Applause is raising the bar for digital quality and employee experience. Recognized as a Top Workplace, Applause provides award-winning software testing and UX research solutions to top brands. Our fully managed services leverage a global team and the world's largest independent testing community. We improve digital experiences for global innovators like Google, Microsoft, PayPal, Starbucks, Vodafone, and BMW.As our Sr QA Tester for Payments, you will be an integral part of our Client Partner's QA organization to facilitate the full end-to-end coverage of all manner of payment instrument (PI) transactions. This will certainly include all NFC enabled iOS devices and potentially, various Android devices.An ideal candidate possesses stellar interpersonal skills, keen attention to detail and enjoys close collaborations across cross-functional teams.Working days, hours: Monday to Friday, 9AM to 5PM local time / On-site location in Hyderabad, IndiaKey Responsibilities:Conduct release and ad hoc testing of payment transactions on a variety of devices/OSWrite test plans, test casesExecute test case driven and exploratory testingLog found defects for trackingOrganize and analyze testing data for trends and customer reportsCommunicate with client staff about the status and progress of testing projectsAssist the QA Test Lead to provide regular reporting that includes test artifacts and metrics for payment testingAssist the QA Test Lead to manage a Transaction reconciliation process related to transaction processing for review and cancellation after successful verificationRespond to Production teams reporting a payments issue to validate successful operation or else to find root cause of the reported issueWork with US Based Global Payments Lead and other Applause team members globally; coordinate with other on-site and remote Applause team members to ensure that coverage is always available during Production Support hours from 9 AM – 8 PM CET. Skills & RequirementsJob Requirements and Preferred Skills:3+ years of QA manual functional testingBachelor's degree in CS, Engineering or other technical domainStrong collaboration and teamwork skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and external partnersNice to have: Prior experience QA testing of Payment InstrumentsQualifications