Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (Automation) - MasterCard

Our Purpose We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results. Title and Summary Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (Automation) Who is Mastercard? Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all. Overview The Treasury Services Program is one of the key businesses of Mastercard. We provide vital systems and services to the Mastercard Treasury and Finance team to support global payments/customer funds movement, treasury operations, liquidity, foreign exchange, risk management, and capital management. We are directly responsible for moving billions of dollars in domestic and cross-border currencies worldwide daily between our customers. We are an agile development organization with teams distributed globally across technology hubs in the U.S., India, and Ireland. Role: We are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test to join a feature team which is building and maintaining a new modernized settlement application. This application facilitates the transfer of billions of dollars per day worldwide. A Senior Automation Test Engineer designs testing methodologies, tools, and standards based on industry best practices and performs comprehensive software testing. The role involves leading complex initiatives, mentoring junior team members, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software solutions across projects. Responsibilities Lead and Manage Testing Projects: • Spearhead complex testing initiatives; oversee the entire test cycle, including the planning, execution, and validation of manual and automated tests. • Translate complex system specs into detailed test requirements and methods. • API Testing: Design, develop, and execute API automation test scripts using Java. • Automation: Create and run automated test suites and manage them through Jenkins pipelines. Analyze and optimize the automation framework and tests. • Routine Testing: Conduct regular smoke testing and comprehensive regression testing. • SQL (PostgreSQL): Develop SQL scripts using PostgreSQL and analyze outputs to identify defects. Mentorship and Team Development: • Guide, mentor, and educate junior automation engineers and testers. • Work closely within cross-functional teams (e.g., product managers, developers) to define testing requirements for application development. • Encourage knowledge sharing and the adoption of best practices within the team. About You: • Proven experience in test planning, execution, and validation, with a focus on automation testing (required). • Proven experience mentoring and educating junior engineers and testers (required). • Proven experience analyzing application logs and using debugging techniques to assist engineers in resolving issues (required). • Strong ability to collaborate with business partners and developers to align testing strategies with project goals (required). • Proficiency in Java for creating automation test scripts (required). • Proficiency in SQL (required). • Strong understanding of QA methodologies especially for testing of APIs and web applications (required). • Ability to take full responsibility and ownership and carry out tasks end-to-end (required). • Experience with streaming and event-based technologies such as NATS and Kafka (preferred). • Experience with any of the following: Jenkins, Splunk, Dynatrace, Pivotal Cloud Foundry, Docker, Chef Infra, Chef Habitat (preferred). • Experience with shell scripting (ksh, bash) and familiarity with Unix/Linux (preferred). Mastercard is an inclusive equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly. Corporate Security Responsibility All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must: Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices; Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed; Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines. In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance), flexible spending account and health savings account, paid leaves (including 16 weeks new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays, 401k with a best-in-class company match, deferred compensation for eligible roles, fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities, eligibility for tuition reimbursement, gender-inclusive benefits and many more. Pay Ranges O'Fallon, Missouri: $94,000 - $157,000 USD Everyone wants easier ways to pay; we invent them. Checkout lines are slow; we speed them along. Merchants want more sales; we give them data and insights. People need financial access; we connect them. Corporate purchasing is complicated; we make it simple. Commuters are busy; we speed them on their way. Governments need greater efficiencies; we help create them. Small businesses are virtual; we give them access to a world of buyers. Retailers want to fight fraud; we provide the tools.