The opportunity

Senior Associate in the Certification Team (Non-Cards) at NPCI will be responsible for ensuring the compliance, app-testing, and certification of UPI, IMPS, AePS, IMPS, NeTC products as per NPCI standards. Expected to work closely with Payers, Payee, TPAP and third-party vendors to troubleshoot and resolve reported issues. Knowledge on API based tools.

Job Details

Role Name: Senior Associate O​nboarding

Year of experience: 2 to 6 years of experience in payment systems, certification, testing, or related domainsLocation: Chennai

Education: BE/BTech

Requirements

JOB DETAILS: • Collaboration with banks and payment partners, and internal stakeholders ensuring seamless product validation before market deployment.

• Execute end-to-end certification testing for NPCI Products and payment applications in-line with NPCI guidelines.

• Execute test cases, log defects, and ensure timely resolution.

• Maintain certification documentation and provide reports for audits.​

• Execute test cases, log defects, and ensure timely resolution.

• Implement automation as required in the certification process

• Manage end to end certification activities across all products





• Co-ordination with internal departments for ensuring smooth business operations.Follow and bring in industry best practices for certifications.

KEY SKILLS:

• Good legal technical skills in drafting, reviewing documentation and carrying out research

• Excellent communication, co-ordination and project management skills

• Robust knowledge of PCI standards, APIs, and payment terminologies.

• Hands-on experience with testing tools (e.g., Postman) and defect life cycle

• Ability to work in a structured, process-driven environment.

• Ability to handle multiple certifications simultaneously.

- Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence

• Knowledge (or) maintenance expertise of open stack servers

Good to Have:

• Good understating of Java, Python, .net and DB’s

• Exposure to NPCI’s certification processes or payment scheme testing. Ability to create SOP’s and Technical documentations

AI SKILLS

• Identify gaps in the current monitoring process.

• Design an AI-enabled monitoring framework for log analysis and notifications. Recommend dashboards for operational visibility.

Expected AI Tool Usage

- LLM for certification planning.
- AI for risk prediction. Excel/Power BI for dashboard prototype or any presentation tool.

📌 Senior Associate (Chennai)
🏢 National Payments Corporation Of India (NPCI)
📍 Chennai