Senior Mainframe Test Analyst - Hybrid Toronto

Cognizant; Toronto, Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Mainframe Test Analyst to ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of mission-critical Mainframe applications. You will join the Quality Engineering team and collaborate with business analysts, developers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality software solutions.

The role emphasizes testing across functional, SIT, E2E, UAT, and batch processes using COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, and VSAM. A hybrid work model with 3 days in a Toronto office is described.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software testing experience, including 5+ years focused on Mainframe testing.
• Strong hands-on Mainframe technologies including COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, and File-AID.
• Experience performing Functional, SIT, Regression, E2E, UAT, Batch, Data Migration, and Data Validation testing.
• Experience with defect management/test management tools such as Jira, HP ALM, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive test strategies, test plans, test cases, and test scripts for Mainframe applications.
• Perform Functional, System Integration (SIT), End-to-End (E2E), Regression, User Acceptance (UAT), Batch, and Interface testing.
• Validate Mainframe batch processing, data workflows, and system integrations using COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, and VSAM.
• Analyze defects, perform root cause investigations, support defect triage activities, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues.
• Support release validation, production verification, data migration testing, and quality reporting while mentoring team members.

Skills

Mainframe testing

Test planning

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Hybrid delivery experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

ISTQB certification

Tools

Jira

HP ALM

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Mainframe Test Analyst to ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of mission-critical Mainframe applications. You will join the Quality Engineering team and collaborate with business analysts, developers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality software solutions.

The role emphasizes testing across functional, SIT, E2E, UAT, and batch processes using COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, and VSAM. A hybrid work model with 3 days in a Toronto office is described.