What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mainframe Tester position at PALNAR?
Role - Mainframe Tester
Locations: Merrimack, NH Or Smithfield, RI– Hybrid (2 Weeks Onsite)
Key Skills:-
- They are looking for someone with a typical QA engineering background, primarily manual and functional testing, with some automation experience (ability to automate CICS screens).
- Experience with VSAM files CICS kick screens DB2 querying is required.
- Self-driven person, capable of independently understanding acceptance criteria.
- The role will provide access to the team’s GitHub Copilot to assist with writing automation code, with plans to expand to Microsoft Copilot for test coverage.
- Automation experience with Java Cucumber BDD is required.
- Good understanding of Cobol to help run JCL files required.
- The team is starting to get involved in IOM doing some automation.
Nice to Have:
- Experience in Financial Services domain, preferably mutual funds, stocks, managed accounts.
- Experience working upon virtual databases like Delphix, or data mockup tools like Wire Mock.
- Worked on Cloud based services - Azure, AWS.
- Aptitude and Communication skills.
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience is required.
- Experience of test automation development using Java or similar language.
- Experience in testing distributed applications at multiple layers of the technology stack.
- Proven Expertise on standard test automation frameworks - Cucumber, Java, Rest services.
- Expertise on Data validation and processes - SQL, DB2, Oracle.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environment, using tools like JIRA, XRAY. Solid familiarity with Agile/Scrum processes.
- DevOps, CI/CD processes - Maven, Git/GitHub, Jenkins, Sonar.
- Knowledge on SDLC including coding standards, code reviews, source code management, build processes.
- Cobalt language understanding.
- VSAM files
- Batch process
- IOM (Input/Output Modules)
- Experience in Financial Services domain, preferably mutual funds, stocks, managed accounts.
- Experience working upon virtual databases like Delphix, or data mockup tools like Wire Mock.
- Worked on Cloud based services - Azure, AWS.
- Practical experience working with both functional and regression testing including test automation within an agile environment
- Ability to quickly learn, adapt and thrive to meet the needs of a fast paced, changing environment
- Interpret business requirements and crystallize stories and acceptance criteria for implementation
- Identify risks and develop contingency plans in anticipation of test automation issues
- Have the proven ability to work independently as part of an Agile Sprint, Kanban team/squads
- Proven understanding of the software development process including planning, analysis, design, coding, system and user testing, and problem resolution.
- Use and improve upon an existing automation framework