What are the responsibilities and job description for the EMV Certification Specialist position at Extend Information Systems Inc.?
Role: EMV Certification Specialist
Location: Charlotte, NC (Onsite)
Job Description:
Seeking a hands-on EMV Certification Engineer, Payment Certification Analyst, or Payment Terminal Certification Engineer with deep experience certifying payment terminals with major U.S. payment processors.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Three-plus years of direct EMV certification experience.
Hands-on certification experience with one or more major payment processors:
- Fiserv
- TSYS
- Chase
- Elavon
Technical Experience:
- Deep understanding of EMV transaction flows, EMV tags, Level 1 and Level 2 field-level data elements, and certification requirements
- Experience executing and troubleshooting processor certification test cases
- Ability to analyze certification logs and identify root causes of failures
- Experience working with payment terminals, preferably PAX devices
- Strong understanding of card-present payment processing, including contact and contactless transactions
- Experience with PAX terminal software development or QA
- Ingenico Axium terminal software development or QA
- Knowledge of debit networks, contactless terminals, and payment application certification processes
Key Responsibilities:
- Review EMV certification logs and test results.
- Diagnose certification failures at the field/tag level.
- Identify required changes and communicate recommendations to Client and PAX development teams.
- Support end-to-end processor certification activities through successful approval.
- Partner with development, QA, and processor certification teams to resolve issues quickly.