Computech Corporation provides IT and consulting services to various customers across the globe. We are a Minority Certified Company with over 15 years of industry experience. Our global delivery model and proven track record enable companies to realize improved business efficiency and increased profitability.
Job DescriptionDescription
· Resource will be working on the End-to-End (E2E) Testing Team, where the primary focus is testing over 1600+ mainframe jobs in an automated test that approximates production job schedules.
· The E2E test is executed twice per month.
· In addition to testing, the qualified resource will also participate in mainframe preparation and maintenance activities spanning multiple test environments.
Responsibilities
* Perform test environment setup including manual activities needed to test new code.
* Monitor execution of mainframe jobs during E2E tests.
* Resolve environment and application issues found during E2E testing, communicate with developers and systems administrators, and log application defects when necessary.
* Maintain automated job schedule used during E2E testing.
* Maintain IMS unload and loads jobs used to refresh the data in multiple mainframe test environments.
* Executing bi-weekly shadow jobs to refresh all object code in multiple mainframe test environments.
* Small enhancement and maintenance activities to improve the scope and performance of the E2E test.
QualificationsTop 3 Skills/Experience
1. Strong mainframe skillset: COBOL, JCL, DB2, IMS (7 years minimum experience).
2. Strong analytical/problem solving skills.
3. Excellent communication skills.
Required Skills/Experience
* Extremely strong mainframe technical background including working knowledge of the following: TSO/ISPF, JES-Master, VSAM, Abend-Aid, File-Aid, Endevor, ARC/BMC, ACF2, CA-1/TMS (Tape Management System), Job/Scan, and Xpediter.
* Proficient debugging and problem solving skills related to mainframe program ABEND resolution.
* Excellent communication skills required - both written and verbal with experience in process creation, self-help documentation, metrics gathering and reporting.
* Excellent skills to support other application development teams with recommendations of best practices, resolutions to application setup issues or environment issues, and enforcement of proper policies and procedures for projects testing in the mainframe test environments.
* Strong experience using Microsoft Outlook and Excel.
Preferred Skills/Experience
* Knowledge of CA-7 and job scheduling experience highly desirable.
* Working knowledge of the following additional mainframe skills: CICS, CLIST, REXX, FTP, MQ Series, SPUFI, Strobe.
* PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint usage a plus.
* General knowledge of distributed/web infrastructure as an interface to backend mainframe processing.
Education/Certifications
* Bachelor degree in Computer Science, or in a related field such as Information Technology.
Additional InformationAll your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Skills Required
- 7+ years experience with COBOL, JCL, DB2, IMS
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication; documentation and metrics reporting experience
- Extensive experience with mainframe tools: TSO/ISPF, JES-Master, VSAM, Abend-Aid, File-Aid, Endevor, ARC/BMC, ACF2, CA-1/TMS, Job/Scan, Xpediter
- Proficient in debugging and ABEND resolution for mainframe programs
- Experience performing test environment setup, E2E test execution, and monitoring mainframe job schedules
- Experience maintaining IMS unload/load jobs and executing bi-weekly shadow jobs to refresh object code
- Strong experience using Microsoft Outlook and Excel
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
- Experience with CA-7 and job scheduling
- Working knowledge of CICS, CLIST, REXX, FTP, MQ Series, SPUFI, Strobe
- Experience with PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint
- General knowledge of distributed/web infrastructure interfacing with mainframe processing
What We Do
Computech's ability to evolve and be flexible to a dynamic business world is precisely why Computech has been successful for so long. Our mission is to help our customers manage change and transform their businesses through high-quality, cost-effective business information solutions. We offer comprehensive, web-enabled and end-to-end services from within our many areas of expertise. We are a member of the Michigan Minority Supplier Diversity Council and have been honored with their Diamond award four times. We have been taking strides to revitalize Detroit and were one of ICIC's "Inner City 100" in 2013. We are currently CMMI Maturity Level 5 and also a Microsoft and Oracle Certified Gold Partner.
