Job Summary
Role Overview
The Test Manager is responsible for end‑to‑end testing governance of card payment systems, ensuring quality, compliance, and reliability . The role involves managing test cases/strategy/ test teams, environments, and coordination with technology partners.
Core Responsibilities
Test Strategy & Governance
- Define and own the overall test cases/ plan / strategy for card platforms and payment initiatives.
- Follow the Established test standards, processes, and best practices aligned with SDLC / Agile .
- Ensure regulatory, scheme, and compliance coverage in all test cycles.
- Manage entry/exit criteria, defect leakage, and quality metrics.
Key Responsibilities
1. Own end‑to‑end test strategy, governance, and execution for card payment systems, ensuring quality, compliance, and release readiness
2. Lead card domain testing covering issuing, acquiring, authorization, clearing, settlement, reconciliation, and full transaction lifecycle (POS, e‑commerce, ATM, wallets, contactless)
3. Manage scheme and regulatory testing across Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, UnionPay, and JCB networks
4. Drive test execution and quality management, including defect management, root cause analysis, environment readiness, and quality metrics
5. Enable automation, tooling, and stakeholder coordination, working closely with compliance, risk, and technology teams
Skill Requirements
1. Own end‑to‑end test strategy, governance, and execution for card payment systems, ensuring quality, compliance, and release readiness
2. Lead card domain testing covering issuing, acquiring, authorization, clearing, settlement, reconciliation, and full transaction lifecycle (POS, e‑commerce, ATM, wallets, contactless)
3. Manage scheme and regulatory testing across Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, UnionPay, and JCB networks
4. Drive test execution and quality management, including defect management, root cause analysis, environment readiness, and quality metrics
5. Enable automation, tooling, and stakeholder coordination, working closely with compliance, risk, and technology teams
Other Requirements
1. Test automation leadership for card platforms
2. Experience evaluating or implementing tools for:
Transaction simulation
Regression automation
Performance and resilience testing
3. Familiarity with Agile / SDLC aligned testing practices