Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

One of the country's largest financial institutions is searching for multiple Senior QA Consultants to join their Payments Technology Quality Engineering team in a hybrid capacity out of Charlotte, NC . This is a high-visibility, high-urgency engagement supporting a critical SWIFT Standards modernization program with a firm delivery target, meaning your contributions will have immediate, measurable impact on one of the most complex payments infrastructures in the country. You'll be embedded in a globally distributed QA organization working across wire payment systems, SWIFT messaging gateways, mainframe platforms, and JSON‑based applications, with a strong organizational push toward automation , AI‑driven testing , and accelerated delivery timelines. If you thrive in fast‑moving environments and want your work to matter from day one, this role is built for you. This exciting opportunity to support a time-sensitive payments transformation program begins as a 6‑month W2 contract with strong potential for extension. The role is offers competitive benefits and is hybrid, requiring 3 days onsite in Charlotte, NC . Please Note: Motion Recruitment cannot offer sponsorship or the transfers of any visas for this W2 contract. What You'll Be Doing Support end-to-end testing and quality delivery across high-throughput wire payment platforms, including MTS, SWIFT messaging gateways, and mainframe payment systems Execute and maintain automation suites within an existing BDD framework . Write, edit, and debug BDD feature files and step definitions ; triage and resolve automation failures efficiently Validate complex end-to-end payment journeys including initiation, routing, posting, notifications, and reconciliation Perform message schema validation across ISO 20022 formats (e.g., pain.001, pacs.008, camt) and SWIFT MT/MX message types Integrate and maintain test suites within CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitLab CI), including quality gating, dashboards, and pass rate thresholds Support shift-left testing strategies at the PR/unit level and shift-right through synthetic monitoring and post-deploy observability validation Verify payment processing logic including idempotency, FX/fees, cut-off times, holiday schedules, retries, and sanctions/compliance workflow checks Apply test data management strategies, environment configuration, and parallel execution techniques to maintain suite stability and reduce flaky tests Skills & Experience Required Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field preferred 7–10+ years in test automation with 5+ years of hands‑on experience in banking or payments platforms (candidates from large financial institutions strongly preferred) Non‑negotiable: Strong payments and banking domain expertise, including wire transfers, SWIFT transactions, and wholesale/commercial payment flows Solid working knowledge of ISO 20022 standards, including awareness of 2026 changes and MX message mapping Hands‑on experience with Java and Selenium ; additional exposure to C#, Python, TypeScript, Playwright, Cypress, or RestAssured is a plus Practical experience executing within an existing BDD automation framework including writing/editing step definitions, running suites, and debugging failures Familiarity with CI/CD tooling (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins) and version control via Git Working knowledge of SQL and at least one NoSQL database (e.g., MongoDB); experience with synthetic test data setup and masking strategies Experience validating JSON, XML, and ISO 20022 message schemas across file‑based and real‑time processing environments Exposure to event‑driven or asynchronous systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ) is a plus Experience with Jira and Octane for test management and project tracking Additional Preferred Qualifications Direct MTS application experience, or comparable wire/payment platform background Exposure to sanctions screening (OFAC), AML, fraud decisioning, reconciliations, or liquidity management You will receive the following benefits Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family Health Savings Account (HSA) Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance Hospital Indemnity Insurance Legal and Identity Protection Plans 529 College Saver Plan Motion Recruitment Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full‑time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre‑employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance. #J-18808-Ljbffr Motion Recruitment