Overview
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Description
Candidate Profile: Test Lead – Card Domain Specialist (10 Years Total Experience)
Candidate Profile: Test Lead – Card Domain Specialist (10 Years Total Experience)
Total IT Experience: 10+ Years
Card Domain Experience: Minimum 5 Years
Role: Test Lead
Location: York UK
Job Type: Full-Time
Professional Summary
Exciting opportunity to join our growing Independent Business Assurance (IBA) team with the role of Test Specialist based in York. IBA is a business function which sits between the technical delivery teams and our clients. IBA provides independent validation and assurance of Change through rigorous TSYS testing prior to it being made available to clients for their UAT. The objective of the IBA team is to deliver high-quality releases with minimal issues for both On-prem and modernization. With the ultimate aim of building trust, delighting customers, driving retention, and fostering long-term growth for TSYS.
The IBA team is looking for results-driven QA/Test Lead with 10+ years of total IT experience in software testing and quality assurance, including 5+ years of focused experience in the Card domain (Credit/Debit/Prepaid cards, Card Management Systems). Proven expertise in leading end-to-end test planning, test strategy, team management, and stakeholder communication for mission-critical financial applications.
Core Competencies (must have)
* Estimation, Test Strategy, Planning & Execution
* Card Domain Expertise (Issuance, Authorization, CMS, ISO 8583)
* Functional, Integration & Regression Testing
* API Testing & Backend Validation
* Agile Delivery & CI/CD Integration
* Compliance Testing (PCI-DSS, EMV)
* Team Management & Stakeholder Coordination
* Risk Management & Defect Triage
* Test Metrics & Reporting
Domain Experience – Card & Payments (5+ Years) (must have)
* Card lifecycle testing: issuance, personalization, activation, reissue, blocking, expiry
* Transaction testing: POS, ATM, online, contactless, NFC, fallback
* Message validation, including auth codes, response codes, MTIs, and field-level checks
* Host simulator testing with VISA/MasterCard compliance
* Integration testing with Card Management Systems (CMS), payment switches, and banking cores
* Handling chargebacks, disputes, reversals, and settlements
* Tokenization, PAN masking, CVV/CVC validation for PCI-DSS compliance
* Leading testing for EMV chip & magstripe card workflows
* Working closely with business and product teams to ensure regulatory compliance and functional accuracy
* TS2 knowledge/experience is preferred
Technical Skill Set (good to have)
* Automation Tools: Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Cucumber, Cypress, RestAssured, Postman
* Languages: Java, JavaScript (basic), SQL
* Domain Tools: FinSim, BCC, Paragon, ASSET (or equivalent)
* CI/CD: Jenkins, Git, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps
* Test Management Tools: JIRA
* Databases: Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL
* Frameworks: BDD (Cucumber), Hybrid, Page Object Model (POM)
Leadership Experience
* Leading QA teams members across functional and automation workstreams
* Driving end-to-end test lifecycle from requirements analysis to production validation
* Coordinating across onshore-offshore delivery models
* Conducting test reviews, KT sessions, and training programs
* Managing defect triage meetings with developers and BAs
* Building test metrics dashboards and reporting KPIs to stakeholders
* Collaborating closely with Agile Product Owners and Scrum Masters
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Quality Assurance
* Industries: Financial Services and IT Services and IT Consulting
Note: This description excludes unrelated postings and boilerplate. Referrals / links to other roles have been omitted to maintain focus on the Test Specialist position.
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