Test lead with cards and payments domain experience

Cognizant Technology Solutions is looking for "Test lead with cards and payments domain experience" to join in our team of IT professionals in a permanent role. If you meet our background requirements and skills and are looking for an opportunity with these skills and expertise, here is the ideal opportunity for you!

About Cognizant's QEA Practice:
We are the largest Quality Assurance Practice Globally servicing 800+ Clients. We bring the industry leading vision and expertise to help with Quality Engineering transformation journey for our reputed clients. We provide Next Gen QA offerings like System Modernization assurance, Business Process Assurance, Quality Engineering, Cloud Platform Assurance, Customer Experience Assurance and Robotic Test Automation. We have been ranked #1 for Market Impact by Everest Group for four times in a row and ranked #1 for completeness of vision, test advisory and Digital Business Assurance in Gartner Magic Quadrant!

Test lead with cards and payments domain experience
Location: Charlotte, NC

Required Qualifications:
* BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent
* 12+ years of experience in functional and integration testing.
* Minimum 5+ years hands-on experience in cards and payments domain.
Deep functional knowledge of:
* Card lifecycle management
* Payment processing workflows
* Proficient in defect management tools (e.g., JIRA, HP ALM, Zephyr, TestRail).
* Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Roles/Responsibilities:
* Lead the planning, design, and execution of functional testing efforts for cards and payments applications.
* Review business and technical requirements; translate them into comprehensive and reusable test cases and test scenarios.
Validate end-to-end payment flows, including:
* Card Issuance and Management (Credit, Debit, Prepaid)
* Transaction Processing
* Perform system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT) support, and regression testing.
* Create, maintain, and manage detailed test documentation and defect reports.
* Collaborate with business analysts, developers, architects, and product owners to drive standard methodologies for testing.
* Provide mentorship to junior testers and help establish testing standards across the team.
* Actively participate in Agile ceremonies like sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives.

Work Authorization:
Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

* Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
* Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
* 401(k) plan and contributions
* Long-term/Short-term Disability
* Paid Parental Leave
* Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.