Quality Assurance Tester

Job Role: Technical Tester – PaymentsLocation: Stockholm, SwedenJob Type: Contract Note: No Sponsorship Provided Industry: Banking / Financial Services Role Overview:We are looking for an experienced Technical Tester to join a Payments team within a banking environment. The role involves testing complex payment systems and integrated solutions, with a strong focus on system, regression, acceptance and end-to-end testing.The successful candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, technical teams and development teams in a cross-functional Agile environment using the SAFe framework. Key Responsibilities:Analyse and understand business and technical requirements, system functionality, processes and workflows.Design, write, maintain and execute system test cases and test scenarios.Define and monitor testing status and critical KPIs.Plan and execute complex regression, acceptance and end-to-end testing across multiple integrated systems.Validate complete payment flows and system integrations.Identify, analyse and communicate defects and testing issues.Collaborate closely with developers, business stakeholders and internal/external teams.Drive discussions with stakeholders to establish a clear understanding of testing requirements.Participate actively in a cross-functional Agile team operating under the SAFe framework.Contribute to continuous improvement of testing processes, methodologies and quality.Take ownership of assigned testing activities and deliverables. Required Skills & ExperienceProven experience as a QA Engineer, Test Engineer, Technical Tester or Software Tester.Experience testing complex software systems and integrated applications.Strong knowledge of modern software testing methodologies, tools and practices.Hands-on experience with:System TestingRegression TestingAcceptance TestingEnd-to-End (E2E) TestingIntegration TestingAbility to understand and analyse both business and technical requirements.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.Experience working with Agile methodologies, preferably SAFe and/or Scrum.Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.Ability to work effectively with both IT and business stakeholders.Self-driven, proactive and comfortable working independently.Flexible and solution-oriented approach with the ability to adapt to changing requirements.Excellent spoken and written English.