nugget.ai
Test Lead - Mainframe
nugget.ai, Toronto, ON
Program Test Lead, Mainframe Upgrade - Quality Engineering
• Must Have
o At least 12+ years of work experience in Quality Engineering (Testing) in IT
o Canadian Banking domain experience
o Leading and managing testing large scale, complex Mainframe applications and migration / upgrade projects
o Coordinating with Product, Infrastructure, Technical teams, Stakeholders, Executives, etc.
o Working in a matrix organization
o Stakeholder management across multiple areas such as Business, Infrastructure, Network, IT Custodians, Development, etc.
• Required Skills
o In-depth knowledge in testing Mainframe related applications using Cobol, DB2, SQL, JCL, VSAM, LPAR, CICS, Job schedulers such as Control-D/M, CA7; Banking applications
o Experience in testing various Mainframe application screens
o Experience in strategizing Mainframe (hardware) upgrade and Business Continuity Plan (BCP) testing
o Exposure to Unix/Linux, Shell scripting
o Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, communication skills
o Proactive in identifying gaps and raising issues
o Knowledge in GUI/Web application testing
• Job description
o Identify, prepare and plan the Test strategy/approach to test business, infrastructure and batch processing applications during a Mainframe Upgrade
o Create and maintain QE documentation
o Coordinate, perform or lead UAT, Business and E2E testing activities
o Provide support for Performance testing
o Communicate and plan with development teams and stakeholders
o Track & plan QE testing progress and provide analysis & metrics on the QE effort
o Log and track detailed product defects and support the RCA identification
o Coach and provide mentorship to the testing team, and not afraid to get hands dirty
o Be the single point of contact for all Testing related activities
• Must Have
o At least 12+ years of work experience in Quality Engineering (Testing) in IT
o Canadian Banking domain experience
o Leading and managing testing large scale, complex Mainframe applications and migration / upgrade projects
o Coordinating with Product, Infrastructure, Technical teams, Stakeholders, Executives, etc.
o Working in a matrix organization
o Stakeholder management across multiple areas such as Business, Infrastructure, Network, IT Custodians, Development, etc.
• Required Skills
o In-depth knowledge in testing Mainframe related applications using Cobol, DB2, SQL, JCL, VSAM, LPAR, CICS, Job schedulers such as Control-D/M, CA7; Banking applications
o Experience in testing various Mainframe application screens
o Experience in strategizing Mainframe (hardware) upgrade and Business Continuity Plan (BCP) testing
o Exposure to Unix/Linux, Shell scripting
o Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, communication skills
o Proactive in identifying gaps and raising issues
o Knowledge in GUI/Web application testing
• Job description
o Identify, prepare and plan the Test strategy/approach to test business, infrastructure and batch processing applications during a Mainframe Upgrade
o Create and maintain QE documentation
o Coordinate, perform or lead UAT, Business and E2E testing activities
o Provide support for Performance testing
o Communicate and plan with development teams and stakeholders
o Track & plan QE testing progress and provide analysis & metrics on the QE effort
o Log and track detailed product defects and support the RCA identification
o Coach and provide mentorship to the testing team, and not afraid to get hands dirty
o Be the single point of contact for all Testing related activities