Payments Solutions Architect (US or EMEA)

Bazeta; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Annual learning stipend $300

Fully remote, async collaboration

Job summary

Testlio seeks a Payments Solutions Architect to lead the intersection of digital transactions and quality engineering. You will define, package, and oversee payments testing offerings, while diving deep into transaction architectures to solve quality roadblocks for global clients.

Responsibilities include shaping GTM offerings, collaborating with partners, and guiding delivery to ensure transaction integrity, security, and compliance across regions. Remote-first with international scope.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in digital payment systems including mobile payments, gateways, wallets and POS.
• Strong background in quality engineering and software development methodologies.
• Experience shaping commercial offerings and architectural delivery for enterprise clients.

Responsibilities

• Define vision and commercial packaging for payments testing offerings.
• Collaborate with partners and sales to create GTM strategies.
• Architect bespoke quality engineering methodologies for payments ecosystems.
• Lead delivery with hands-on problem solving across regions.

Skills

Payments experience

Quality engineering

Architectural design

Client engagement

Strategic packaging

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering

Tools

APIs testing tools

Job description

Location: This is a 100% remote role open to candidates residing in the Eastern United States or EMEA region. About the job Testlio 's fully managed crowdsourced testing platform, powered by our proprietary intelligence technology - LeoCoreTM, integrates expert, on-demand testers directly into your release process. Ship faster and more confidently with global coverage across 600,000+ devices, 800+ payment methods, 150+ countries, and 100+ languages. To learn more, visit testlio.com . An exciting growth frontier for Testlio is digital payments and financial transactions. We are hiring a visionary and hands-on Payments Solutions Architect to lead the intersection of digital financial transactions and quality engineering. This role brings together deep practitioner expertise and strategic business leadership. You will define, package, and oversee the quality of our payments testing offerings—establishing the catalog, methodology, staffing, and pricing—while diving deep into the technical architecture of complex transaction systems to solve quality engineering roadblocks. You will imagine and drive innovative strategies to expand our payments business while delivering exceptional, hands-on value across our client portfolio. Why you will love this job? • Blend Strategy with Technical Depth: Drive the overarching vision and commercial packaging of our Payments offerings while staying grounded in the technical architecture and delivery methodologies. • Shape the future of Payments Testing: Be at the forefront of innovation, building and evangelizing solutions that drive transaction integrity and quality across enterprise-level, global clients. Speak at conferences, author papers, collaborate with partners. • Partner with clients to solve complex challenges: Work directly with clients on deep technical integrations and architectural setups to shape testing strategies that deliver measurable value. • Make a tangible impact: Your work directly influences the success of our clients and the quality of their digital products. See your contributions translated into real-world improvements that benefit millions of users. • Drive company influence: Help build the pipeline, join sales calls and guide delivery on Payments opportunities, bringing your expertise to high-impact business decisions. Why you will love being a part of Testlio? • Great Culture : Testlio is a female-founded company, and half of our team identifies as women. We’re proud of our inclusive, purpose-driven culture where people genuinely enjoy collaborating. As part of our team (we call ourselves TestLions), you’ll help create exceptional digital experiences for our customers, while also contributing to our freelance network. • Remote Work : Our culture is built around remote work. We’ve created systems to allow us to successfully work together asynchronously as a fully remote and globally distributed team . Testlio provides the tools and guidance for everyone to succeed in their careers in a fully remote setting. Our working style encourages everyone to make decisions, communicate effectively, and work at a sustainable pace. • Investment in You : Your growth and well-being matter to us. You’ll have flexible paid time off—including national holidays, personal days, and sick days—plus stock options so you can grow with Testlio. We also provide a $300 annual learning stipend to support your personal and professional development. • Winning Business : Testlio is growing, profitable, and cash-strong. We are leading our industry with exceptional clients who provide us with a high NPS score and a 4.7 rating on G2. Our business model is global, enterprise, and subscription-based. Several of our largest clients have been with us for 7+ years, and many spend $500K+/year with Testlio. What would your day look like? Strategic & Commercial Responsibilities • Vision Activation & Marketing: Imagine, drive, evangelize, and activate a viewpoint on the future of Payments Testing. Produce white papers, articles, posts, speeches, and webinars. • Ecosystem & Alliances Support: Collaborate with the Testlio VP, Alliances and external software partners to identify and execute joint GTM offerings with payments and commerce consultancies. • Sales Collaboration: Engage with enterprise-class prospects in partnership with Testlio Sales. Provide authentic and clear guidance on effective Payments Testing strategies, tactics, and ROI. • Offering Lifecycle Management: Launch, evolve, and refine payments services, based on market and competitive intelligence. Collaboration on Hands-on Delivery • Architectural Design: Dive deep into client digital transaction architectures to design bespoke, highly technical quality engineering methodologies for agentic payments, mobile payments, wallets, and POS systems. • Delivery Expertise: Act as an escalation point and subject-matter expert for Delivery, stepping in hands-on from scoping to test execution review on complex or strategic payments engagements. • Technical Problem Solving: Solve technical roadblocks in payments quality engineering, ensuring transaction integrity, security, and compliance across different global regions and instruments. • Client Up-Leveling: Dive into intellectually stimulating, and 100M+ user scale-impacting work. Help Testlio Services teams and top clients see, design, and implement new technical approaches. What do you need to succeed? Technical Skills • Deep Payments Experience: 10+ years of deep experience with digital payment systems, including mobile payments, online banking, payment gateways, wallets, and point-of-sale systems. • Quality Engineering Affinity: Strong technical affinity for quality engineering, API integrations, and world-class software development methodologies within the financial sector....