Associate Certification Analyst

About us

We’re Littlepay - a growing fintech headquartered in Melbourne with operations in the UK, EU, LATAM, USA, and Australia. Our payments platform enables our customers to pay for public transport using any payment card, mobile wallet, or wearable device. Processing over USD 1 billion a year in 13 countries and continuing to expand globally, we’re proud to move more people through better payment experiences.

Our Littlepay values:

• Trust and be trustworthy
• Embrace challenge
• Solve problems, together
• Deliver with speed and agility
• Be candid and kind

About the Opportunity

Littlepay is seeking an Associate Certifications Analyst  to join our Payments Engineering team. This role focuses on supporting and improving the execution of device certifications and integrations across a broad range of payment devices and schemes.

You’ll work with our Device Certification Lead and collaborate closely with internal teams and external partners to ensure that devices and integrations meet the highest standards for compliance and interoperability. Whether you bring deep experience or a strong interest in payments, this role offers the opportunity to develop hands-on expertise in EMV certifications, secure device communications, and payment infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Certification Activities: Assist in the planning, execution, and documentation of EMV and scheme certification processes across domestic and international payment systems.
• Integration Testing & Validation: Contribute to integration testing with payment devices and SDKs, ensuring that implementations are technically sound and meet compliance standards.
• Tooling & Automation: Develop or enhance test harnesses and scripts to automate certification checks and streamline validation processes.
• Problem Solving: Work through technical issues in device communications and payment transactions, using logs, traces, and tools to identify root causes.
• Collaboration: Liaise with vendors, partners, and internal engineers to support integration efforts and clarify technical requirements.
• Continuous Learning: Build knowledge of EMV protocols, acquirer certifications, and secure transaction standards with guidance from domain experts.

About you

We’re open to candidates at different experience levels who are interested in building or applying expertise in device certifications and secure payment integrations.

Ideally, you'll have:

• Familiarity with, or interest in, EMV, NFC, or secure device communication protocols
• Some hands-on experience with scripting or software development
• An ability to follow and troubleshoot technical processes with a high level of attention to detail
• Experience with certification processes, hardware integrations, or QA/testing in complex systems (a plus)
• A clear communicator who enjoys working across teams and with external partners
• A methodical approach to testing and validation, with a drive to improve tools and processes over time

Our Benefits

We love to look after our people. At Littlepay, you'll be part of an inclusive and diverse team that celebrates the differences and unique gifts we each bring to work.

You’ll have access to:

• A high trust working environment, with access to cloud collaboration tools like Notion, Slack, Miro, Google Workspace, and Jira to help us work together effectively
• Paid professional development (including conferences, courses, learning subscriptions, etc.)
• Harrison Assessments - our talent management provider that facilitates continuous professional development
• A variety of flexible leave options
• A company-wide paid day off
• Our generous employee referral program
• Mid-year, quarterly, and end-of-year corporate and team events and workshops
• Short-term remote working arrangements
• International travel opportunities (dependent on role)

In-office expectations

At Littlepay, we believe great work happens when we solve problems, together. We see in-person collaboration as an important way to build connections, share ideas, and support each other meaningfully.

For those assigned to an office location, we generally expect a minimum two-day presence in the office each week. This may vary depending on your role, team, and location. For example, our team in Luxembourg works 4 days from the office, whereas our AU and UK teams currently work a minimum of 2 days onsite in our Melbourne/London offices. Some positions might require more frequent office attendance to support cross-functional collaboration, customer engagement, or specific team workflows. Your hiring manager will provide details relevant to your role.

We aim to strike a healthy balance between in-person connection and flexibility, while staying connected to deliver with speed and agility as we continue to scale, ensuring our ways of working support both our people and our shared ambition to move more people through better payment experiences.

Our Recruitment Process

If you’ve been shortlisted for the role, you’ll first have a chat with our Talent team, who will set up an interview if the stars align. A short workplace preferences questionnaire will also be sent to help us learn more about the way you prefer to work. Following a successful first interview, you’ll meet with a second set of Littlepay folks, and be invited to participate in the final stage before being presented with an offer.

If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process or if you require any accommodations for any stage in the interview process, please don’t hesitate to let us know. Additionally, if you don’t meet all of the criteria (we know that some underrepresented groups tend to avoid applying if they don’t), please still apply. We really enjoy meeting people who might bring a fresh perspective on a problem we need to solve!

Ultimately, being part of our small but mighty team means you'll have the opportunity to learn about micropayments, and have a hand in the provision of services that impact millions of people. You’ll help us deliver on our revolutionary product roadmap and help scale our platform as we continue to expand across the globe.

If this opportunity interests you, hit apply! We look forward to learning about you.

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