Mainframe Testing professionals

Job Description Looking for mainframe testing professionals for Bangalore location. Need 3 to 7 years experience in mainframe testing Candidates should be JLPT level 2 certified Japanesh Language prefered. Area of Responsibility Testing Resources for projects and BAU (per SOW) Testing content (Strategy, Test Planning & Test Effort estimations) Testing Practices Key Responsibilities Manages and optimizes the capacity (internal and external) in line with the budget and the sourcing strategy of ATC for the respective customer Delivers the Test Strategy and Test Planning for the Key projects and reviews the Test Strategy and Test Planning for the other projects within his/her SDU Supports and monitors the effective deployment of Test & Quality practices in collaboration with the Quality Assurance Manager/ATC Responsible for all Test Services performed by ATC for the respective SDU (System, Integration, Acceptance…) In charge of the knowledge transition Implements and delivers ATC Assets Delivers weekly reporting on the test mission to Country Test Manager Attends Test Management & Project Meetings, as required Budgetary Responsibilities Manages budget related to testing covering the Project / BAU including effort (in man days), capacity (FTE, Skills, Knowledge, Training) and revenue. Supports relationship with the external partners for the Project / BAU in line with the Sourcing and Vendor Management Strategy Resourcing Responsibilities Is responsible for the resource planning of the test resources within the SDU Responsible for the support, the evaluation and evolution of the resources Validates and manages time-sheets for his/her scope Qualifications The person should also ensure that a program eg.. mainframe projects that are bundled under a program are conducted on time with quality Forecasting / actual tracking Quality of service Vendor management Test strategy creation and putting together proposal or charter for project / program execution Immediate deployment Experience in MVS/Z-OS system Experience of testing in Mainframes with excellent knowledge of JCL/VSAM Good knowledge of Cobol/DB2/IMS Good knowledge of File Manager, File-aid, GDGs Company Description Company Description: LinkTag is a dynamic firm, where all of us here have a single motivation to succeed and our success is defined by our clients, making that as our ultimate objective. We extend our services to hiring resources on staffing basis- fulltime, contracting and consulting and/or working on fixed price proposals for deployment of teams. These technical and skilled teams are flexible to work from any locations – your clients, or ours. We also help you fulfill your needs at other global locations as well. Additional Information All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.