Mainframe Tester-Hogan

Nex Ora Mind LLC is a results-driven IT Staffing and Consulting company dedicated to helping businesses across the USA build agile technology teams and execute digital initiatives confidently. We provide high-quality, pre-vetted IT professionals for contract, contract-to-hire, and full-time roles, ensuring efficient placement of the right talent. With a strong recruiting network and market expertise, Nex Ora Mind LLC delivers scalable staffing and consulting solutions tailored to meet diverse business and technical needs.

Focused on building lasting partnerships, we aim to drive success by aligning technology with business goals.

We are looking for a skilled

Mainframe

Tester with strong experience in Hogan, ALS, CACS, and ACAPS banking applications. The role requires hands-on testing expertise inmainframeenvironments, a deep understanding of core banking processes, and the ability to collaborate with development and business teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

• Analyse business requirements, functional specifications, and design test cases for Hogan, ALS (Automated Lending System), CACS (Customer Account Control System), and ACAPS (Automated Credit Application Processing System).
• Design, prepare, and execute test cases, test data, and test scripts formainframeapplications.
• Perform system, integration, regression, and UAT support testing.
• Validate batch jobs (JCL), CICS transactions, DB2/IMS databases, VSAM files, and reports.
• Coordinate with business analysts, developers, and stakeholders to ensure requirement traceability.
• Identify, log, track, and retest defects using standard defect management tools (e.g., JIRA, HP ALM, qTest).
• Ensure compliance with QA standards, processes, and regulatory requirements in banking applications.
• Provide root cause analysis for defects and suggest improvements to enhance system stability and test coverage.
• Participate in release planning, test estimations, and status reporting.

• Strong hands-on experience in Mainframe
  
  Testing (COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, File-Aid, Abend-Aid, CA7/Control-M).
• Domain knowledge in:
• Hogan – Deposits and core banking modules.
• ALS – Loan servicing and processing.
• CACS – Collections and account management.
• ACAPS – Credit card application processing.
• Experience with test planning, execution, and defect management.
• Ability to analyse data using SQL/DB2 queries for backend validation.
• Strong knowledge of STLC, SDLC, Agile methodologies, and QA best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

• Exposure to automation testing tools/frameworks formainframeenvironments.
• Experience inmainframemodernization or migration testing projects.
• Knowledge of banking compliance and regulatory testing (AML, KYC, PCI-DSS).