📍 Location: [Specify if Remote/On-site/Hybrid or add exact city]
🧪 Experience Required: 8+ Years
📜 Employment Type: Full-Time
🏢 Company: Mastercard
💼 Job Title: Lead Software Quality Engineer

🌍 About Mastercard

Mastercard is a global technology leader in the payment industry, enabling over 200+ countries and territories to thrive economically and digitally. At the heart of our mission is building a sustainable economy where everyone has the tools to grow and prosper. We connect individuals, businesses, and governments through secure, seamless, and intelligent digital payment solutions.

With a culture rooted in innovation, diversity, and inclusion, Mastercard continues to transform the way the world transacts — securely and efficiently.

🔍 About the Role – Lead Software Quality Engineer

We are looking for a Lead Software Quality Engineer to join Mastercard’s innovative Cross Border Payments team, part of the Disbursement & Remittances division. This team is focused on building real-time, any-to-any payment solutions to enable individuals and businesses to send or receive money via banks, fintechs, cards, wallets, or remittance agents — anywhere in the world.

As a Lead Software Quality Engineer, you'll take charge of quality assurance at scale, design automated testing frameworks, and ensure delivery of high-performing, reliable software solutions. This role is ideal for a senior QA engineer passionate about automation, agile methodologies, and scalable test strategy design.

💼 Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate in test planning, creation of test data, and execution of test plans adhering to Mastercard's quality standards.

• Design and develop automated testing frameworks for APIs, UI components, and database/ETL validations.

• Analyze complex system requirements and convert them into scalable test strategies.

• Perform exploratory manual testing and develop scripts to automate regression and functional tests.

• Lead defect tracking, test reporting, and escalate quality issues as needed.

• Work closely with development and business stakeholders to ensure software meets functional and non-functional requirements.

• Drive performance testing strategies and execute performance validation using tools like JMeter/Blazemeter.

• Mentor and guide junior QA engineers; promote a culture of continuous quality improvement.

• Maintain robust documentation following Mastercard’s development and QA best practices.

• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline development and test integration using Git, Jenkins, Maven, etc.

• Participate in Agile/SAFe ceremonies, ensuring test coverage aligns with sprint deliverables.

• Conduct demos and knowledge-sharing sessions on product features and quality assurance best practices.

✅ Desired Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent work experience.

• 8+ years in software quality engineering with strong focus on test automation and quality best practices.

• Hands-on experience in:

  • Java, Selenium, Cucumber

  • SoapUI, REST, JSON, Spring Framework

  • SQL (complex query writing across large datasets)

  • API Testing (REST/SOAP), UI testing, and report validation

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git/BitBucket), and build tools like Maven.

• Strong understanding of Agile/SAFe methodologies and experience working in agile teams.

• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills (both written and verbal).

• Passion for learning new technologies and championing automation-first approaches.

• Exposure to Data Engineering or Data Analysis is a plus.

• Ability to work independently in high-pressure environments and tight deadlines.

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to lead cross-functional testing initiatives.

🔐 Security Responsibilities

All Mastercard employees are expected to:

• Abide by the company's security policies and protocols.

• Ensure data privacy, confidentiality, and compliance during all phases of software development and testing.

• Promptly report any potential information security incidents or breaches.

• Complete all required security training on time as per company guidelines.

🌟 Why Join Mastercard?

• Work in a global organization powering billions of transactions daily.

• Be part of an inclusive and high-performance culture with opportunities for personal and professional growth.

• Access cutting-edge technologies and work on globally impactful projects.

• Competitive compensation, benefits, and leadership opportunities in a fast-growing payments ecosystem.

💰 Expected Salary

₹30 LPA – ₹45 LPA, depending on experience, skills, and expertise in automation frameworks and payment domain.