Software Testing Lead

Planet Group; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Group is seeking a Software Testing Lead in Bentonville, AR to drive EMV certification for mobile checkout devices. You will manage certification activities with payment authorizers, execute test cases using Collis tools, and collaborate with internal teams to set up devices and troubleshoot issues.

The role involves ensuring all certification requirements are completed, maintaining detailed logs and artifacts, and supporting test environments throughout the certification process.

Qualifications

• Hands-on EMV certification and payment device testing experience.
• Experience with retail POS systems and payment transaction testing.
• Familiarity with Ingenico payment devices.
• Proficiency with Collis certification/testing tools.
• Experience testing credit card payments in a retail POS environment.
• Strong troubleshooting, collaboration, documentation, and problem-solving skills; Retail POS experience preferred.
• Additional Skills: Point of Sale, EMV, Collis, Functional Testing.

Responsibilities

• Execute EMV certification for multiple payment devices and payment authorizers.
• Run, validate, and re-test certification test cases until successful certification.
• Work with internal teams to resolve technical issues and provide testing support.
• Maintain detailed test logs, certification artifacts, and supporting documentation.
• Support payment device setup, certification execution, and issue resolution activities.

Skills

EMV certification

Payment device testing

Retail POS

Payment transactions testing

Ingenico devices

Collis tools

Test environment knowledge

Tools

Collis tools

Ingenico devices

POS devices

Job description

Software Testing Lead

Bentonville, Arkansas
Duration - Till Jab'27
Pay: $40- $45/hr (DOE)

Role Summary Lead EMV certification activities for mobile checkout payment devices. Manage certification efforts with payment authorizers, execute and validate test cases using Collis tools, collaborate with internal teams for device setup and troubleshooting, support test environments, and ensure certification requirements are successfully completed.

Key Responsibilities

Execute EMV certification for multiple payment devices and payment authorizers. Run, validate, and re-test certification test cases until successful certification is achieved. Work with internal teams to resolve technical issues and provide testing support. Maintain detailed test logs, certification artifacts, and supporting documentation. Support payment device setup, certification execution, and issue resolution activities.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with EMV certification and payment device testing.
• Experience with retail POS systems and payment transaction testing.
• Familiarity with Ingenico payment devices.
• Proficiency with Collis certification/testing tools.
• Experience testing credit card and payment transactions in a retail POS environment.
• Strong troubleshooting, collaboration, documentation, and problem-solving skills. Retail POS experience preferred.
• Additional Skills: Point of Sale, EMV, Collis, Functional Testing

Skill Examples

• 1. Ability to Create, Review and manage a test plan
• 2. Ability to prepare schedules based on estimates
• 3. Ability to track, report progress and take corrective measures on need basis
• 4. Ability to identify test scenarios and prepare RTM
• 5. Ability to analyze requirement/user stories and prioritize testing
• 6. Ability to carry out RCA
• 7. Ability to capture and report metrics
• 8. Ability to identify Test Data and Test Env. Specifications

Knowledge Examples

• 1. Knowledge of Estimation techniques
• 2. Knowledge of Testing standards
• 3. Knowledge of identifying the scope of testing
• 4. Knowledge of RCA Techniques
• 5. Knowledge of Test design techniques
• 6. Knowledge of Test methodologies
• 7. Knowledge of scope identification and planning
• 8. Knowledge of Test automation tools and frameworks

Responsibilities

• Expectations from this role:
  • Create and Organise testing process based on project requirement and manage test activities within team, for the following
    • 1. Test Estimates and Schedules-. Ensure Test Coverage
    • 2. Produce test results, defect reports, test logs, and reports to evidence for testing
    • 3. Publish RCA reports and preventive measures
    • 4. Ensure Quality of Deliverables
    • 5. Report project metrics and status
    • 6. Ensure adherence of Engineering practices, processes and standards
    • 7. Understand and contribute to test automation/performance testing
    • 8. Work with DevOps team, when required; to understand testing framework and QA process for implementing continuous testing
• Typical performance measures:
  • 1. Test Script Creation and Execution Productivity
  • 2. Defect Leakage Metrics (% of defect leaked, % of UAT defects and % of Production defects)
  • 3. % of Test case reuse
  • 4.Test execution Coverage
  • 5. Defect Acceptance Ratio
  • 6.Test Review efficiency
  • 7. On-time delivery, Effort Variance
  • 8. Test Automation Coverage
• Performance Areas:
  • Supporting Organization:
  • Ensure utilization and quality of deliverables prepared by the team
  • Co-ordinate Test Environment and Test Data provisioning
• Test Design, Development, Execution:
• Participate in review, walkthrough, demo and obtain sign off by stakeholder
• Prepare Test Summary Report for modules/features
• Requirements Management:
  • Analyse, Prioritize, Identify Gaps; create workflow diagrams based on Requirements/User stories
• Manage Project:
  • Participate in Test management
  • Preparing, Tracking and Reporting of Test progress based on schedule
• Domain relevance:
  • Identify business processes, conduct risk analysis and ensure test coverage
• Estimate:
  • Prepare Estimate, Schedule, Identify dependencies
• Knowledge Management:
  • Consume, Contribute, Review (Best Practices, Lesson learned, Retrospective)
• Test Design, Execution:
  • Test Plan preparation, Test Case/Script Creation, Test Execution
• Risk Identification:
  • Identification of risk/issues and prepare Mitigation and Contingency plans
• Test & Defect Management:
  • Conduct root cause and trend analysis of the defects
• Test Planning:

Identify the test scenarios with understanding of systems, interfaces and application
Identify end-to-end business critical scenarios with less support Create and review the test scenarios and prepare RTM
Prepare estimates (time /effort) based on the requirements/User stories
Identify scope of testing

• Client Management:
  • Define KPIs to the engagement and ensure adherence to these KPIs.
• Stakeholder Connect:
  • Handle monthly/weekly governance calls and represent issues for the team