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Test specialist Cobol Mainframe

Red Carpet IT Services is looking for a Test Specialist Cobol Mainframe for a client. Should this be a suitable position for you, we would love to hear from you! It is important that you have a broad knowledge and experience with structured and automated testing.

Location: Amstelveen
Start date: As soon as possible
Hours per week: 40 hours / per week
Rate: To be determined
Tester assignments

Job Description

You will be working in a Scrum team working in the KYC domain. The team is partly responsible for secure banking.

  • As a test specialist, you will be responsible for writing, reviewing and executing test plans and test scripts.
  • You will assist in requirements development, advise on testing strategy and work with structured testing techniques, methods and automated testing tools.
  • You also assess whether-and to what extent-the requirements and wishes of the client(s) have been met.
  • You communicate with software developers, users and product owners. In this way, you make an important contribution to effective and efficient service delivery.
  • In addition, you have an important role in increasing knowledge around testing.
  • To this end, you possess coordinating and coaching skills.

Tasks

  • Prepare, execute and review test cases

  • Writing test plans

  • Record and review test results

  • Report on progress, results and any bottlenecks

  • Monitor the quality of the testing process

  • Supervising/coaching junior test specialists, team members and users

Tester assignments

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Job requirements

  • You are Tmap and/or ISTQB certified.

  • Tosca certified or willing to undergo this training and/or you have a broad experience of Robot Framework especially in a (mainframe) COBOL environment;

  • You are able to coordinate and coach test activities together with a group of employees in projects and/or changes - you have didactic/coaching skills to do so;

  • You are able, especially when it comes to Tosca and/or Robot Framework, to solve bottlenecks and problems;

  • You will deliver good and high quality products that contribute to effective and efficient SVB service delivery;

  • You have knowledge and experience with Agile and other common development methodologies;

  • You are creative, analytically strong and have conceptual working and thinking skills;

  • Extensive experience in setting up and managing automated tests;
  • Knowledge of our mainframe applications and business processes is a plus;
  • A good command of Dutch is a requirement.

For more information about the position, please contact Kristian Verlaan at +31 6 20629945 or +31 20 723 0900 or resourcing@redcarpetit.com.