Mainframe QA

Job Summary:

One of our client is looking for Mainframe Tester.

Note: Preferred someone with Child Support Enforcement program experience or any State/Federal experience.

Responsibilities:

The selected Analyst will:

• Perform manual testing of applications, create and maintain test data, and document test results to ensure that changes to systems accurately meet technical and functional requirements.
• Review methodology documentation for accuracy, completeness and quality so that new systems and changes to existing systems are completed accurately and in accordance with defined standards.
• Design, develop, and document test plans and test scripts so that accurate test documentation exists for all assigned applications.
• Work closely with all levels of client staff to share information and provide support so that system integrity is maintained, risk factors to applications are addressed, and users are able to perform their testing activities in a controlled test environment.
• Provide and model positive, professional, and courteous customer service to employees, other agencies, vendors, contractors, and the general public by sharing job knowledge and responding to requests for information/service in a timely, efficient, competent manner so that issues are resolved according to prescribed timeframes and specifications.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in CA 7
• 5+ years of experience testing large, complex mainframe applications
• 5+ years of experience testing projects developed using waterfall methodology
• 5+ years of experience analyzing Functional and Technical Requirements
• 5+ years of experience participating in code and design walkthroughs
• 5+ years of experience with Test Management
• 5+ years of experience analyzing requirements and design documents to design, create, and implement Test Plans, Test Strategies, and Test Scripts
• 5+ years of experience reading code to understand processing and data structures
• 5+ years of experience partnering with technical team members and other project stakeholders to develop Test Cases, Test Scripts and Test Scenarios
• 5+ years of experience analyzing test results
• 5+ years of experience creating and maintaining test documentation and test reports
• 5+ years of experience with defect reporting, triage, and tracking
• 5+ years of experience using ISPF to access datasets, jobs and databases
• 5+ years of experience using CICS to navigate applications
• 5+ years of experience creating, modifying, and managing datasets
• 5+ years of experience creating, modifying, and executing JCL
• 5+ years of experience with writing, debugging, and executing SQL
• 5+ years of experience following formal Configuration Management procedures