Mainframes Testing at SonSoft Inc. in Minneapolis, MN

Company Description

Sonsoft , Inc. is a USA based corporation duly organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Georgia. Sonsoft Inc. is growing at a steady pace specializing in the fields of Software Development, Software Consultancy and Information Technology Enabled Services.

Job Description

Preferred • At least 4 years of experience in creating requirement specifications based on Architecture/Design /Detailing of Processes • At least 4 years of experience in Development/ Configuration/solutions evaluation/ Validation and deployment • At least 4 years of experience in capturing requirements related to internal/external consulting, documenting, and mapping current business process •Minimum 4+ years of hands on experience in testing and leading mainframe projects. • Knowledge of brokerage and banking domain. • Analytical and Communication skills • Planning and Co-ordination skills • Experience with project management • Experience and desire to work in a management consulting environment that requires regular travel

Technical Skillset: (Hands on knowledge mandatory) • Tools: HP Quality Center, JIRA. • Mainframes: JCL (Test JCL creation from production JCLs) , PACBASE & COBOL (For reviewing and understanding programs written) , Writing simple SORT CARDS for extraction/formatting.• Databases: IMS, DB2 and Oracle.

Primary Responsibilities & Objectives:

• Coming up an test strategy and testing approach for major program for ST, SIT and UAT phases. • Leading a team of 6+ resources in planning and executing the testing for Mainframe projects. • Ability to co-ordinate with cross commit teams, vendor partners, development teams and business teams for test planning and defect tracking. • Hands on knowledge in mainframes for test JCLs creation, writing simple sort cards for formatting and file conversion. • Knowledge of DB2 and IMS DBs for doing table load/unload, writing simple queries for data extraction/filtration. • Hands on knowledge in troubleshooting mainframe job abends to identify RCA. • Review/track and execute the testing phases for the project as per plan and ability to escalate/highlight issues/risks/concerns and come up with mitigation plans to solve them • Good communication skills. • Ability to capture and provide testing status reports to stakeholders and business leaders. • Good understanding of HP QC/ALM as a tool for defect tracking and trace-ability. The job entails sitting as well as working at a computer for extended periods of time. Should be able to communicate by telephone, email or face to face. Travel may be required as per the job requirements.

Qualifications

Desired Skills & Experience Required • Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education. • At least 4 years of experience with IT

Additional Information

** U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time.

Note:-

1. This is a FULL TIME job oppurtunity.
2. Only US Citizen, Green Card Holder, GC-EAD, H4-EAD, L2-EAD, TN VIsa can apply.
3. No OPT-EAD & H1-B for this position.
4. Please mention your Visa Status in your email or resume.