QA Tester – Oracle Core Banking Cloud & Payments

<p>This is a remote position.</p><p>McBride Consulting is seeking an experienced QA Tester to support a large-scale implementation of the Oracle Core Banking Cloud solution with Oracle selected as the organization’s payment rail platform. This role requires a strong quality assurance professional with hands-on experience testing banking and payments systems in complex enterprise environments.<br></p><p>The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of payment processing workflows, banking applications, integration testing, and end-to-end validation within Agile development environments. Experience supporting financial institutions or banking clients is highly preferred.<br></p><h3>Preferred Qualifications<br></h3> <ul> <li>Experience testing ACH, Wire, RTP, SWIFT, ISO 20022, or related payment systems<br></li> <li>Familiarity with Oracle banking products and financial transaction systems<br></li> <li>Experience testing cloud-based banking applications<br></li> <li>Exposure to automation testing tools and frameworks<br></li> <li>Experience working with SQL for backend data validation<br></li> </ul><h3>Key Responsibilities<br></h3> <ul> <li>Develop and execute detailed test plans, test cases, and test scripts for Oracle Core Banking Cloud implementations<br></li> <li>Validate payment workflows, transaction processing, interfaces, and integrations<br></li> <li>Perform functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing across banking applications<br></li> <li>Identify, document, and track software defects through resolution<br></li> <li>Collaborate with developers, business analysts, product owners, and project stakeholders to ensure application quality<br></li> <li>Validate API functionality and backend data processing<br></li> <li>Support UAT activities and production validation efforts<br></li> <li>Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives<br></li> <li>Ensure applications meet business, compliance, and operational requirements<br></li> </ul><h3>Technical Environment<br></h3> <ul> <li>Oracle Core Banking Cloud<br></li> <li>Payment Processing Platforms<br></li> <li>API Testing<br></li> <li>SQL/Data Validation<br></li> <li>Agile/Scrum Methodologies<br></li> <li>Defect Tracking & Test Management Tools<br></li> </ul> <div> <br> </div><br><h3>Requirements</h3><h3>Required Qualifications<br></h3> <ul> <li>8+ years of experience in Quality Assurance and software testing<br></li> <li>Strong experience testing Payments platforms and payment processing systems<br></li> <li>Experience supporting banking or financial services clients preferred<br></li> <li>Experience working with Oracle Core Banking Cloud solutions is highly desired<br></li> <li>Strong understanding of payment rails, transaction processing, settlement, and reconciliation workflows<br></li> <li>Experience performing functional, regression, integration, system, and end-to-end testing<br></li> <li>Experience validating APIs, interfaces, and data flows between banking systems<br></li> <li>Experience with defect tracking and test management tools<br></li> <li>Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills<br></li> <li>Experience working within Agile/Scrum environments<br></li> <li>Excellent communication and collaboration skills in remote team environments<br></li> </ul> <div> <br> </div><br><h3>Benefits</h3> <div> <ul> <li><span class="size" style="font-size:13.3333px">401(k) </span> <span class="size" style="font-size:13.3333px"> <br></span></li><span class="size" style="font-size:13.3333px"></span> 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