Mainframe Tester

Role: QA Lead
Location: 100% Remote
Duration: 6+ Months Contract

Only W2 no C2C
Required Skills:
90% of the work will be mainframe testing, with some automation that is built into regression testing. The other 10% is web based apps in Java. Primary feedback from candidates he s seen from other vendors is that they are sending web based QA s that don t have any mainframe experience.

Profile to look for:

• 7+ years of Mainframe Testing
• Experience coordinating with offshore teams
• Healthcare and/or claims processing experience
• Agile
• Automation experience (would be ideal if they have, but not a deal breaker).

Roles and responsibilities-

• Collaborating closely with our quality analysts to develop comprehensive test documentation and facilitating reviews of the same with relevant stakeholders.
• Developing robust test strategies and schedules. This will involve planning and coordinating testing activities to ensure timely and effective test execution.
• Able to handle multiple test projects at any given time.
• Leading and facilitating triage meetings with IT and business teams to provide test status updates, discuss any issues or defects, and review test results.
• Creating and presenting test metrics to the leadership team which can help in making informed decisions.
• Coordinating with multiple application teams to establish test schedules, manage dependencies and identifying the necessary data required for testing.
• Managing defects and prioritizing tests. It will involve overseeing the defect lifecycle, ensuring that defects are tracked down, prioritized, and resolved in a timely manner.
• Overall QA ownership for regression, performance testing and end-to-end.
• Identifying potential risks and developing mitigation approaches to minimize impact on our projects.
• Identifying opportunities for automation and test optimization to drive efficiency and effectiveness of our testing processes.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT experience with Quality engineering focus
• 5+ years of experience leading quality assurance teams for large programs
• 3+ years of working on healthcare with focus on Health Claims processing
• 3+ years of experience with new QA technology and frameworks including QA test automation using like Selenium, Java, GitHub
• 3+ years experience with Agile methodologies and familiarity with tools such as RTC/RQM/Jira/ Rally
• Experience with working teams spread across multiple locations and ability to mentor them