Senior Software Tester - Manual

SENIOR TESTER OVERVIEW

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JOB SUMMARY

We are looking for a Senior Tester with 3+ years of experience in FinTech, banking, or payment solutions testing. The candidate should have strong expertise in manual testing, test planning, and defect management, with exposure to test automation. You’ll work closely with developers, product managers, business analysts, and DevOps to ensure that our platforms are secure, stable, and scalable, meeting the highest standards of financial compliance and customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate will be responsible for testing mobile and web applications, identifying bugs, writing test cases, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure the quality of our products.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, develop and execute comprehensive test strategies, plans, and cases (manual and automated) for web and API-based FinTech applications

• Execute functional, regression, integration,API,Performance, system, and end-to-end tests

• Identify, record, and thoroughly document defects and issues.

• Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and designers to understand requirements and provide early feedback.

• Drive defect triage processes, working collaboratively with engineering teams to ensure timely resolution

• Lead test documentation and QA reporting for multiple releases

• Collaborate with product and BA teams to ensure user stories and acceptance criteria are clearly defined and testable 2

• Ensure all software testing complies with regulatory frameworks like PCI-DSS, GDPR,SEPA and PSD2

• Provide mentorship to junior QA engineers and support test automation scripting using Selenium, RestAssured, or similar tools

• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using tools such as Selenium, Appium, TestNG, etc.

• Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and review meetings.

• Continuously improve testing processes and frameworks.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.

• 2–5 years of experience in software testing (manual and automation) for FinTech, banking, or payments domain

• Strong experience with manual testing, including test design, execution, and documentation

• Solid knowledge of API testing using Postman, SoapUI, or similar tools

• Hands-on with SQL and backend data validation

• Proficient in using bug tracking and test management tools (e.g., Jira, TestRail, Zephyr)

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams, with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab)

• Exposure to test automation frameworks like Selenium, Cucumber, or RestAssured

• Strong communication, documentation, and analytical thinking skills

• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, tools, and processes.

• Experience with bug tracking tools like JIRA, Bugzilla, etc.

• Excellent communication skills and a detail-oriented mindset.

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience testing payment gateways, wallets, or fintech applications.

• Knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins.

• Familiarity with performance testing tools (JMeter, Gatling)

• Knowledge of compliance testing, penetration testing, or risk-based testing approaches

• Experience in cloud-based environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP