Utilize extensive experience in card issuing, chip profiles, EMV scripts, tokenization, and compliance across scheme ecosystems.
Execute test cases and own the end-to-end certification and integration with card schemes (Visa, Mastercard), acting as the primary SME authority across internal teams and scheme counterparts, deeply analysing and resolving issues during certification and production.
Lead process flows definition with software architects.
Partner with scheme representatives and internal stakeholders to turn complex scheme rules into clear guidance that supports business needs, technical simplicity, and product decisions.
Actively share domain knowledge with team members through delegation, mentoring, and documentation.
Assist in migration topics and integration options with Visa/Mastercard.
Serve as point of contact for the customer to support defining workflows and gathering requirements based on their business needs
Identify opportunities for process and tool improvements, challenging leadership decisions when necessary.
Advocate for the use of available tools from Mastercard and educate stakeholders on their benefits.
Proactive leadership and initiative-taking, demonstrated through examples such as test API and tokenization projects (MDES and/or VTS).
Strong requirement elicitation skills, capable of questioning and clarifying requirements to ensure alignment with business needs.
Extensive technical knowledge of payment schemes, EMV frameworks, and modern card-processing architectures.
Proficiency in working with Visa and Mastercard scheme manuals, tools and simulators to complete tests.
Experience using log analytics tools for monitoring and troubleshooting.
Strong research skills and industry knowledge, staying updated through Mastercard and Visa seminars and training sessions.
Ability to advise engineering and operation teams on issues and solutions.
Ability to work with AWS tools and dive into engineering code base is a plus.
