Senior QA Engineer - IBM z/OS & CICS Expert

Cloud Software Group, LLC; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Life insurance

Disability benefits

401(k) plan

Job summary

Cloud Software Group is seeking a seasoned QA Tester to lead quality assurance for IBM z/OS, IBM CICS and Linux/Windows environments. The role emphasizes automation, test strategy, and collaboration with product teams and remote colleagues.

The candidate will develop and maintain automation test suites, write and execute manual tests for complex scenarios, and review product documentation for accuracy. A strong background in UI testing and front-end automation is essential.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 8 years of QA testing on IBM z/OS, IBM CICS and Linux/Windows.
• BE/ME/MTech in Computer Science or the relevant experience with related industry experience.
• Good understanding of IBM CICS, CICS applications and basic transactional implementations.
• Working knowledge of IBM z/OS, JCL, IBM Procedures, ISPF and mainframe operational executions and commands.
• Experience in QA testing with transactional products such as Substation ES, IBM MQ or IBM XCF.
• Extensive experience in multiplatform messaging such as TIBCO EMS/JMS, Apache Pulsar/Kafka.
• Very good understanding of UI frameworks, visual design testing and front end automation tools.
• Selenium or Cypress experience required.

Responsibilities

• Understand software quality best practices, test strategy and planning, test case development, test case deployment and execution, test data, defect tracking, and test automation, identify product defects, debug issues and report them in to defect tracking system
• Experience working with Agile methodologies
• Work with product management and development teams to understand the requirements and features, and to translate them into functional unit and pipeline QA tests
• Work independently with minimum supervision
• Debug test failures and help identify the root cause of failures
• Develop and maintain automation Test Suites, Test Plans and Test Specifications
• Create and run manual tests for scenarios that are too complex to automate
• Review, update and ensure user acceptance for product documentation
• Work with remote teams, communicate status, schedule effectively and clearly
• Escalate issues in time and able to follow up for their status
• Ability to apply and execute outcome-based thinking, focused on the results.Qualifications Note:

Skills

QA testing

IBM z/OS

IBM CICS

Linux/Windows

Agile methodologies

UI testing

Selenium

Cypress

TIBCO EMS/JMS

Apache Pulsar

Kafka

Education

BE/ME/MTech in Computer Science

Tools

JCL

ISPF

IBM z/OS tools

IBM MQ

XCF

Job description

Cloud Software Group is seeking a seasoned QA Tester to lead quality assurance for IBM z/OS, IBM CICS and Linux/Windows environments. The role emphasizes automation, test strategy, and collaboration with product teams and remote colleagues.

The candidate will develop and maintain automation test suites, write and execute manual tests for complex scenarios, and review product documentation for accuracy. A strong background in UI testing and front-end automation is essential.