Test Analyst

Quick Facts

• Role: Test Analyst

• Employment: Contract

• Pay range: $39.00/hr – $44.00/hr

• Location: Alpharetta, GA

Description

This contract Test Analyst role focuses on hands-on functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing for banking/payment systems. You will design and execute detailed test scenarios and cases, coordinate defect triage and retesting, and provide testing status and release-readiness reporting. The role also includes validating backend data synchronization/integration and ISO 8583/payment interchange message processing.

Responsibilities

• Perform functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing

• Design test strategy and test plans; estimate and track testing efforts

• Develop, review, and execute detailed test scenarios and test cases based on functional requirements and banking workflows

• Coordinate defect triage with developers, business analysts, and testing teams

• Retest defects, perform regression validation, and conduct root cause investigation

• Prepare test data and validate test environments; troubleshoot testing dependencies

• Coordinate day-to-day testing activities across offshore team members

• Communicate progress, defects, blockers, and quality risks with the test lead

• Provide execution status, defect metrics, and regression results for release readiness

• Prepare test closure/summary reports and daily/weekly status reports

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Disability Insurance (Short-Term and Long-Term)

• Life and AD&D Insurance

• Paid Sick Leave (where required by applicable state or local law)

• Supplemental Insurance Plans

• Identity Theft Protection

• Pet Insurance

• Employee Wellness Programs

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Career Growth and Professional Development Opportunities

Requirements

• 7–10 years of hands-on software QA experience, including coordinating testing activities within a QA team

• Strong knowledge of card processing, payments, and customer servicing systems (e.g., TS2, card lifecycle, account servicing, authorization, settlement, transaction research, fraud blocks, back-office operations, customer service workflows)

• Experience testing fraud and chargeback/dispute solutions (fraud monitoring, case management, rule validation, transaction reviews, chargeback processing, representments, merchant interactions, network compliance validation)

• Backend data validation and integration testing using SQL-based verification and API testing

• API testing using Postman (and similar tools)

• Data migration/conversion and cloud migration testing, including source-to-target validation and reconciliation; familiarity with AWS

• Understanding of ISO 8583 message formats and payment interchange protocols (MTIs, bitmaps, data elements)

• Packet & protocol testing experience (deep packet testing with Soap Sonar/WSDL Weaver; serialization/deserialization validation)

• Data synchronization and data lake/data-processing validation (source-to-target validation)

• REST/SOAP API testing and web UI testing experience

• Ability to understand automation scripts, analyze execution results, and troubleshoot failures

• Experience with defect identification, triage, and defect lifecycle management including retesting

• Experience with Jira (or similar tools)

• Good understanding of Agile methodologies, SDLC, and STLC

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work independently while supporting offshore coordination