Test Automation Architect

Senior Software Engineer

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Senior Software EngineerJob Title: Test Automation Architect



Overview:

Mastercard’s Prepaid Services division delivers innovative prepaid solutions globally, integrating with leading brands and driving digital transformation. We are seeking a Test Automation Architect to lead quality engineering initiatives, design cutting-edge automation frameworks, and ensure robust testing strategies across modern delivery models such as Agile, DevOps, and Continuous Testing.

Key Responsibilities:

Define and implement enterprise-grade test automation frameworks for web, mobile, API, and data platforms.

Drive quality engineering best practices across teams (Dev TEAM, QA POD ) and mentor engineers to elevate test maturity.

Provide technical leadership and guidance to QA teams across multiple delivery streams.

Define comprehensive test plans covering functional, non-functional, and automation testing

Mentor engineers on best practices in automation, AI-driven testing, and quality engineering.

Implement AI-driven solutions for test data management, risk-based testing, and adaptive test execution.

Collaborate with stakeholders to align testing strategies with Agile, CI/CD, and DevOps pipelines.

Introduce AI-powered predictive analytics for risk-based testing and release readiness

Establish test metrics and dashboards to measure automation ROI and continuous improvement.

Advocate shift-left testing and integrate automation into early stages of development.

Ensure compliance with security, performance, and accessibility testing standards.

Shape

Required Skills & Experience:

Proven experience in designing and implementing automation frameworks(TDD , BDD(Cucumber) for complex enterprise applications.

Strong programming skills in Java ,JavaScript, Python, TypeScripts, and scripting languages.

Expertise in tools like Playwright, Selenium , Appium, Rest Assured, Insomnia, ReadyAPI ,Postman

Exposure to accessibility and compliance testing using tools supporting WCAG guidelines (e.g Percy).

Strong database Knowledge with Handson exposure on MONGO DB, SQL Developer, ORACLE DB

Good to Have knowledge on WCAG , Preferred with Handson Experience

Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, Knowledge of containerization

Familiarity with AI/ML-based testing tools and Agentic AI frameworks for autonomous QA.

Strong understanding of Agile, DevOps, and Continuous Testing principles.

Experience with API testing(SOAP / REST), microservices validation, GraphnQL

Experience in performance testing tools (JMeter).

Exposure to Test Management tool like JIRA/XRAY , ALM

Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Previous experience in Payments or Card Services industry.

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.

Experience Level

Senior Level