Senior QA Engineer - IBM z/OS/CICS Test Automation

Cloud Software Group, LLC; Georgia; On-site; USD 143,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Life insurance

Disability benefits

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Cloud Software Group is seeking an experienced QA professional to join an established team focused on IBM z/OS, CICS and Linux/Windows environments. You will develop and execute test plans, automate suites, perform manual testing where needed, and ensure quality across multi‑platform messaging systems such as TIBCO EMS/JMS, Pulsar and Kafka.

Responsibilities include collaborating with PM and development, debugging failures, updating documentation, and working with remote teams to keep schedules

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
• Good oral and written communication skills, embraces teamwork and collaboration
• Should be a quick learner, self-driven, and highly motivated
• Should be well organized, meticulous, and detail-oriented
• Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment with a strong emphasis on quality
• Demonstrates accuracy, thoroughness and attention to detail. Look for ways to improve and promote quality.Applies feedback to improve performance and customer experience.

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

UI automation

Selenium

Cypress

JCL

ISPF

Agile

Debugging

Education

BE/ME/MTech CS

Tools

IBM MQ

TIBCO EMS/JMS

Apache Pulsar

Kafka

JCL

ISPF

Job description

Cloud Software Group is seeking an experienced QA professional to join an established team focused on IBM z/OS, CICS and Linux/Windows environments. You will develop and execute test plans, automate suites, perform manual testing where needed, and ensure quality across multi‑platform messaging systems such as TIBCO EMS/JMS, Pulsar and Kafka.

Responsibilities include collaborating with PM and development, debugging failures, updating documentation, and working with remote teams to keep schedules