QA Engineer - Payments (Botim)

About us:
Botim is a UAE-based technology investment and development group, embarked on a mission to build the world’s first ultra platform & ecosystem, that will disrupt the consumer technology space by rethinking the boundaries of a digital ecosystem.
It will be the first of its kind in the MEA region to simplify the way people & businesses interact, engage and transact with each other. The platform will provide seamless connectivity between consumers and businesses, enabling users to effortlessly access home, e-commerce, and fintech services in one place. Astra’s mission is to enrich people’s lives by making communication and e-commerce more seamless, connected, and natural.

Please note: This is a full-time office-based role in Tbilisi (5 days per week), with some flexibility available after the probation period.
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About the Role:
You will help deliver high-quality payment products by performing end-to-end functional and non-functional testing across mobile, backend, and payment systems. Working closely with product managers, developers, and business stakeholders, you will ensure the stability, security, and compliance of third-party payment workflows, payment gateways, merchant acquiring, and related financial services.

What You’ll Do:

• Conduct thorough end-to-end functional and non-functional testing for mobile apps and payment flows, including wallet onboarding, KYC verification, and user lifecycle scenarios.
• Test and validate external payment channel integrations, including third-party PSPs, payment gateways, and merchant acquiring flows.
• Perform deep transaction fund-flow validation — covering the full transaction lifecycle from initiation through clearing, settlement, and reconciliation at the data level.
• Execute transaction risk-control testing, including fraud rules, velocity checks, transaction limits, and risk-scoring logic.
• Ensure the security of payment transaction flows through careful analysis and testing.
• Collaborate with development teams to embed security best practices and compliance requirements into the product.
• Identify potential flaws and security risks across business processes and communicate them effectively.
• Perform backend API testing and database validation to safeguard the integrity and security of data flows.
• Participate actively in Agile projects, keeping the QA process aligned with development cycles.
• Stay current with security guidelines and compliance standards in the payment and telecommunication industries.
  

Skills & Experience:

• Proven QA experience in banking, fintech, or digital payments, with deep hands-on experience in payment systems and mobile applications.
• Hands-on experience with end-to-end mobile app testing, functional and non-functional.
• Direct experience testing digital wallet products (including wallet onboarding, KYC flows, and wallet-to-wallet or wallet-to-bank transactions).
• Experience with test automation in a payment context, ideally with payment-specific scenarios automated end to end.
• Hands-on experience with external payment channel integrations (PSPs, acquirers, open banking APIs, or similar).
• Demonstrated ability to validate transaction fund flows at the data level (not just UI or status checks, but clearing records, ledger entries, and full transaction lifecycle validation).
• Experience with transaction risk-control testing (fraud scenarios, velocity limits, user status logic, and risk rule validation).
• Familiarity with security methodologies and compliance standards in payments, including PCI DSS.
• Strong SQL skills for backend and database validation — able to write complex queries independently, not just basic lookups.
• Experience working in Agile environments with QA embedded in sprints.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify business-level vulnerabilities, not just technical defects.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field.

• Direct work with the customer and an ownership culture.
• 20 working days of vacation and 15 sick days.
• At least 11 public holidays.
• Medical expenses compensation (after the trial period).
• Fitness membership (after the trial period).
• Corporate events.