Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services. Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results. We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions. Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow. Candidate Profile: Test Lead – Card Domain Specialist (10 Years Total Experience) Total IT Experience: 10+ Years Card Domain Experience: Minimum 5 Years Role: Test Lead Location: York UK Job Type: Full-Time Professional Summary Exciting opportunity to join our growing Independent Business Assurance (IBA) team with the role of Test Specialist based in York. IBA is a business function which sits between the technical delivery teams and our clients. IBA provides independent validation and assurance of Change through rigorous TSYS testing prior to it being made available to clients for their UAT. The objective of the IBA team is to deliver high-quality releases with minimal issues for both On-prem and modernization. With the ultimate aim of building trust, delighting customers, driving retention, and fostering long-term growth for TSYS. The IBA team is looking for results-driven QA/Test Lead with 10+ years of total IT experience in software testing and quality assurance, including 5+ years of focused experience in the Card domain (Credit/Debit/Prepaid cards, Card Management Systems). Proven expertise in leading end-to-end test planning, test strategy, team management, and stakeholder communication for mission-critical financial applications. Core Competencies (must have) Estimation, Test Strategy, Planning & Execution Card Domain Expertise (Issuance, Authorization, CMS, ISO 8583) Functional, Integration & Regression Testing API Testing & Backend Validation Agile Delivery & CI/CD Integration Compliance Testing (PCI-DSS, EMV) Team Management & Stakeholder Coordination Risk Management & Defect Triage Test Metrics & Reporting Domain Experience – Card & Payments (5+ Years) (must have) Card lifecycle testing: issuance, personalization, activation, reissue, blocking, expiry Transaction testing: POS, ATM, online, contactless, NFC, fallback Message validation, including auth codes, response codes, MTIs, and field-level checks Host simulator testing with VISA/MasterCard compliance Integration testing with Card Management Systems (CMS), payment switches, and banking cores Handling chargebacks, disputes, reversals, and settlements Tokenization, PAN masking, CVV/CVC validation for PCI-DSS compliance Leading testing for EMV chip & magstripe card workflows Working closely with business and product teams to ensure regulatory compliance and functional accuracy TS2 knowledge/experience is preferred Technical Skill Set (good to have) Automation Tools: Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Cucumber, Cypress, RestAssured, Postman Languages: Java, JavaScript (basic), SQL Domain Tools: FinSim, BCC, Paragon, ASSET (or equivalent) CI/CD: Jenkins, Git, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps Test Management Tools: JIRA Databases: Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL Frameworks: BDD (Cucumber), Hybrid, Page Object Model (POM) Leadership Experience Leading QA teams members across functional and automation workstreams Driving end-to-end test lifecycle from requirements analysis to production validation Coordinating across onshore-offshore delivery models Conducting test reviews, KT sessions, and training programs Managing defect triage meetings with developers and BAs Building test metrics dashboards and reporting KPIs to stakeholders Collaborating closely with Agile Product Owners and Scrum Masters Global Payments Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Global Payments provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by law. If you wish to request reasonable accommodations related to applying for employment or provide feedback about the accessibility of this website, please contact jobs@globalpay.com. Welcome to your candidate home! We are excited that you are exploring opportunities with Global Payments and look forward to learning more about you! From here, you can track the progress of your application, stay up to date on any next steps and keep your contact information current. At Global Payments (NYSE : GPN), we empower simple, fast, secure payments for everyone. And to do that, we’ve built a complete, worldwide commerce ecosystem that delivers software and services at scale to millions of companies around the world—from ambitious startups to global enterprises. Our team of 27,000 experts is dedicated to your success. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we're a Fortune 500® company and a member of the S&P 500 with worldwide reach spanning North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. Wherever you are—or wherever you want to be—we’re there, ready to support you. For more information, visit company.globalpayments.com and follow Global Payments on X, LinkedIn and Facebook. Accommodations: Accessibility Requests: If you wish to request reasonable accommodations related to applying for employment or provide feedback about the accessibility of this website, please contact jobs@globalpay.com EEOC Statement: Global Payments Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Global Payments provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by law. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify jobs@globalpay.com.