to resolve payment processing anomalies and ensure seamless go-live executions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare, review, and execute comprehensive payment test scenarios, test scripts, and test cases for complex financial systems.
• Validate end-to-end (E2E) payment flows and transaction lifecycles across multiple banking channels and integration points.
• Perform specialized testing for regional and international payment processes including SARIE, RTGS, SWIFT, ISO 20022, and SADAD.
• Support regulatory, certification, and financial compliance testing activities mandated by central banking authorities.
• Manage defect tracking lifecycles, coordinate retesting efforts, and track root-cause resolutions with technical teams.
• Execute rigorous regression testing cycles to ensure payment functionality remains stable across software updates and patches.
• Work closely with business analysts, software developers, payment vendors, and project stakeholders to resolve payment issues.
• Design and implement automated testing frameworks and API testing routines for payment transaction validation.
• Author comprehensive test strategy documents, traceability matrices, test summary reports, and sign-off documentation.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and quality governance to junior testers and quality assurance analysts.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 8 to 12+ years of professional experience in software testing, with specialized focus on the payments and banking domain.
• Deep technical expertise and hands-on testing experience with SARIE, RTGS, SWIFT, ISO 20022, and SADAD payment systems.
• Strong proficiency in end-to-end (E2E) testing, API testing, regression testing, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Proven background in regulatory, compliance, and financial certification testing frameworks.
• Excellent defect management, analytical problem-solving, and root-cause diagnostic capabilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with executive stakeholder presentation abilities.
• Mandatory residency/work authorization: Ability to operate in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Professional testing certifications such as ISTQB Advanced Level (Test Manager / Test Analyst).
• Prior experience working within major banks, financial institutions, or payment gateway providers in the KSA or GCC region.
• Hands-on experience with automated testing tools (Selenium, Postman, SoapUI, Tosca) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with real-time gross settlement systems and cross-border messaging standards.
• Immediate availability for local mobilization in Riyadh.

Application Information:

• Salary/Rate: Competitive market rate
• Deadline: Immediate
• Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days
• Contract Duration: Full Time / Permanent