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.
Role Name: Senior Associate Onboarding
Year of experience: 2 to 6 years of experience in payment systems, certification, testing, or related domains
Education: BE/BTech
Requirements
• 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.
• 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
• 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,

