Job Description
Role
REPORTS TO
Certification & Implementation L2
Lead - Certification
BRIEF BACKGROUND
Hitachi Payment Services is a leading payment solutions provider in the country, enabling its customers to grow by offering technology-led cash & digital payment solutions while building a robust payment infrastructure in the country, driving financial empowerment and enabling social change. We cater to customers such as banks, payment aggregators and fintech players who are ready to capture the emerging opportunities in this payments segment.
PURPOSE OF JOB
We are seeking an experienced Senior POS Certification & Integration Engineer with 5 to 10 years of expertise in the payment domain. The ideal candidate will have deep knowledge of POS terminal certification, transaction message formats (ISO8583), EMV standards, and experience working on banking switch integrations. This role involves onboarding banks, implementing projects in live environments, and working on scheme mandates from VISA, Mastercard, Amex, and RuPay.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform certification and end-to-end functional testing of POS terminals.
- Analyze and troubleshoot ISO8583 messages and support various transaction types.
- Validate EMV tag structures and their behavior during chip-based transactions.
- Work on Linux-based systems and integrate with payment switches (e.g., BASE24, FSS, FIS, or equivalent).
- Develop and execute complex SQL queries for data validation and report generation.
- Manage and execute complete software testing life cycle (STLC) for POS systems.
- Handle end-to-end transaction flow analysis across acquiring and issuing banks.
- Onboard current banks and clients to the payment switch platform, ensuring smooth transaction routing and certification.
- Lead and support project implementations into production post-certification phase.
- Interpret and implement scheme mandates (VISA, Mastercard, Amex, RuPay) and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Coordinate