🏢 Company Name: Heitmeyer Consulting
🧪 Job Position: Manual QA Tester – Mainframe Applications
📊 Experience: 3 – 5+ Years
📍 Location: Westerville, Ohio, United States
🏢 Work Mode: Hybrid / Onsite (Based on Project Needs)
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
💰 CTC / Salary: Highly Competitive (Aligned with Enterprise Mainframe QA Market)
📅 Availability: Immediate to Short Notice Preferred
🔍 Role Overview – Manual QA Tester (Mainframe Engineering)
We are seeking an experienced Manual QA Tester to join a Mainframe Engineering team supporting large-scale enterprise systems across mission-critical programs. This role focuses on core mainframe technologies such as COBOL, DB2, CICS, and JCL, ensuring high reliability, data accuracy, and system stability in complex environments.
This position is ideal for QA professionals with strong enterprise testing discipline, attention to detail, and experience working in Agile-driven mainframe modernization or enhancement projects.
🧪 Key Responsibilities – Mainframe Manual Testing
🔹 Manual Test Design & Execution
Develop, execute, and maintain detailed manual test cases and test scripts
Perform functional, regression, integration, and system testing
Validate both batch and online transaction processing
🔹 Mainframe Technology Validation
Test applications involving COBOL program flows
Perform backend validation using DB2 queries
Execute CICS transaction testing
Understand and validate JCL batch job executions and outputs
🔹 Agile & Cross-Functional Collaboration
Participate in Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, refinement, standups, retrospectives
Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Developers, and Business Stakeholders
Ensure test coverage aligns with user stories and acceptance criteria
🔹 Defect Management & Quality Assurance
Log defects with clear reproduction steps and evidence
Support root-cause analysis (RCA) and retesting
Maintain strong documentation for test results and compliance
🔹 Production & On-Call Support
Provide occasional on-call support during business and off-hours
Assist in ensuring production stability and delivery continuity
🧠 Required Skills & Experience
3–5+ years of Manual QA experience in enterprise or mainframe environments
Strong hands-on knowledge of:
COBOL (program flow understanding)
DB2 (data validation and query testing)
CICS (online transaction testing)
JCL (batch processing validation)
Solid understanding of Agile SDLC
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills
Excellent verbal and written communication abilities
Experience working in cross-functional enterprise teams
📩 How to Apply: Manual QA Tester Columbus Ohio
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