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Lead Payment Tech Development

Discover, City of Westminster

Lead Payment Tech Development

Salary Not Specified

Discover, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 6 Nov | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 4a083afdf5f14217b2a11b579a4a523e

Full Job Description

  • Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United Kingdom on a full-time basis.
    • Executes R&D functions of design, development, testing, certification, and delivery activities for contact and contactless chip technologies, mobile payments, and other emerging technology-based solutions for card acceptance devices as well as payment devices. Writes new specifications (including functional features and security features), new test plans, certification requirements, or develops sample applications. Coordinates with vendors such as card and chip manufacturers, test laboratories, test tool providers, and mobile application developers for product development. Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management. Responsibilities
  • Creates high-level technical design documents and detailed technical specifications for new technology-based card acceptance devices and payment devices.
  • Creates and maintains the test plans, test tools, and test procedures for new technology-based card acceptance devices and payment devices (such as contact and contactless chip, mobile and cloud-based payments, etc.) and ensure the test strategies and requirements are aligned with industry standards.
  • Be innovative and provide continuous improvements for test programs.
  • Oversees the development of certification scripts and a certification process for multiple categories of payment technology vendors.
  • Participates in development of global standards and specifications for various global standards bodies (e.g. EMVCo).
  • Manages the vendor relationship for key external vendors.

    At a minimum, here's what we need from you:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
  • Experience as Payment Technology Engineer
  • In lieu of a degree, Experience as Payment Technology Engineer
    • Preferred Qualifications If we had our say, we'd also look for:
  • Experience working with EMV payments systems, mobile payment technologies including cloud-based payments and secure elements.
  • Deep understanding of EMV Functional requirements
  • Having knowledge of EMV Security requirements would be an added advantage.
  • Ability to drive process, project, and results by influencing and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Ability to present strategy and influence partners for product adoption.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to think out of the box and find alternate options to resolve issues.
  • Strong planning and project management skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

    With us, you'll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it - we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine., All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.

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