Mainframes Consultant

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.

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.

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

** 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:- This is a Fulltime job for you Only US Citizen, Green Card Holder, GC-EAD , H4-EAD & L2-EAD can apply. No OPT-EAD , TN Visa & H1B Consultants please.

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