EMV Certification & Retail POS Testing

Role: Lead Software Testing / EMV Certification Engineer Retail POS & Payment Devices Location: Bentonville, AR (Onsite from Day 1) Job Type: Contract NOTE: Due to Client Constraints, we are looking only for Visa Independent candidates 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

• 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

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