EMV Certification & Retail POS Testing

About the role

Lead Software Testing / EMV Certification Engineer Retail POS & Payment Devices located in Bentonville, AR (Onsite from Day 1). Contract position. Due to client constraints, only Visa Independent candidates are considered.

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.

Requirements

• 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.

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

Skills

• EMV Certification
• Payment Device Testing
• Ingenico Terminals
• Retail POS Systems
• Collis Test Tools
• Payment Transaction Testing
• Credit/Debit Card Processing
• Certification Documentation
• Defect Analysis & Troubleshooting
• Stakeholder Communication