Introduction

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　　Your Role and Responsibilities

　　Who you are:

　　Are you someone who is inquisitive? Who likes to break things? Are you interested in working on the latest Z hardware and latest z/OS releases?

　　The z/OS Service Test team is looking for you! We are not only responsible for final testing of all fixes delivered into the service stream for z/OS clients but are a critical contributor to the reduction of PTFs in Error (PE) for z/OS service.

　　We provide an environment and assist developers in gaining confidence in their code by allowing them to execute special tests, recreates and early testing of ++APARs and ++PTFs before sending into the service stream.

　　What you'll do:

　　As a zOS Service Tester, you will be responsible for:

　　Designing and automating test suites to ensure reliability of the system z(s390x) platform technology

　　Having a client-first mindset to test at scale and imitate customer-like environments

　　Creating strategies and scripts to test new features and functionalities

　　Contributing and reviewing code for internal and external repositories

　　Documenting processes (Test plans) and procedures for clarity and reproducibility

　　Interacting and co-ordinating with Global teams

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　　Required Technical and Professional Expertise

　　Required Technical and Professional Expertise with relevant experience of 8-12 years

　　z/OS system programming, working knowledge Experience in z/OS Storage Management, and awareness of z/OS middleware product data usage (CICS, IMS and Db2). Basic storage infrastructure and IO configuration knowledge

　　Specifically for z/OS Storage Management

　　Working knowledge in DFRMM, Tape Management/OAM, including ability to migrate and restore data from DASD volumes to Tape.

　　Knowledge of ACS policies and management.

　　Catalog knowledge, including ECS and VSAM RLS catalogs.

　　Great communication and collaboration skills a must, with the ability to work across multiple time zones in a 24-hour pseudo-production Real World Testing environment with more than 20 team members; finding defects that matter as part of a world-class team of testers

　　Experience building pipelines for automation servers such as Jenkins, Ansible automation framework etc

　　Skilled in a scripting language. Python, Ansible or Galasa is preferred.

　　Self Driven, Quick learner and a strong team player

　　Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

　　Working knowledge of DFSMS VSAM RLS

　　Enterprise test and/or test management experience a plus

　　About Business UnitIBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world's most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.

　　This job requires you to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated prior to your start date and proof of vaccination status will be required before your start date. During the Onboarding process you will be asked to confirm your vaccination status, in case you are unable to get vaccinated for any reason, you can let us know at that stage. Please let us know if you are unable to be vaccinated due to medical or religious reasons. IBM will consider such requests on a case by case basis subject to submission of required proof by the candidate before a stipulated date.

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