Mainframe Consultant - JCL/COBOL (5-7 yrs)

Must Have Skill : Mainframe Testing.

Experience : 5+ Years.

Location : Pune.

Detailed JD (Roles and Responsibilities) :

- Must have strong experience in Mainframe technology (COBOL, DB2, CICS, JCL, VSAM etc.)

- To Involve in System Testing, SIT, Functional and Regression Testing Test Cases and its execution.

- Need to Create, Run & execute JCLs in Mainframe, Validate the job status in spool, and have problem solving skills to resolve JCL errors, experience in writing in complex SQL Queries run Mainframe DB post execution.

- Identify and escalate risks and issues to leads and managers Daily status progress reporting to leads Managers, attend project calls and meetings and support e2e SIT, UAT and Penny Test.

- Well versed with the different testing methodologies, techniques phases tools and can use the same as per the project requirement.

- Execute tests, track and monitor defects/Stories to closure and produce test metrics and test reports using GitHub / Jenkins / using Automation tool etc.

- Must have excellent oral and written communications skills, ability to accept and deliver assistance to meet deadlines, self-directed, organized capable of multi-tasking.

- Should have good analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Assist in performing test estimation, test strategy and Prepare Test Plan and provide regular updates to Scrum Leads in managing day-to-day testing activities, such as test monitoring and status reporting at the end of the testing day.

- Nurture team members on mainframe skills and expertise e., REXX, JCL, COBOL, DB2, VSAM and CICS.

Mandatory skills :

- Senior Engineer in Testing with extensiveMainframe development and Testing experience with 5 to 7 years minimum experience and should be an SME in Mainframe Testing (zSeries) - JCL, DB2, COBOL, CICS, Endeavour, File Manager, Debugging the programs.

- Knowledge and usage of tools File Manager/File Aid, Xpeditor, Endevor and SPUFI.

- Should be able to view and read the JCLs to the testing environment using production JCLs.

- Should be able to analyze the COBOL, DB2 code when required and analyze abends from spool and usage of debugging tools.

- Able to create Test Scenarios, Test cases, Test Cases Execution using TOSCA, ALM JIRA and Quality Centre on mainframe-based systems and applications.

- Excellent Communication Skills.

- TOSCA, GitHub, Jenkins, CICD Pipeline, ALM JIR etc.

- Experience good to have.

- Retail /Core Banking Experience - good to have.