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National Payments Corporation Of India (NPCI)

Senior Associate

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In-Office
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IND
Senior level
In-Office
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IND
Senior level
Performs end-to-end certification and application testing for NPCI payment products, including executing test cases, logging and resolving defects, maintaining certification documentation, supporting audits, and implementing automation. Collaborates with banks, payment partners, vendors, and internal teams to validate products against NPCI standards before deployment. The role also supports multiple certifications, process improvement, technical documentation, and payment application troubleshooting using APIs and testing tools.
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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 Onboarding
Year of experience: 2 to 6 years
 of experience in payment systems, certification, testing, or related domains
Location: 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

•         Strong 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.


National Payments Corporation Of India (NPCI) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IND Office

8th Level, VBC Solitaire,, 47 & 49 Bazullah Road, T. Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 600 017,

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