QA Tester (Mainframe) - Remote

Overview:

• Tier One Technologies is seeking a QA Tester with Mainframe experience.
• SELECTED CANDIDATES WITHOUT REQUIRED CLEARANCE WILL BE SUBJECT TO A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION TO RECEIVE IT.
• Must be a US Citizen

• Perform repeatable testing procedures and may need to be familiar with programming languages.
• Carry out testing methods and equipment.
• Run test plans, scripts, scenarios, functional tests, regression tests, and deployment tests.
• Implement the testing processes and ensure all test activities follow those processes.
• Produce reports on each test activity and tracks test metrics.
• Verify triggers, stored procedures, referential integrity, hardware product or system specifications.
• Interpret and modify code as required that may include C/C++, C# batch files, make files, Perl scripts, queries, stored procedures and/or triggers.
• Write automation test scripts for simulating user interactions such as data entry, menu selections, mouse actions, data I/O, etc.
• Run BVTs, troubleshoot, report and escalate as necessary.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science required and some business/functional knowledge and/or industry experience preferred.
• 5+ years of QA testing experience.
• Prior experience testing on a mainframe environment.
• Ability to creatively perform the test planning, test script writing and script execution.
• Prior software testing experience in a Web-based or Windows client/server environment required.
• Experience in development and/or database administration experience using a Microsoft product required.
• Ability to read and write at least one programming language such as C#, C/C++, SQL, etc.
• Knowledge of software quality assurance practices, with strong testing aptitude.
• Knowledge of personal computer hardware may be required.
• Knowledge of internet protocols and networking fundamentals preferred.
• Must have solid understanding of software development cycle.
• Experience with the Agile methodology is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Must be a US Citizen and eligible to obtain a sensitive clearance – Position of Public Trust.
• Candidate must have lived in the United States for the past 5 years.
• Cannot have more than 6 months travel outside the United States within the last 5 years. Military Service excluded.