Senior Integration Engineer

Mastercard Inc.; O’Fallon (MO); On-site; USD 96,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance (medical)

401k

Paid leaves

Health savings account

On-site fitness facilities

Job summary

Mastercard is hiring a Senior Integration Engineer in the US, focused on automation-first QA across API, UI, and performance layers. You will design robust test frameworks using Java, Selenium, REST Assured, and Cypress, and drive quality throughout the SDLC.

Strong collaboration with engineering teams and mentorship across QA are expected. The role emphasizes scalable automation, API quality, and performance testing in a high-stakes payments environment in Missouri.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in automation-focused QA / SDET roles.
• Hands-on Java-based automation frameworks and UI/API testing.
• Experience with Selenium, REST Assured, Cucumber, Cypress.
• Strong knowledge of Spring / Spring Boot microservices.
• Performance testing with JMeter or BlazeMeter and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Automation Ownership (API & UI): design and maintain scalable test frameworks.
• API Quality Engineering: validate REST APIs and contract/schema adherence.
• Performance & Non-Functional Testing: run load/stress tests and identify bottlenecks.
• CI/CD Integration: embed automation in pipelines for rapid feedback.
• Test Strategy & Leadership: contribute to coverage, reporting, and mentoring.

Skills

Automation QA

Java automation

Selenium UI

REST Assured

Cucumber

Cypress

Spring Boot

API testing

Performance testing

CI/CD pipelines

Debugging & Problem solving

Tools

Postman

Insomnia

JMeter

BlazeMeter

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 Senior Integration Engineer Overview

At Mastercard, our technology and innovation are driven by a clear purpose: to build a sustainable, inclusive global economy. Our commitment to being a force for good is embedded in The Mastercard Way—the principles and behaviors that define who we are and how we deliver value to our customers, partners, and communities. We foster a highly collaborative and inclusive environment where employees are empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. By leveraging the diverse strengths, perspectives, and experiences of our global workforce, we continue to drive innovation at scale.

Role Summary

The Pricing & Billing Resource Center (PBRC) team develops and operates business-critical, API-driven platforms built on Java and Spring technologies. These platforms power highly scalable and reliable billing and pricing services across Mastercard. Quality engineering is central to ensuring functional correctness, API integrity, UI reliability, and performance at scale. This role is an automation-first Senior SDET position, responsible for designing, building, and maintaining robust automated test frameworks across API, UI, and performance layers. You will work closely with engineering teams to embed quality throughout the SDLC, ensuring speed, stability, and confidence in every release.

Key Responsibilities

1. Automation Ownership (API & UI)
   • Design and maintain scalable, maintainable test automation frameworks using:
   • Java + Selenium (UI automation)
   • REST Assured (API automation)
   • Cucumber (BDD) for executable specifications
   • Cypress for modern UI testing where applicable
   • Ensure automation suites are reliable, efficient, and aligned with engineering standards
2. API Quality Engineering
   • Validate REST APIs built on Spring / Spring Boot for functional correctness
   • Contract/schema adherence
   • Error handling and edge cases
   • Utilize Postman and Insomnia for exploratory testing and debugging, converting findings into automated coverage
3. Performance & Non-Functional Testing
   • Design and execute performance, load, and stress tests using tools such as JMeter and BlazeMeter
   • Define and track performance baselines across throughput, latency, Resource utilization
   • Partner with engineering teams to diagnose bottlenecks and optimize performance
4. CI/CD Integration
   • Integrate automation suites into CI/CD pipelines to provide rapid feedback and enforce quality gates
   • Enable parallel execution and efficient test runs across shared environments
5. Test Strategy & Quality Leadership
   • Contribute to test strategy, coverage planning, and risk assessment
   • Create high-quality defect reports with clear diagnostics and reproducibility
   • Lead improvements in test frameworks, processes, and engineering standards
   • Provide technical leadership and mentorship across QA and delivery teams

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in automation-focused QA / SDET roles
• Strong hands-on expertise in Java-based automation frameworks
• Deep experience with Selenium (UI automation)
• Deep experience with REST Assured (API testing)
• Deep experience with Cucumber (BDD frameworks)
• Deep experience with Cypress (modern UI automation)
• Strong understanding of Spring / Spring Boot microservices architectures
• Experience testing RESTful APIs in distributed systems environments
• Hands-on experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, BlazeMeter)
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automated test execution
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem‑solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing or evolving automation frameworks (beyond test case development)
• Familiarity with test design patterns (Page Object Model, abstraction layers, BDD best practices)
• Experience supporting high-scale, mission-critical systems with strict SLAs
• Experience in Agile/Scrum delivery models
• Exposure to containerized or cloud-based testing environments
• Familiarity with test management tools (e.g., Jira, ALM)
• Domain experience in billing, financial systems, payments, or card services
• Experience testing data pipelines, ETL processes, or streaming systems

Equal Opportunity

Mastercard is a merit‑based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role.

Accommodations

In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail] and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

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.

Compensation Philosophy

In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits for Full Time Employees

• Insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)
• Flexible spending account and health savings account
• Paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave)
• 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro‑rated based on date of hire
• 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays
• 401k with a best‑in‑class company match
• Deferred compensation for eligible roles
• Fitness reimbursement or on‑site fitness facilities
• Eligibility for tuition reimbursement
• Many more

Benefits for Interns

• 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time
• Jury duty leave
• On‑site fitness facilities in some locations

Posting Notice

THIS POSTING RELECTS ONE OR MORE CURRENT VACANCIES ON OUR TEAM, AND MASTERCARD INTENDS TO FILL THIS POSITION BY 12/29/2026.

Pay Ranges

• O'Fallon, Missouri: $96,000 - $163,000 USD

Marketing

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.