CareerPlan

Test Automation Lead

CANADAFull-time2026-10-25 → 2026-11-09
Hybrid

Core

Develop and execute test strategies for mainframe batch and online CICS/3270 applications in retail banking and investments, including financial calculations, regulatory outputs, and tax reporting.

Role type

Senior Test Automation Lead (Mainframe)

Builds

Automated regression suites for mainframe, API, and integration layers

Domain

Financial Services / Mainframe Testing

Required skills

Mainframe testing (batch/online), JCL, SQL/DB2, Test strategy design, Defect management, Data validation, Regulatory testing knowledge

Preferred skills

Micro Focus UFT, Rocket/Zowe, Selenium, Python, Postman, REST Assured, Test data management, CI/CD, Service virtualization

Technologies

CICS/3270, JCL, DB2, File-AID, Xpediter, SDSF/ISPF, Jira, Xray, ALM/Octane, qTest, Micro Focus UFT, Rocket, Zowe, Selenium, Python, Postman, REST Assured

Responsibilities

Develop test strategies, plans, scenarios, and cases; Execute functional, integration, regression, and UAT testing; Run and monitor JCL batch jobs; Test financial calculations and regulatory outputs; Create and manage masked/synthetic test data; Design and maintain automated regression suites; Perform SQL and mainframe-based reconciliation; Log, triage, and track defects; Support production release validation.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC