Mainframe Application Designer (Mech/CADS)

Apex Systems; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-demand training

Certification prep

Leadership courses and books

Job summary

Everforth Apex in Toronto is seeking a seasoned Mainframe Application Designer to bridge business requirements with technical delivery for core banking applications. The role involves analyzing application logic, producing technical designs, and guiding development across SDLC stages.

The candidate should have extensive mainframe experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to translate complex concepts for diverse audiences.

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years of system design, analysis and mainframe programming experience.
• In-depth knowledge of mainframe environments and core banking processing.
• Experience reading mainframe code and understanding complex systems.
• Strong business-facing communication and ability to translate concepts.

Responsibilities

• Define current and future states with business partners for core banking apps.
• Analyze existing application logic and code to assess impacts.
• Provide design documents, impact assessments and SDLC oversight.
• Guide developers and participate in code, testing, and documentation reviews.

Skills

Core banking

Mainframe

CICS

DB2

Assembler

Analytical skills

Communication

Technical leadership

Tools

Assembler

CICS

DB2

COBOL

PL/I

Job description

Mainframe Application Designer (Mech/CADS)

Job #: 3047246
Client: Top 5 Bank
Location: Downtown Toronto, ON
Hybrid/Onsite: Remote with flexibility hybrid
Engagement Type: 6-12 month contract-to-hire

A large financial-services organization is seeking Mainframe Application Designers to bridge business requirements, systems analysis, solution design, and technical delivery across core deposit and debit-card applications.

Specific Functions of This Role

• Work closely with business partners to provide current and future state for a variety of business initiatives/LOBs for core banking applications
• Dive deeply into application logic and environments to assess business impacts and identify development changes.
• Work collaboratively through all SDLC stages, with a variety of stakeholder groups to provide context and oversight. Coach junior staff on technical and business concepts.
• Ensuring BMO code standards are maintained by taking part in code, testing and document reviews

Responsibilities

• Work with business partners to define current and future application states.
• Analyze existing application logic and code.
• Assess business and system impacts.
• Determine the application changes required to support new initiatives.
• Produce technical designs, impact assessments, and supporting documentation.
• Translate between business and technical stakeholders.
• Guide developers through implementation.
• Participate in code, testing, and document reviews.
• Provide oversight across all SDLC stages.
• Coach junior staff on technical and business concepts.

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of large core banking processing, and mainframe environments
• 10 - 15+ years of system design, analysis and mainframe programming experience
• Knowledge of assembler, CICS and DB2 are assets
• Extensive mainframe systems analysis or application-design experience.
• Core banking, deposit, payment, or transaction-processing knowledge.
• Ability to read and understand mainframe code.
• Strong current-state and impact-analysis skills.
• Experience creating technical design documentation.
• Business-facing communication experience.
• Ability to explain complex concepts to different audiences.
• Broad, big-picture understanding of integrated systems.
• Strong analytical skills for complex problem solving
• Excellent communications skills with the ability to adapt message/concept to different audiences – both business and technical

Preferred Qualifications

• Assembler, CICS, and DB2.
• COBOL or PL/I.
• Solution architecture.
• Business systems analysis.
• Banking modernization initiatives.
• Experience guiding distributed development teams.

Success profile

This individual will combine the thinking of a business analyst, systems analyst, solution designer, and technical architect while remaining grounded in application code and delivery realities.

Benefits

• On-demand training program.
• Access to certification prep.
• Library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure.
• Certification discounts.
• Other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.
• We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package.

EEO Employer

Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.