Basic Information
Job Name
Lead Quality Automation Engineer - United Kingdom
Country
United Kingdom
State
NA
Date Published
31-Mar-2026
Job ID
46519
Travel
You may occasionally be required to travel for business
This role can be based remotely in United Kingdom
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Description and Requirements
BMC empowers nearly 80% of the Forbes Global 100 to accelerate business value, faster than humanly possible. Our industry-leading portfolio unlocks human and machine potential to drive business growth, innovation, and sustainable success. BMC does this in a simple and optimized way by connecting people, systems, and data that power the world’s largest organizations so they can seize a competitive advantage.
The IZOT product line includes BMC’s Intelligent Z Optimization & Transformation products, which help the world’s largest companies to monitor and manage their mainframe systems. The modernization of mainframe is the beating heart of our product line, and we achieve this goal by developing products that improve the developer experience, the mainframe integration, the speed of application development, the quality of the code and the applications’ security, while reducing operational costs and risks. We acquired several companies along the way, and we continue to grow, innovate, and perfect our solutions on an ongoing basis.
BMC is looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer (z/OS) to join our highly successful AMI Security team in the UK (fully remote, exiting work permit for the UK is required - we're unable to offer visa sponsorship).
In this role, you will design, build, and automate quality processes for brand-new security products developed from the ground up! These mission‑critical solutions are used by leading organizations worldwide and demand the highest standards of quality.
You will work within a global team of talented QA Automation Engineers, while also collaborating with development, product management & customer support teams to deliver exceptional product quality end to end.
So, if you’re an experienced QA Automation Engineer with a "Get it Done" and "Do it Right" attitude; If you’re passionate about diligence, thoroughness and teamwork. If you love to deliver high-quality solutions using advanced tools and processes – this is the role for you!
What will your day-to-day look like?
Ensure top‑notch product quality through automation and manual testing, starting from the initial development stages
Design, develop and execute functional & non-functional test plans
Build and maintain automation scripts using automation frameworks for system and regression testing
Participate in module design with a focus on high quality, portable, maintainable, and BMC standards compliant software
Gain a deep understanding of the technology to be tested, including its purpose, features, and real‑world use cases
Document test results, report defects, and track them through resolution using Jira
Collaborate with developers, QA peers, product managers and customer support to ensure comprehensive test coverage, validate fixes, resolve defects, reproduce complex scenarios, and support customers
Be an integral part of an amazing global team, across USA, United Kingdom, India and Israel.
Requirements:
10+ years of hands-on experience in QA testing with z/OS products
5+ years of hands-on experience in test automation of z/OS products
Strong experience with TSO/ISPF, SMP/E, SDSF, JES2/3, SMF, JCL, z/OS Utilities & z/OSMF
Working experience with REXX & Python
Good RACF knowledge
Experience with Front-End Browser based QA
Hands-on experience with Jenkins automation tool
Experience with QA test automation frameworks such as TPNS, UFT, Selenium, Robot Framework, or similar
Excellent communication skills in English
A team player & a fast learner, with passion for the QA field
Nice to Have:
Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or a related field
Knowledge of alternate z/OS security systems such as CA’s ACF2 and CA’s Top Secret
Experience in Assembler, COBOL, JavaScript, HTML, C/C++, SSH or REST APIs
Experience with MS Playwright
Experience with z/VM, z/Linux, Windows, Mac/OS, UNIX or Linux admin & security
Experience with Agile development methodology, including Jira for defect reporting and sprint tracking
Our commitment to you!
BMC’s culture is built around its people. We have 6000+ brilliant minds working together across the globe. You won’t be known just by your employee number, but for your true authentic self. BMC lets you be YOU!
If after reading the above, You’re unsure if you meet the qualifications of this role but are deeply excited about BMC and this team, we still encourage you to apply! We want to attract talents from diverse backgrounds and experience to ensure we face the world together with the best ideas!
BMC is committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race, age, sex, creed, color, religion, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy, disabled veteran or status as a protected veteran. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, visit the accommodation request page.
BMC Software maintains a strict policy of not requesting any form of payment in exchange for employment opportunities, upholding a fair and ethical hiring process.
The annual base salary range represents the low and high end of the BMC salary range for this position. Actual salaries depend on a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training, licensure, and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.
The range listed is just one component of BMC's employee compensation package. Other rewards may include a variable plan and country specific benefits.
At BMC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at /near the top of the range. A reasonable estimate of the current range is £ 58,350 - £ 97,250
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