Role: Lead Software Testing / EMV Certification Engineer Retail POS & Payment Devices

Location: Bentonville, AR (Onsite from Day 1)

Job Type: Contract

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced EMV Certification Engineer to lead and support EMV certification activities for mobile checkout and retail payment devices.
The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with EMV certification, payment transaction testing, retail POS systems, and payment device validation.
This role involves working closely with payment authorizers, internal engineering teams, and business stakeholders to ensure successful certification and deployment of payment solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and execute EMV certification activities for payment devices across multiple payment authorizers.
Perform certification testing, validation, and re-testing of payment transactions until certification requirements are successfully met.
Execute EMV test cases using Collis certification tools and validate test results.
Support the setup, configuration, and maintenance of payment devices and certification environments.
Collaborate with engineering, product, and support teams to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve certification-related issues.
Analyze certification failures, document findings, and coordinate remediation efforts.
Maintain detailed certification documentation, test logs, execution reports, and supporting artifacts.
Support payment transaction testing, including authorization, settlement, refunds, reversals, and other transaction scenarios.
Ensure compliance with payment network and certification standards.
Provide ongoing testing support throughout certification and deployment cycles.

Required Qualifications:

Hands-on experience with EMV certification and payment device testing.
Strong experience with retail POS systems and payment transaction validation.
Experience working with Ingenico payment devices.
Proficiency with Collis certification/testing tools.
Experience testing credit card, debit card, and payment transactions in retail environments.
Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience supporting certifications for Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, or other payment networks.
Experience with contactless payment certifications.
Knowledge of payment processing workflows and transaction lifecycles.
Previous experience in retail payment environments.
Familiarity with additional payment terminal platforms such as Verifone, PAX, or similar devices.

Desired Skills:

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience preferred.

EMV Certification & Retail POS Testing

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