Automation Test Lead

Senior Payments Test Automation Engineer (QA Lead)

Jersey City, NJ or Charlotte - 5 days onsite mandatory

Contract W2

Rate : Negotiable

Mandatory Skill - Selenium, Playwright and Payment Domain is needed. They will be part of same project where they are migrating Swift messaging to ISO20022, and strong experience of Testing payments applications will work

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Payments Test Automation Engineer (8 years of QA/automation experience) to lead payments testing efforts within a major Payments Modernization program. This role is crucial for ensuring quality across a complex, multi-rail payments processing platform undergoing transformation from legacy Mainframe systems to a cloud-native, real-time payments ecosystem. The candidate will combine deep banking/payments domain knowledge with advanced test automation skills (Java, Selenium, Playwright), excellent communication abilities, and an innovative mindset to leverage emerging technologies like Generative AI in testing processes. The role is client-facing and requires working effectively in a global, distributed team setting (collaborating across onshore/offshore teams).

Required Skills & Experience:

• Experience: 8 years of professional experience in software test automation/QA, with a significant focus on banking or payments systems. Proven track record of leading QA/test automation efforts for complex, business-critical financial applications.
• Payments Domain Expertise: Strong knowledge of banking and payments processes, including wire transfers, cross-border payments (SWIFT MT/MX), ISO 20022 message standards, and real-time payment systems (e.g., RTGS, SEPA, Fedwire, CHIPS). Ability to design test cases around various payment types and regulatory scenarios (e.g., MT to MX message conversions, reconciliation, reporting validations).

Regards,

Shweta Sharma

Talent Acquisition Lead

shweta.sharma@msrtechnologies.com