Mainframe Tester-Letterkenny

Key Points:
Excellent opportunity to Join a large Irish / Multinational Company
This client offers to work from home after 6 months
Excellent opportunities to progress
Excellent career opportunities / excel your career
Gain exposure In full Project Lifecycle and Client Projects
Work on Enterprise level Projects
Client offers a phone interview at first stage ,the recruitment process is very efficient

Your Profile:
The ideal candidate must be educated to diploma/degree level with some years experience of Mainframe applications and Systems Testing.
Ability to demonstrate expertise in the area of System Testing
Good problem solving abilities and adaptability to surrounding environment
Knowledge of CMM or other QA Standards
Ability to work in a team environment and should have good communication
Ability to work on Own initiative with Limited supervision, and manage subprojects with a team.
Ability to successfully liaise with various U.S. Based Customers ,develop and maintain a strong working relationship
Ability to get involved in Requirements Analysis
Willingness to Learn and analytical thinking
Providing estimates for software work products
Producing relevant Documentation/Schedules
Plans test strategy for one or more areas of a product
Responsible for managing the development of test data and the test environments for the System Test phase.
Understands customer/system requirements
Reviews functional and design specifications
Gives feedback on documents undergoing review
Seeks out and uses test tools to test specific system areas more effectively
Look for opportunities to train less technical people in the group in product areas, tools, and technologies.
Identifies conflicting tasks/goals and prioritises based on project needs.
Be able to keep to the project schedule, notifying the Project Lead or Manager of issues/risks.
Answers questions in response to complex customer issues that have been escalated to QA for validation and resolution.
Updates project databases accurately and timely, based on the current project milestones
Ensure test environment has been set up according to specified business needs.
Identify Test priorities, test cycles, regression packages and project risks
Support Team Lead in implementing policies and procedures

Knowledge of any of the following areas an advantage.
TSO , JCL ,VSAM / QSAM ,Cobol , File-Aid , Hiperstation
Setup of Test Environments using various software and hardware Configurations
Relational databases ( SQL / DB2)
Quality Centre
Microsoft Office applications
Positive / Negative Testing

If you have any queries regarding this role, or you wish to apply, please do not hesitate to contact us at cv@solasconsulting.ie, alternatively you can call 01-2449520