Job Description:About UsAt Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.  Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!Global Business ServicesGlobal Business Services delivers Technology and Operations capabilities to Lines of Business and Staff Support Functions of Bank of America through a centrally managed, globally integrated delivery model and globally resilient operations.Global Business Services is recognized for flawless execution, sound risk management, operational resiliency, operational excellence and innovation.In India, we are present in five locations and operate as BA Continuum India Private Limited (BACI), a non-banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation and the operating company for India operations of Global Business Services.Process Overview*Enterprise Payments Technology – Global Business Services team is involved in Architecture, Development & Testing. Applications in EPT provide critical services to our customers and clients such as Zelle, that enables person to person payments, Digital Wallets, Debit Card Purchase, Bill Payments, Merchant Acquiring, International and Domestic Remittances, Mortgage Payments, Scheduled Transfers. It also supports capabilities for Card Management, External Account Management and Settlement. The EPT team is playing a crucial role in transformational initiatives and maintaining digital payments change. In Payments we are moving with API first approach. We are transitioning to Continuous Integration and Deployment using the Horizon Platform and focused on test automation using SOATest. Team here is involved in executing strategies like NEVER DOWN, and Payment Simplification. Platform Stability as part of Never Down is also a focus area due to the need for high availability of the payments platform for our customers. It is also engaged in a POC for containerization using OpenShift. The India team is spread across 4 locations in India – Chennai, Gurugram, Hyderabad and Mumbai. Continuous Innovation is our motto, with over 100 patents, multiple Opex process improvements to its name. At the same time, we are a highly engaged an motivated team that believes in having fun while working.Job Description*The Payments and Merchant Technology Quality Specialist (II A) will be responsible for working with payments QA team. This role will work closely with the U.S. leadership team for Payments QA to ensure the system integration testing and end to end testing is completed for the planned releases of new functionality for this new business area.Responsibilities*•-Responsible for Testing SOA (service oriented architecture) based Applications•-Responsible for analyzing the business requirements and develop test plan & test scripts based on business objectives and design•-Responsible for Web Services and Message Based Testing.•-Responsible for fully automating the Regression Suites for Applications•-Responsible for Defect and Status Reporting•-Responsible for supporting UAT and End to End Testing efforts•-Responsible for weekend support for both Independent and Integrated releasesRequirements*Education*:Bachelor’s degreeCertifications If Any:Experience Range*•-6 – 9 YearsFoundational skills*Candidate should have in depth experience in SOA and Web Services (Service Testing, Middleware Testing, Messaging Validation and Virtualization), knowledge of industry standards, proactive planning and the ability to work in a fast paced environment.5-7 years of proven, hands-on experience in API testing using SoapUI, SOATest, or equivalentGood understanding of XML, SOAP, MQ, WSDL, JSON TechnologiesKnowledge on Mainframe Testing, COBOL, Endevor, EasytrieveExperience working on other SOA testing toolsExperience in Functional Testing, including writing detailed test plans and test scriptsProven experience with JIRAStrong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with quick adaptation to new technologies, methodologies, and systemsFull lifecycle development methodology, SOA Testing Concepts and MethodologyStrong at Software Testing Concepts.Excellent communication and documentation skillsDetail-oriented and persistent, able to drive complicated tasks through to completion.Ability to work in a collaborative team environmentIndividual contributor, capable of self-directing daily tasksSeeks out best practices to find opportunities for improvements in Test Execution ProcessDesired skills*Parasoft SOATest, SOA & Web Services, Web Methods, XML, SOAP, MQ and WSDLTechnologies, JIRA, writing detailed test plans and test scriptsWorking knowledge:–JDBC, SQL, CA Lisa, UFT, Mainframe Testing, COBOL, Endevor, Easytrieve, Sort, REXX UtilitySecondary Expertise–Functional Knowledge of Banking / Payments DomainAgile project lifecycle knowledge.Work Timings*:11.30 AM to 8.30 PM IST (Need to flexible as per business need)Job Location*:Hyderabad