Kforce - Evansville, IN

posted 18 days ago

Full-time
Evansville, IN
Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The IBM Z Test Data Specialist plays a crucial role in ensuring the functionality of IBM mainframe-based applications through effective management and generation of valid test data. This position involves creating realistic test data, validating its accuracy, and maintaining the mainframe environment to support application testing.

Responsibilities

  • Creating and managing realistic test data for application testing on mainframes, ensuring compliance with anonymization regulations.
  • Ensuring that the test data accurately reflects real-world scenarios and that the system functions correctly with the given data.
  • Writing, modifying, and troubleshooting JCL scripts to manage batch processes related to test data creation and COBOL program execution.
  • Assisting with COBOL application testing by providing relevant test data and reviewing COBOL code logic for correct outputs.
  • Maintaining mainframe environments for testing, including managing datasets, job schedules, and resource allocation.
  • Implementing strategies to anonymize production data to protect sensitive information during testing.

Requirements

  • Strong experience with IBM Z/z/OS.
  • Advanced JCL skills for job scripting and automation.
  • COBOL programming knowledge to understand application logic and assist in testing.
  • Data management experience including data validation, generation, and anonymization techniques.
  • Experience with mainframe tools such as IBM DB2, IMS, or other data management systems on the IBM Z platform.
  • Knowledge of testing frameworks for mainframe applications, such as regression testing, functional testing, and performance testing.

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • 401(k) plan
  • Life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Accidental Death and Dismemberment (ADD) insurance
  • Paid time off for salaried personnel
  • Paid sick leave for hourly employees on Service Contract Act projects
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