Senior Mainframe Software Developer

RBC; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Mainframe Developer to lead transformative projects within core banking. This role offers the chance to work on exciting technologies while enhancing your leadership skills. You will be responsible for developing and supporting innovative solutions, ensuring high code quality, and collaborating with business stakeholders. Join a dynamic team that values growth, inclusivity, and the opportunity to make a lasting impact in the financial sector. If you are passionate about technology and eager to tackle new challenges, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Flexible work/life balance options

World-class training program

Opportunities for professional development

Dynamic and collaborative team environment

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience with IBM mainframe technologies.
• Knowledge of software development practices and coding standards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver medium to large-sized tasks, working individually or in pairs.
• Develop and support technical solutions based on core modernization technologies.

Skills

COBOL

IMS DB/DC

CICS

DB2

JCL

Active Learning

Agile Methodology

Detail-Oriented

Programming Languages

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Formal training in software development

Tools

Git

ID/z Tools

Job description

Job Summary

Job Description

What Is The Opportunity?

As a Senior Mainframe Developer you will work on exciting projects transforming RBC’s core banking capabilities, provide leadership to technical teams and have opportunities to learn new technologies as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve with our customer’s needs. We need our technical staff to exhibit an engineering mindset, be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full technology stack.

What Will You Do?

• Deliver medium to large-sized tasks, working individually or pairing with others

• Develop and support technical solutions based on core modernization technologies, such as event based architectures, API’s etc.

• Ensure high code quality through automated unit and functional testing

• Automate processes within the development pipeline; identify opportunities for efficiency gains and reducing time-to-market, and enabling continuous delivery

• Lead, coordinate and execute support, deployment and maintenance activities

• Provide timely and quality service to Business and IT stakeholders, developing successful working relationships to improve overall quality of Client applications. Manages and prioritizes support issues and production problems to efficiently respond to business and operational needs and performs system monitoring, trouble-shooting and status reporting

• Provides SME advice and development support to Delivery Team and other Enterprise Applications such as testing, walkthroughs, code promotion and problem resolution to assist with the overall success of project delivery.

• Occasional overtime working on evenings and weekends may be required for project deadlines/implementations or production problems.

What Do You Need To Succeed?

Must have:

• Have 7+ years of experience with IBM mainframe technologies such as COBOL, IMS DB/DC, CICS, DB2, JCL, etc.

• Knowledge or related experience working in a mainframe development or production environment supporting financial and client-based applications

• Knowledge of software development practices, concepts, and technology obtained through formal training and/or work experience

• Knowledge of required programming languages and can code with little oversight.

• Working knowledge of multiple database technologies, cloud and cloud based environments

• Knowledge of software engineering practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source code management, build processes and testing; Experience with code merging and branching methodologies using Git and code release process

Nice-to-have:

• Knowledge with ID/z Tools

• Knowledge of coding API using z/OS Connect and IMS Connect

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

• A world-class training program in financial services

• Flexible work/life balance options

• Opportunities to do challenging work

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Job Skills

Active Learning, Agile Methodology, Application Integrations, CICS Mainframe, Cobol Mainframe, Detail-Oriented, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Application Delivery, Group Problem Solving, IBM DB2 Database, IBM IMS Transaction Manager, IMS Databases, Job Control Language (JCL), Mainframe Operating System, Mainframe Testing, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Additional Job Details

Address:

WATERPARK PLACE, 20 BAY ST:TORONTO

City:

TORONTO

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-04-03

Application Deadline:

2025-05-30

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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