Software Engineer II - Test

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

Software Engineer II - Test

This role is part of the Software Engineering Group within the Mastercard Payment Gateway Services division in Dublin, collaborating with internal customers across the globe.
We are seeking a meticulous and skilled Software development engineer in Test to join our testing team. This role focuses on ensuring the delivery of high-quality software through rigorous manual testing practices, while leveraging basic automation skills to enhance the testing process. The ideal candidate will possess strong manual testing expertise with a keen eye for detail and a willingness to grow and expand Skills in automation testing.
Key Responsibilities:
* Execute functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
* Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test cases and test plans.
* Document and report defects with clear steps to reproduce and collaborate with developers for resolution.
* Developing and Executing Automation test suites.
* Identifying gaps in test automation frameworks and enhancing the framework capabilities.
* Work closely with development, product management, and other QA team members to ensure clear understanding of requirements.
* Participate in sprint planning and review meetings to identify potential testing requirements early
* Utilize tools like Jenkins for basic CI/CD pipeline operations and BrowserStack for cross-browser testing.
* Contribute to improving test processes and methodologies within the team.
All About You
* Proven experience debugging and testing Java/JVM-based and UI web applications.
* Expertise in modern test automation tools and processes, with a strong emphasis on Playwright, and experience with JavaScript/TypeScript automation scripting.
* Hands-on experience creating and maintaining automated test suites.
* Familiarity with Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) frameworks and practices.
* Knowledge of front-end technologies such as JavaScript, Angular, and jQuery.
* Strong problem-solving skills and meticulous attention to detail.
* Experience integrating test automation into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins or Bamboo.
* Exposure to performance testing and cloud application testing is a plus.
* Background in developing or testing Java-based web services is desirable, but not required.
Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
* 2-5 years of experience in software testing with a focus both manual/Automation testing.

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.