Technology Consulting, Payments Testing, Senior

Advisory Senior Consultant, Payments Testing
 

EY is a leader in serving the global financial services marketplace and the only professional services firm with a separate business unit dedicated to the financial services industry – the Financial Services Organization (FSO). Our focused model and bold ambition have put us at the center of the events that continue to reshape and redefine our industry, working side by side with a range of clients from our most venerable institutions to dynamic new entrants across Banking and Capital Markets, Wealth and Asset Management, Insurance, and Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction. Our purpose is to help build a financial services industry in which financial institutions are trusted and flourish, and the global economy is healthy, growing and secure. If you have a passion for rallying together to solve complex challenges, then come join our dynamic FSO team!

At EY, we believe the future of technology careers is yours to build. You’ll harness technology to power human enterprise, at the same time creating a tech career that’s personalized for you, by you. You’ll be working with world-leading organizations and collaborating in global teams, solving the world’s toughest challenges together, with the freedom to explore new ideas and devise your own solutions. Every day, you’ll be building your tech skill set while learning about business strategy, creating an unparalleled portfolio of career experiences.

The Opportunity

You will be a part of a very collegiate environment that promotes diversity of opinions and helps in collaboration. Together, we will help our clients to drive transformational change the way the client delivers application testing services in its organization.  You’ll be given all the skills, knowledge and opportunities to progress and become ready to build a better working world for our people, our clients and the communities that support us.

Your Key Responsibilities

Everything you’ll do will come back to providing exceptional testing subject matter expertise and solving complex problems that make a difference for our clients.  Colleagues and clients from a diverse array of backgrounds will look to you first for answers, so you’ll be a high-profile contact when it comes to resolving complex issues. As you build your knowledge and experience, you’ll become a credible advisor, influencing clients and engagement teams on resolutions that will impact entire industries.

Skills and attributes for success

• Define the test strategy, planning, implementing and quality assurance for large complex projects
• Teaming with business organizations to facilitate Integration testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and End to end testing.
• Demonstrated deep experience in one or several of the following industry functions: Banking and Capital Markets
• Demonstrated leadership to successfully deliver management consulting and transformation efforts, leading multi-disciplinary teams including client team members.
• Share your knowledge and developing engagement tools and enablers to build capability for the practice
• Develop client relationships across multiple levels and support sales efforts
• A personable, approachable and inviting demeanor
• A “go-getter” attitude and a passion to constantly learn, improve and perform at the highest level
• A desire to teach and coach your colleagues
• Design and develop testing frameworks and strategies for payment processing systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Mentor and guide junior testing engineers, providing technical leadership and promoting best practices in quality engineering.

To qualify, you must have

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Accounting, Finance or a related field and approximately 5 years of relevant work experience
• Excellent collaboration and teaming skills in diverse environments

• Experience with Enterprise Money Movement services and integrations (ACH, Wire, RTP, EFT, etc.).

• Solid understanding of ISO 20022 standards, message formats, and data elements.

• Experience testing payment hubs such as PEGA, Fiserv, FIS, or equivalent.

• Domain expertise in Banking (e.g., Wires, ACH, Debit Cards, Treasury, FX Payments).

• Skilled in designing and executing ISO 20022-based test cases across CHIPS, FEDWIRE, SWIFT, SEPA, CBPR+.

• Exposure to payment simulators like Visa and Mastercard simulator is a plus

• Experience in end-to-end business process testing — from initiation to settlement.

• Knowledge of key regulatory frameworks and compliance standards in the payments space.

• Familiarity with test case optimization, TDM and defect tracking (e.g., JIRA, Octane, ALM).

• Strong analytical and communication skills for issue analysis and stakeholder updates.

• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and DevOps practices.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Approximately 3 years of financial services or non-financial experience, including, prior consulting experience
• Familiarity with ETL testing. Experience in Altryx is advantage
• Exposure to testing APIs using simple tools like Postman.
• Good knowledge in handling complex XML and Json structures
• Understanding of test reporting and traceability to business requirements.
• Good knowledge of automation or performance testing (e.g., Selenium, JMeter) is a preferred.
• Ability to work in agile or hybrid project environments and collaborate in daily stand-ups.
• A passion for learning ISO standards, simulators, and regulatory updates.
• Knowledge on latest trend and technologies pertaining to Cloud and AI is advantage.

What we look for

We’re interested in professionals with a genuine interest to contribute to the growth of the Testing practice. You can expect plenty of autonomy and variety in this role, so you’ll also need the ability to be nimble, take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relationships and prioritize participation in practice initiatives that will generate a long-term pipeline of sales for the firm. If you’re serious about progressing and ready to take on some of our clients’ most complex issues, this role is for you.

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options. Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
• The opportunity to develop management responsibilities among a portfolio of talent within a designated service line 
• A collaborative environment where everyone works together to create a better working world 
• Excellent training and development prospects, both through established programs and on-the-job training 
• An excellent team of senior colleagues, dedicated to managing and varying your workload 

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. So that whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

Join us in building a better working world. 

Apply now.

EY, an equal employment opportunity employer (Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Disabled), values the diversity of our workforce and the knowledge of our people.