Lead, Software Integration Engineer

Our Purpose Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential. Title and Summary Lead, Software Integration Engineer About the Role  We are seeking a Lead, Quality Engineer to lead and scale a high-performing quality engineering team in a modern, agile, microservices-driven environment. This role blends deep technical expertise with people leadership, driving innovation in testing strategies, automation, CI/CD, and release management.  You will be responsible for mentoring engineers, managing performance, and fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement. You’ll also work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality, scalable, and user-centric solutions in the payments domain.    Key Responsibilities  Hands-on role to Lead end-to-end test automation strategy, including tracking and validation of Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs) such as performance, scalability, reliability, security, and availability while implementing robus and scalable test automation suite. Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture.  Drive in-sprint testing, shift-left quality, and test automation across XBS platform.  Plan, coordinate, and manage CI/CD pipelines and release management processes to ensure smooth, reliable deployments.  Design and implement robust testing frameworks using Karate, Selenium, Playwright, Rest Assured, and AI-based testing tools.  Implement and monitor Quality KPIs (e.g., test coverage, defect leakage, MTTR, release readiness).  Ensure performance and resilience through JMeter, chaos testing, and contract testing.  Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers to ensure intuitive, high-value user experiences.  Promote test-driven development (TDD), behavior-driven development (BDD), and quality gating using tools like SonarQube.  Continuously evaluate and improve team processes, tools, and testing strategies.  Stay current with the latest trends in Quality Engineering and proactively recommend and adopt new tools, frameworks, and practices to enhance team capabilities.    What You Bring  10+ years of experience in software quality engineering, test automation, or software development.  Proven experience in team building, and mentoring test engineers and working collaboratively as part of development teams.  Strong understanding of Agile development, microservices architecture, and modern testing methodologies.  Hands-on experience with:  Automation: Karate, Selenium, Playwright, Rest Assured  Performance & Resilience: JMeter, Chaos testing tools  Quality & Monitoring: SonarQube, Quality Gates, AI-based testing platforms  Languages: Java (preferred) , JavaScript , Python  CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, Git, Docker, Kubernetes  Release Management: Coordinating deployments, managing rollback strategies, and ensuring production readiness  Experience with contract testing, API testing, and end-to-end service validation.  Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.  Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.  Curiosity and initiative to explore emerging QE tools and trends, and the ability to translate them into actionable improvements.    Why Join Us?  Lead a talented team working on impactful products in the payments technology space.  Be part of a culture that values inn