Mainframes Consultant

Location: Minneapolis, MN, us

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.