Senior IBM Mainframe Tester

Job Title: Senior IBM Mainframe Tester
Location: Remote
Duration: Long Term Contract
Client: AFS/Treasury

Specialization: Test Data Management

Technical Skills: Years/Level of Experience
Requirements Analysis                                (7-10 yrs experience)
Functional Test Planning                             (7-10 yrs experience)
Test Execution and Management             (7-10 yrs experience)
Job Control Language (JCL)                         (7-10 yrs experience)
Restructured Extended Executor (REXX) (7-10 yrs experience)

Role Description: 
Create input data for testing and test procedures
Process test data and review output (using the expected results) to show details on test results reporting
Create Predetermined Results
Develop testing strategies, create test cases and test data conditions for ALC and JAVA code
Record output in EWM/RTC
Execute compare tools to identify differences between output data
Create and maintain test plans, test cases and test case traceability mappings to verify functionalities have met the stated requirements during testing of the application
Provide development support and project level testing of the application functionalities through defect resolution
Support type of testing required by the organization
⁠Demonstrate a willingness to increase learning and work in a variety of situations adhering to delivery timelines and service level agreements
Review/Analyze Test Documentation
Participate in walkthroughs/meetings/reviews/coordination efforts
Provide individual status in Scrum Calls for assigned work items
Development of Testing Process Improvements
Active IRS MBI clearance preferred
A minimum of 3 – 8* years collective developing applications and testing 
Experience with legacy Masterfile (IMF or BMF) is a plus
Good analytical skills and mainframe experience - JCL (SORT Joinkeys Statement), REXX and Control- M
Understanding and functioning knowledge of RQM is expected
Prior experience working on Agile teams 
IRS/BMF/IMF/CADE 2 experience preferred
Excellent communication skills with client stakeholders at all organizational and technical levels
Demonstrated ability to seek out information (proactive learning) 
Ability to work both independently and as part of a larger team

* Bachelor’s Degree or above preferred. More experience is required for non-degreed candidates.