QA Engineer

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Our client, a Karachi-based, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) regulated Electronic Money Institution (EMI), seeks to appoint an experienced professional for the following role:

Job Role

As the QA Engineer you will be responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and compliance of all software applications, systems, and integrations deployed by the EMI. This role involves planning, designing, executing, and automating test cases to validate functionality, performance, and security of digital payment platforms, mobile apps, APIs, and backend systems in line with SBPs regulatory and security standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Test Planning & Design - Review business, functional, and technical requirements for EMI products (e.g., mobile wallets, payment gateways, agent portals). Develop comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test data covering functional, integration, performance, and security aspects. Define acceptance criteria and traceability matrices to ensure all regulatory and functional requirements are testable
• Manual & Automated Testing - Execute manual tests for new features, enhancements, and bug fixes. Develop and maintain automated regression test suites using tools such as Selenium, JMeter, Postman, or similar frameworks. Conduct API testing for integrations with banks, payment processors, and NADRA verification systems. Perform UAT support and pre-production validation before deployment
• Functional & Integration Validation - Verify interoperability between core EMI systems (wallet platform, card management system, switch, and ERP). Validate interfaces with external services (e.g., NADRA, 1LINK, VISA/MasterCard, PSP). Confirm proper handling of transaction flows, error messages, and reconciliation logic
• Security & Compliance Testing - Work with the security team to conduct vulnerability and penetration testing (VAPT) reviews. Ensure systems comply with SBPs TRMF, EMI Regulations, and PCI DSS security standards. Validate access controls, session management, data masking, and encryption in test environments. Support compliance audits and certification activities by providing test evidence and reports
• Performance & Load Testing - Conduct load, stress, and scalability testing to validate system performance under expected transaction volumes. Identify bottlenecks and coordinate with the development team for performance tuning
• Continuous Improvement - Participate in Agile / DevOps cycles to improve CI/CD testing automation and quality gates. Recommend process improvements and testing best practices to enhance release quality and efficiency. Contribute to test environment setup and data management aligned with secure development lifecycle (SDLC) principles
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Support - Work closely with Developers, IT Operations, Information Security, and Risk teams to ensure issues are resolved promptly. Support production incident analysis and post-deployment validation when required. Provide quality sign-off before each release to ensure readiness for live deployment

Education

• Minimum 16 years of education, preferably a Masters degree in Information Technology, or a related field from an HEC-recognized or equivalent foreign institution.

Experience

• Minimum 3-4 years of professional experience, preferably in a large national/multinational organization with at least 1-2 years of related functional experience in a similar role at an equivalent position ideally in a tech startup, fintech, or digital-first organization
• Experience in a bank, EMI, fintech, or regulated financial institution growth functions is preferred

Requirements

• Collaborative Execution Experience managing multi-stakeholder campaigns, especially in coordination with external partners and retail-facing brands
• Team Player Ability to inspire and work in small teams to deliver high-impact creative and campaign outputs
• Agility & Entrepreneurial Mindset Thrives in a fast-paced startup setting, with a bias toward action and innovation

Age

• The candidate should preferably be not more than 33 years of age as of last date of submission of application.

If you have the required experience and educational qualification to take up the challenging role, you are requested to apply by November 1, 2025 at

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.