EMV Certification Specialist (Charlotte)

Role: EMV Certification Specialist

Location: Charlotte, NC (Onsite)

Job Description:

Seeking a hands-on EMV Certification Engineer, Payment Certification Analyst, or Payment Terminal Certification Engineer with deep experience certifying payment terminals with major U.S. payment processors.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Three-plus years of direct EMV certification experience.

Hands-on certification experience with one or more major payment processors:

• Fiserv
• TSYS
• Chase
• Elavon

Technical Experience:

• Deep understanding of EMV transaction flows, EMV tags, Level 1 and Level 2 field-level data elements, and certification requirements
• Experience executing and troubleshooting processor certification test cases
• Ability to analyze certification logs and identify root causes of failures
• Experience working with payment terminals, preferably PAX devices
• Strong understanding of card-present payment processing, including contact and contactless transactions
• Experience with PAX terminal software development or QA
• Ingenico Axium terminal software development or QA
• Knowledge of debit networks, contactless terminals, and payment application certification processes

Key Responsibilities:

• Review EMV certification logs and test results.
• Diagnose certification failures at the field/tag level.
• Identify required changes and communicate recommendations to Client and PAX development teams.
• Support end-to-end processor certification activities through successful approval.
• Partner with development, QA, and processor certification teams to resolve issues quickly.