Mainframe System Integration Tester

Role : Mainframe System Integration Tester

Job id - 183

Project duration - approximately 13 months

Hours a week - 40

Work schedule hybrid (current standard schedule at FISA-OPA is alternate days on site)

Work location - 5 Manhattan West New York NY 10001

Mode of interview virtual and/or in-person

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain formal test cases for specific releases based on the business requirements and technical specifications.
  
• Execute test scripts/cases for releases or on-going maintenance and record test results in ALM / Quality Center (QC);
  
• Report defects in ALM / Quality Center (QC) provide development team with necessary defect documentation re-test fixes and record results.
  
• Perform data mining to ensure proper test population coverage for test cases.
  
• Assume responsibility for timely test cases completion to achieve targeted system cycles dates.
  
• Timely reporting of all critical milestones and slipping deadlines to the Testing Lead.
  
• Work on multiple projects and ability to shift the effort based on the timelines established.
  
• Conducting peer reviews prior to test execution (i.e proper test cases coverage test cases documented appropriately);
  
• Working with developers and system analysts on resolving any open questions while working on test cases preparation.
  
• Working with automation team on debugging automation scripts.
  

Required Qualifications:

• 5 years of hands-on experience in Testing Mainframe applications.
  
• 5 years of hands-on experience in COBOL/IMS/DB2/ JCL/PROCS/CTLCARDS
  
• Experience in RMDS/XPEDITER/File-Aid for IMS/DB2
  
• Extensive experience with Oracle and DB2database.
  
• Strong understanding of standard STLC methodologies ability to understand and transform business requirements and technical designs into the test cases.
  
• Extensive experience in Manual Functional Testing such as creating test plan building and executing manual test scripts.
  
• Experience using ALM / Quality Center (QC) for creating executing test cases and tracking defects.
  
• Experience using IBM Rational Suite (Clear Case Clear Quest etc.)
  
• QA experience using manual and automated testing tools and processes to perform functional regression and performance testing.
  
• Proficiency running back-end/database queries for data set-up and verification (DB2 and Oracle)
  
• Experience in developing and maintaining automated HP Quick Test Pro (QTP) scripts using Keyword Driven Framework and Descriptive programming is a plus.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with an enterprise wide large-scale implementation.
  
• Excellent Communications skills (Oral and written) interpersonal and organizational skills are required.
  

Education:

• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science Engineering or in a Technical/Business Discipline is required.