COBOL Developer

freelance.ca; Quebec; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consultancy in Canada is seeking an experienced COBOL Developer. The role involves creating and modifying COBOL applications, gathering client requirements, and developing complex mainframe applications. Candidates should have at least ten years of experience in programming and strong skills in COBOL and mainframe system integration. Competitive compensation and a collaborative environment are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten years of experience in relevant roles, with specific task proficiency.
• Experience developing and maintaining complex mainframe applications.
• Familiarity with system-to-system integration and data migration.

Responsibilities

• Create and modify COBOL applications and reports.
• Gather and analyze client requirements for system design.
• Develop and test computer systems and subsystems.

Skills

COBOL programming

System integration

Data migration

Mainframe applications

User requirements analysis

Tools

IBM COBOL

IDMS DB

JCL

IMS

PL/I

Job description

Your Career

We firmly believe in healthy and humane management, where trust, competence, and the joy of succeeding together are at the core of our values.

We offer you more than just a job : join an innovative team where artificial intelligence, process automation, and technological modernization are part of everyday life.

Our Vision?

• The power of the individual : An environment where your commitment is valued.
• The power of the team : Strong collaboration where mutual support and successes are shared.
• The power of the company : A common vision for ambitious and collective goals.

We are looking for our future COBOL Developer to join our teams.

Your Missions

• Create and modify software in COBOL application.
• Create and modify screens and reports in COBOL application.
• Gather and analyze data for the conduct of studies to establish the technical and economic feasibility of proposed computer systems, and for the development of functional and system design specifications.
• Design methods and procedures for small computer systems, and sub-systems of larger systems.
• Develop, test, and implement small computer systems, and sub-systems of larger systems.
• Produce forms, manuals, programs, data files, and procedures for systems and / or applications.
• Analyze, define, and document client requirements and recommend solutions.

Your Profile

• Minimum of ten years of experience, within the last twelve years, working as a Programmer / Analyst performing a minimum of five of the seven tasks listed below for a minimum of six months of experience per task :
• Research, analyze, and document user requirements, map interdependencies, and produce the required functional specifications and / or process re‑engineering recommendations.
• Draft technical requirements and prepare detailed technical solution designs for maintenance or operational enhancement of mainframe systems.
• Write or change, maintain, and unit test programs in IDMS DB Mainframe using IBM COBOL, PL / I, BTS, JCL, and CLIST, following existing standards.
• Promote programs from development to system test. System test online and batch programs. All work must follow existing standards.
• Help resolve various implementation issues
• Provide support in the development and production environments.
• Prepare deployment packages of code and instructions for builds in Development, UAT, and participate in knowledge transfer
• A minimum of five years of experience, within the last seven years, developing and maintaining complex, mission-critical mainframe applications, operating online and in batch using an IMS platform and COBOL language :
• IDMSDB
• IBM COBOL
• PL / I
• ISPF
• TSO
• JCL / Clist
• A minimum of one year of experience in each of the identified requirements below :
• Experience in implementing system-to-system integration (through APIs, web services) involving mainframe applications.
• Experience leading data integration and migration initiatives, including leading discovery sessions with stakeholders and members of the technical team to gather, analyze, and document requirements for data migration.
• Experience translating business requirements, functional specifications, system documentation, and use cases, including developing detailed programming specifications, user interface designs, prototypes, configuration and customization, compiling data-driven programs, conducting unit tests, and debugging code.