Mainframe Test Engineer - z/OS

Qcentrio; Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Qcentrio in India is seeking an experienced Mainframe Testing professional with 6+ years of experience focused on Z/OS Mainframe, JCL, DB2, IBM Utilities and TSO/ISPF commands. The role requires strong understanding of testing life cycle processes and experience in analyzing logs to identify root causes for development teams.

The candidate will create test strategies, design test scenarios, prepare data and JCL, execute tests by submitting batch jobs, and coordinate with IT for fixes while

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in the Testing life cycle process, including creation of test cases, data, and execution per requirements/design.
• Experience editing or creating JCL to submit test batch jobs.
• Ability to analyze logs in spool and determine root causes for development/support teams.

Responsibilities

• Create Test Strategy and Test Plan defining scope and approach of testing.
• Analyze requirements and design test scenarios and test cases.
• Prepare Test data and Test JCL according to test scenarios.
• Execute test cases by submitting jobs and analyze results.
• Report issues and coordinate with development/support teams for fixes.
• Support practice associates with domain expertise and contribute to training.

Skills

Z/OS Mainframe

JCL

DB2

IBM Utilities

TSO/ISPF commands

Cloud testing (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Test Environment Management

Test data creation & execution

Mainframe JCL editing

Mainframe log analysis

Job description

Exp : 6+yrs into mainframe testing

NP : Immediate- 30days

Required Technical Skills :

• Z/OS Mainframe, JCL, DB2, IBM Utilities, TSO/ISPF commands

Good to have Technical Skills :

• Cloud Infrastructure Testing (AWS/Azure/GCP), Test Environment Management, Service
• Should have 6+ yrs experience in Testing life cycle process, creation of test cases/data/execution as per requirement/design
• Should have a good knowledge in editing JCL or create JCL to submit the Test Batch Jobs
• Should be aware of TSO/ISPF commands in Mainframe
• Good knowledge in analyzing the logs in Spool for Abended jobs and provide the root cause of the issue for further analysis to Development/support team
• Work with IT Developer to analyze the COBOL program to analyze issue and identify input and Output files
• Able to edit Mainframe files using Layouts/Copybooks using Fileaid to modify data according to testing requirements
• Verify the Database in DB2 or output files to verify the outputs
• Test data preparation according to Test Requirements
• Experienced in STLC Lifecycle (Software Testing Life Cycle) or Agile methodology and prepare Test closure reports/Signoff for Testing

Key Responsibilities :

• Creation of Test Strategy/Test plan document to define scope and approach of testing (Applicable for Band B3)
• Analyze the Requirements and identify Test scenarios/design the Test cases
• Prepare the Test data/Test JCL according to test scenarios
• Execute Test cases by submit Jobs and analyze the results
• Report the issues and coordinate with Development/support team for fixing the errors
• Participate in capability building and upskilling programs, contribute towards training programs in practice.
• Supporting practice associates in respective domains with relevant expertise