Senior Technical Payments QA Engineer (Automation) – Commercial & Investment Banking

Job Title

Senior Technical Payments QA Engineer (Automation) – Commercial & Investment Banking

Employment Type: Full-time
Locations:  Pittsburgh, PA 

Key Responsibilities

Test Automation & Engineering

• Design, build, and maintain test automation frameworks using:

  • Selenium

  • Cucumber / BDD

  • Java or similar object-oriented language

• Develop reusable automation components for:

  • UI testing

  • API testing

  • Message-based integrations

• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines

• Ensure automation coverage supports regression, smoke, and release validation testing

Payments Domain Testing

• Validate end-to-end payment flows, including:

  • Initiation → validation → screening → posting → settlement → reporting

• Test high-value and high-volume payment types:

  • Wires (Fedwire / SWIFT)

  • ACH (batch and same-day)

  • RTP / real-time payments

• Validate cutoff times, value dates, liquidity constraints, and settlement timing

Messaging & Integration Validation

• Validate ISO 20022 and SWIFT MT/MX messages at the field level

• Test data transformation, enrichment, truncation, and translation logic

• Validate:

  • REST API contracts and payloads

  • File-based interfaces

  • Message queues and asynchronous processing

• Implement automation for:

  • Idempotency and duplicate detection

  • Retry, recovery, and failure scenarios

Risk, Controls & Compliance Testing

• Automate test scenarios for AML, OFAC, and sanctions screening

• Validate exception handling and repair workflows

• Ensure audit trails and evidentiary data are captured correctly

• Support regulatory change initiatives and audit-driven testing

Defect Management & Root Cause Analysis

• Identify and isolate defects across multi-system payment flows

• Perform code-level and data-level root cause analysis

• Partner with developers, BSAs, and architects to resolve issues

• Prevent regressions through targeted automation coverage

Environment & Release Support

• Support UAT, parallel runs, and production cutovers

• Validate releases against throughput, latency, and resiliency expectations

• Assist with production issue triage and payment escalations as needed

MUST HAVE QUALIFICATIONS (Non-Negotiable)

• 10+ years of experience in software development and/or quality engineering

• Proven background as a software developer prior to QA or SDET roles

• Strong hands-on experience with:

  • Selenium

  • Cucumber / BDD

  • Java (or similar object-oriented language)

• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining automation frameworks from scratch

• Deep experience testing financial services or banking systems

• Strong understanding of payments processing and settlement concepts

Payments & Technical Knowledge (Required)

• Wires, ACH, RTP, and cross-border payments

• ISO 20022 (pacs, pain, camt) and SWIFT MT/MX

• REST APIs, messaging, and file-based integrations

• Batch vs. real-time processing models

• Data reconciliation, exception handling, and auditability

• CI/CD tools and test automation integration

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