QA Automation ( SDET

As a Senior Quality Assurance and Test Automation Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of Gateway Services products. You will work independently and collaborate with senior management, development, and global technical teams to define and execute testing strategies across multiple programs.

You will contribute across the full testing lifecycle, including test planning, automation design, execution, defect analysis, and reporting for projects of moderate complexity., Functional Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and execute automated test scripts for functional, regression, and performance testing across multiple platforms.
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks and tools to improve test efficiency and coverage.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and create effective test strategies and plans.
• Analyze test results, identify defects, and work closely with development teams to ensure timely resolution.
• Lead and participate in test planning, quality reviews, and daily test execution activities.
• Oversee test case and test script development, including application, system, regression, and user acceptance testing.

Technical Responsibilities:

• Perform end-to-end testing activities including planning, design, scripting, execution, debugging, and reporting.
• Execute and monitor automation testing for large-scale projects.
• Partner with business and technical teams to define testing scope and coverage.
• Research new testing tools and approaches and support their implementation.
• Support post-execution activities such as defect analysis, reporting, and internal and external communication.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines to enable consistent and automated testing.

• 9+ years of relevant technical experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience and/or certifications
• Strong understanding of information systems, including hardware, software, and networking concepts
• Solid knowledge of testing tools, database concepts, and MS Office.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Java, C#, or Python.
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle and Agile or Scrum methodologies.
• Hands-on experience testing APIs, RESTful or JSON web services, and TCP or HTTP applications.
• Experience with test automation tools such as Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, UFT or QTP, JMeter, or TOSCA.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Proven ability to drive continuous improvement across testing processes, standards, metrics, and reporting.
• Must have AI tool experience - people having used AI tools - GHCP / Codex etc

What Would Be Great to Have

• Experience in merchant payment processing, including authorization, clearing and settlement, onboarding, reporting, and fraud analytics.
• Experience with payment systems for financial institutions, including debit and credit card platforms and high-volume transaction processing.
• Experience working with highly available OLTP applications.
• Background in large-scale financial services platforms and payment industry applications.