Position: Senior Mainframe Tester
Company: Luxoft
Experience required: 2y
English level: upper

Luxoft DXC Technology Company is an established company focusing on consulting and implementation of complex projects in the financial industry. At the interface between technology and business, we convince with our know-how, well-founded methodology and pleasure in success. As a reliable partner to our renowned customers, we support them in planning, designing and implementing the desired innovations. Together with the customer, we deliver top performance!

For one of our Client in the Insurance Segment we are searching for a Mainframe Tester
Responsibilities:
'As a Mainframe Tester you will:
- Participate as a member of a Testing Team.
- Utilize testing methodology, analyze testing requirements as the basis for developing testing scenarios for a test level to be executed on a project
- Design testing scenarios and test cases that will demonstrate conformance to all functional and non-functional requirements, relative to the test level, as defined in business or technical specifications.
- Execute tasks related to the production of the Test Plan, test cases, test scripts, and test data. Analyzes the results of the testing process and recommends solutions.
- Define, identify, collect, and organize detailed information relating to testing requirements.
- Interact with the project team to gain an understanding of the business environment, technical context, and conformance criteria.
- Understand and uses appropriate automated testing processes and tools.
- Stay current on established tools, techniques, and technologies.
- Support knowledge management and collaboration through participation in testing discussions, communities and improving testing collateral through lessons learned.
Mandatory Skills Description:
'- University degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline
- Hands-on experience with Mainframe, Cobol, PL/1, DB2, SQL, JCL, REXX, IMS DB and IMS DC, CICS, VSAM
- 2 or more years of experience in delivering testing services for various project sizes
- Proficient in testing and development methodologies and their interaction.
- Knowledgeable in requirements, design specifications, and testing strategy to: perform ambiguity analysis, perform risk analysis, establish testing priorities and scope, develop testing strategy, review testing strategy, validate requirements and specifications, develop test plans, review test plan, develop test scenarios, select test design techniques and develop testing metrics collection plan in order to plan and prepare for testing.
- Proficient in testing analysis and design, functional and performance models, and test specifications to: develop functional models for testing, develop performance models for testing, evaluate and validate test cases and scripts, validate functional models for testing, validate performance models for testing, develop test specifications, validate test specifications, validate testing coverage, escalate quality issues for resolution, evaluate test automation tools and validate testing environment in order to develop test specifications.
- Proficient in testing processes and tools to: execute test cases and scripts, analyze test results, report on testing progress and results, facilitate defect resolution and document final test results in order to execute testing engagement.
- Proficient in testing processes and testing metrics to: review test summary report, provide testing project feedback and archive testing assets in order to verify completion of testing.
- Familiar with agile methodology and concepts (Scrum, Kanban etc.)
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a good command of written and spoken English
Nice-to-Have Skills:
'Nice-to-Have skills:
- Insurance industry knowhow (portfolio management, claims, mortgage)
- Command of German
Languages:
English: B2 Upper Intermediate