Description
Visa is seeking a Senior Consultant, Software Test Engineering to join their Testing team. The Testing team is responsible for developing, applying, and maintaining quality standards for Visa products. As a Senior Consultant, Software Test Engineering, you will deliver complex testing, certification, and solution validation activities independently, ensuring successful project outcomes with minimal oversight.
Responsibilities:
- Translate business, product, and technical requirements into effective test strategies, validation approaches, and delivery plans across multiple products or components.
- Lead testing activities across assigned initiatives, balancing quality objectives, client requirements, and operational readiness.
- Design, develop, and review test artifacts and automation assets while ensuring alignment with business and technical expectations.
- Apply testing best practices to validate functional and non-functional requirements, including security, performance, scalability, availability, and usability.
- Identify, analyze, and resolve technical, operational, and application-related issues through structured troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
- Review testing approaches, coverage, automation, and deliverables of peers, providing guidance and escalating risks where appropriate.
- Act as a trusted subject matter expert, providing consultation to stakeholders on testing, certification, implementation, and solution readiness activities.
- Support clients and internal partners by providing technical guidance, recommendations, and expertise throughout the testing and implementation lifecycle.
- Drive continuous improvement through increased automation, process optimization, reusable assets, and efficient testing practices.
- Share knowledge and mentor junior team members, promoting best practices and supporting capability development across the team.
- Participate in strategic initiatives and technology enhancements that improve quality, client experience, scalability, and operational efficiency.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of relevant experience in technology, payments, banking, financial services, or a related technical field.
- Experience delivering testing, validation, certification, implementation, or technical support activities for software solutions and client-facing services.
- Ability to support testing and certification initiatives across payment systems, applications, platforms, or related technologies, ensuring high-quality and successful client outcomes.
- Experience developing and executing test plans, test cases, validation activities, and readiness assessments for complex technical solutions.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to identify, investigate, and resolve technical, operational, and application-related issues.
- Ability to prioritize workload effectively, manage multiple concurrent activities, and deliver against agreed timelines.
- Experience reviewing testing approaches, plans, and deliverables to ensure efficient execution and quality outcomes.
- Ability to respond to and resolve technical queries from clients, partners, and internal stakeholders in a professional and consultative manner.
- Experience following and improving operational processes, identifying opportunities for efficiency, automation, and continuous improvement.
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate technical challenges, propose practical solutions, and contribute to successful implementation outcomes.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with clients, vendors, merchants, and cross-functional teams.