Lead II – Software Testing / EMV Certification

Lead II – Software Testing / EMV Certification

Bentonville, AR (Onsite – 5 Days)
Contract

Mandatory Areas:
Must Have Skills – EMV certification activities for mobile checkout payment devices.
Skill 1 – Experience with retail POS systems and payment transaction testing.
Skill 2 – Collis tools.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Lead II – Software Testing professional with strong experience in EMV certification, payment device testing, and retail Point-of-Sale (POS) systems. The ideal candidate will lead certification and testing activities for mobile checkout/payment devices, work with payment authorizers, execute certification test cases, troubleshoot device and environment issues, and ensure successful completion of certification requirements.

This role requires strong hands-on testing experience combined with the ability to coordinate testing activities, manage test deliverables, analyze defects, and communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead EMV certification and payment device testing activities across multiple devices and payment authorizers.
• Execute, validate, troubleshoot, and re-test certification scenarios until successful completion.
• Perform functional testing of credit card and payment transactions within retail POS environments.
• Work with payment devices and support device setup, configuration, and certification activities.
• Utilize Collis certification/testing tools to execute and validate test cases.
• Work with Ingenico payment devices and troubleshoot transaction/device-related issues.
• Create and maintain test plans, test scenarios, test cases, test scripts, and traceability documentation.
• Prepare test estimates, schedules, execution plans, and identify testing dependencies.
• Ensure adequate test coverage based on business requirements, user stories, interfaces, and end-to-end workflows.
• Coordinate test environment and test data requirements with relevant teams.
• Track testing progress, defects, risks, issues, and dependencies and provide regular status reporting.
• Prepare test results, defect reports, test logs, test summary reports, and other testing evidence.
• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and identify preventive/corrective measures for recurring defects.
• Analyze defect trends, leakage, acceptance ratios, execution coverage, and other QA metrics.
• Review requirements, identify gaps, prioritize scenarios, and develop Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM).
• Participate in requirement reviews, walkthroughs, demonstrations, and stakeholder sign-offs.
• Work closely with development, DevOps, product, and other technical teams to resolve testing issues.
• Support continuous testing initiatives and contribute to automation/performance testing where applicable.
• Identify testing risks and develop appropriate mitigation and contingency plans.
• Participate in weekly/monthly stakeholder and governance meetings and communicate testing status, risks, and issues.
• Promote testing best practices, standards, reusable test assets, and continuous process improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in EMV certification and payment device testing.
• Experience with retail Point-of-Sale (POS) systems.
• Experience testing credit card, debit card, and payment transactions.
• Hands-on experience with Collis certification/testing tools.
• Experience working with Ingenico payment devices.
• Strong functional testing and test management experience.
• Experience creating test plans, test scenarios, test cases, test schedules, and test reports.
• Experience with defect management, defect analysis, and RCA.
• Strong understanding of test coverage, test estimation, risk identification, and testing methodologies.
• Experience preparing and maintaining RTM and testing metrics.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience supporting Walmart or large-scale retail POS environments.
• Experience with mobile checkout or payment devices.
• Knowledge of payment authorization and transaction certification processes.
• Exposure to test automation frameworks and continuous testing practices.
• Experience working with DevOps teams and CI/CD-based QA processes.
• Experience coordinating testing activities across multiple teams.

Core Skills

Mandatory:

• EMV Certification
• Payment Device Testing
• Retail POS
• Collis
• Ingenico
• Functional Testing
• Credit/Debit Card Transaction Testing
• Test Planning & Execution
• Defect Management
• RCA

Additional:

• Test Estimation & Scheduling
• RTM
• Test Metrics
• Test Environment & Test Data
• Risk Management
• Test Automation
• Performance Testing
• CI/CD / DevOps
• Stakeholder Management