Lead Software Engineer – SWIFT Payments Testing
Location: Mumbai (Ghatkopar)
Work Mode: Work from Office
Experience: 7–15 Years
About AQM Technologies
AQM Technologies is a leading IT services and software testing company specializing in the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sector. Since 2000, we have partnered with leading financial institutions to deliver high-quality digital, functional, automation, performance, and security testing solutions.
Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer – SWIFT Payments Testing with strong expertise in international payments and SWIFT messaging. The ideal candidate will lead testing activities, collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor QA engineers, and ensure the successful delivery of high-quality payment solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end manual and functional testing of international payment applications.
- Validate SWIFT MT and ISO 20022 MX messages and end-to-end payment workflows, including cross-border payments, remittances, settlements, and reconciliation.
- Review business requirements and prepare test strategies, test scenarios, and test cases.
- Execute and lead SIT, UAT, Regression, Integration, and Production Validation testing.
- Ensure requirement traceability, test coverage, and compliance with SWIFT and ISO 20022 standards.
- Manage defects using JIRA, HP ALM/QC, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
- Collaborate with Business Analysts, Developers, Product Owners, and Operations teams to resolve issues and support successful releases.
- Mentor junior QA engineers and drive continuous improvements in testing processes and quality standards.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- 7–15 years of software testing experience in Banking or Financial Services.
- Strong expertise in SWIFT Payments, MT/MX message formats, and international payment processing.
- Good understanding of cross-border payments, correspondent banking, settlement lifecycle, reconciliation, payment investigations, and compliance validation.
- Strong knowledge of STLC, SDLC, defect management, and test management tools such as JIRA, HP ALM/QC, or Azure DevOps.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience leading QA teams or coordinating testing activities across multiple releases.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with SWIFT gateways, payment hubs, or core banking platforms.
- Exposure to ISO 20022 migration programs and global payment systems such as SEPA, RTGS, CHAPS, or ACH.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Banking or Payments domain certifications are an added advantage.
