Sr. Software Tester- Swift Payments

Sr. Software Tester – SWIFT Payments Testing

Location: Mumbai (Ghatkopar)

Work Mode: Work from Office

Experience: 5–15 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 Software Tester 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.