Functional/System Test Developer

Bangalore, IN
Infrastructure & Technology
Professional

Functional/System Test Developer

Bangalore, IN
Infrastructure & Technology
Professional

Introduction
At IBM, work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities
Who you are:
The zOS Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem (DFSMS) for IBM Z is seeking
experienced Software Testers (job role includes management and test on large systems) that are
highly driven and technically prepared to join a world-class team which develops the most
challenging and complex systems in the world.
We develop, test and support data management on the z/OS operating system. Nearly 100% of
all credit card transactions, 92% of the top 100 global banks, 90% of Fortune 500 companies,
and 80% of the world’s corporate data depend on the IBM Z. For a half-century, the mainframe
has transformed how we travel, enabled secure banking, improved how city agencies service
citizens, and dramatically reduced traffic congestion. We develop leading-edge technologies in
managing data, Cloud technologies, system solutions, and hardware enablement that power the
most secure and reliable system on the planet.

What you’ll do:
You’ll work in a collaborative environment to understand requirements, design, code and test
innovative applications for automation of test on large systems.
You’ll employ IBM’s Design Thinking to create products that provide a great user experience
along with high performance, security, quality, and stability.
You’ll create and execute test plans and test cases that are clean, well-documented, and easy to
use and incorporate real world use cases.
You will verify the design and implementation of large-scale systems that enable continuous
delivery.

How we’ll help you grow:
You’ll have access to all the technical and management training courses you need to become the expert you want to be

You’ll have access to all the technical and management training courses you need to become the expert you want to be.
You’ll learn directly from expert developers in the field; our team leads like to mentor
You have the opportunity to work in many different areas to figure out what really excites you

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

Must Have:

3+ years of relevant experience
Excel at testing large scale enterprise environments.
Experience debugging complex environments and software issues.
Expertise in implementing frameworks and test automation using python.
Exposure to enterprise server and storage systems.
Strong communication skills and fluent in English.
Preferred Professional and Technical Expertise:
Experience using z/OS
Working knowledge of the Assembly Language and/or PL/X
Ability to analyze system output from system ABENDs (logs, traces, dumps)

Strong programming skills in C (Willingness to learn Assembler and IBM high level PLX language), PLX, JCL, Assembly, Rexx, Java, Javascript, Unix system scripting Shell/Python.
QA experience
Strong debugging and troubleshooting
Ability to learn new tools quickly
Good communication skills and be able to work effectively in a global team environment.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

Python, Python Test Automation, Automation Framework (Selenium/Robot/Pytest)
zOS architecture, System programming

Familiar with z/OS and z/VM
Programming languages: MVS JCL, REXX,
Dump reading using Interactive Problem Control System (IPCS). Ability to interpret logs and dumps
GIT
JIRA
Rational Team Concert (RTC)

Jenkins, CI/CD Pipeline, Dev Ops
Ability to analyze system output from system ABENDs (logs, traces, dumps)

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About Business Unit

India Systems Development Lab (ISDL) is part of IBM Systems world-wide technology development lab. Established in 1996, the Lab is headquartered in India’s Silicon Valley and startup hub – Bengaluru, with a strong presence in Pune and Hyderabad. Developers at ISDL deliver technology innovations across the entire Systems portfolio – z Systems, Power / OpenPOWER Systems and Storage. The team here works across the entire stack from processor design, firmware, operating system to software defined storage. The lab also focuses on innovations, thanks to the creative energies of the teams. The lab has contributed over 400+ patents in cutting edge technologies and inventions so far.
While computing veers towards cognitive, cloud, mobile, social, and security, the lab has significantly contributed to not just new products focused in these areas, but has also ushered in new development models such as Agile, Design Thinking and DevOps.

Your Life @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

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About IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

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