Mainframe QA with Automation -Assistant Manager

Job Responsibilities:

Specific duties and responsibilities include creating, maintaining and executing functional, regression, integration and automation test plans, writing test code against software/application code, estimating test efforts, analyzing and communicating test results, defect tracking and participating in day to day QA & Agile scrum activities, and contribute to the company’s performance and scalability of testing efforts and producing required artifacts for releasing the code the Production environment.

• Good at designing and executing test scenarios / test cases
• Enhance and extend test automation frameworks
• Identify SQA tasks during team sprint cycle, think about testing and automation strategies, estimate test efforts and implement automation for new features
• Analyze and communicate test results and defect tracking
• Assist in the planning, creation and control of test environments and test data
• Participate in the review of QA procedures and processes and provide recommendations for improvement to eliminate redundancies in testing and improve efficiency
• Innovate in the best automation, Agile and continuous testing practices by trying new solutions and technologies on the market and recommending their use
• Experience in banking and financial services domain
• Experience in securities lending, asset reference data, pricing, collateral management will be a big plus

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• B.S. Degree in Computer Science or related field
• 8+ years` experience in a Software Quality Assurance / Engineering role
• 7+ years` experience with Mainframe Functional testing (TSO/ISPF, CICS, VSAM, DB2)
• 5+ years` experience with SQL, DB2 and well versed with creating SQL Queries
• Experience working with mainframe testing tools/framework - such as IBM File Manager, SPUFI, File Compare
• Basic understand of the coding activities using COBOL, PL/1, REXX, VSAM, DB2, JCL and CICS
• Analyze business processes, procedures and policies and able document the test requirements
• Experience with open source tools and resources
• Knowledge of different test methodologies and their corresponding tools
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and should be able to work independently with minimal guidance
• Good time management and organizational skills
• The ability to keep up to date with the constantly changing technology industry and willingness to learn and adapt
• Passion for testing, development, and design
• Experience with test automation frameworks, designing and automation skills is a ++
• Hands-on experience with writing automation test code and utilizing leading industry standard tools (UFT, IDEs, Terminal Emulators, Renorex/Selenium, Robotic Test Automation using Python/API Testing, SQL Skills) and frameworks that can simulate complex multi-system scenarios is a ++
• Proficiency with automated testing types (Unit, Functional, Load, Security, Behavioral, Integration, Component, Contract, End-to-End) is a ++ 

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