Senior Test Engineer Saudi Payments (Cortex Platform)
Position Title: Senior Test Engineer
Location: Riyadh
Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Senior Test Engineer with strong expertise in Saudi Payments systems and hands-on experience working on the Cortex platform (Emcredit/Emcrey product). The ideal candidate will possess deep functional knowledge of SADAD, SARIE, MADA, IPI, SWIFT, and Bill Payment domains. This role requires a detail-oriented professional who can lead test cycles, ensure adherence to quality standards, manage documentation, and provide structured reporting to stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Testing & Quality Assurance
- Develop, execute, and maintain functional, integration, and regression test cases for Saudi Payments modules (SADAD, SARIE, MADA, IPI, SWIFT, Bill Payments).
- Ensure successful test case execution following the organization's quality standards and procedures.
- Identify, log, and track defects through resolution using industrystandard tools.
- Perform end-to-end testing on the Cortex platform ensuring compliant behavior across all payment channels.
- Validate system enhancements, configuration changes, and production fixes.
2. Domain Expertise:
- Apply deep hands-on knowledge of Saudi Payments ecosystems, including:
- SADAD (Bill Payments)
- SARIE (RTGS)
- MADA (Card Payments Switch)
- IPI (Instant Payments)
- SWIFT (cross-border payments)
- Collaborate with business and technical teams to interpret payment rules, data formats, and regulatory guidelines.
3. Documentation & Repository Management:
- Maintain a structured document repository containing:
- Test plans
- Test cases and scenarios
- Test results and evidence
- Change logs and project updates
- Ensure traceability from requirements to test artifacts.
4. Work Allocation & Process Adherence
- Manage daily work allocation across assigned test activities.
- Ensure the team follows organizational testing processes, compliance requirements, and workplace discipline.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives within the QA team.
5. Stakeholder Communication & Reporting
- Provide daily, weekly, and monthly status reports to the Test Manager and Project Manager.
- Highlight risks, delays, and quality concerns proactively.
- Participate in project meetings, walkthroughs, and defect triage discussions.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 58+ years of experience in software testing, preferably in financial services or payments domain.
- Strong hands-on experience with the Cortex platform (Emcrey).
- Proven expertise in Saudi Payments systems (SADAD, SARIE, MADA, IPI, SWIFT, Bill Payments).
- Solid understanding of transaction flows, clearing & settlement processes, and ISO messaging formats.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
- Experience with test management and defect tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, ALM, Zephyr).
- Ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams.
- Excellent communication and reporting skills.
