Mainframe Application Specialist

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution seeks a Mainframe Application Specialist to join its CRM team in Toronto. You will leverage your expertise in Mainframe systems to deliver business solutions and provide guidance as a subject matter expert. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of experience with Mainframe utilities and a strong background in Agile methodologies, JIRA, and Confluence. This role offers competitive compensation and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits

World-class training program in financial services

Flexible work/life balance options

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience with Mainframe utilities and platforms.
• Proven experience in requirements management and communication.
• Strong knowledge of data mapping, databases, and data formats.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product owners to understand business needs.
• Analyze and document detailed business and system solution requirements.
• Act as the Mainframe SME, providing technical guidance for system maintenance.

Skills

Mainframe utilities and platforms (JCL, COBOL, DFSORT, BTEQ, MLOAD, TSO/ISPF)

Requirements management and communication

Agile project delivery

JIRA and Confluence

Data mapping and databases (DB2, Teradata)

REST API and Swagger

Deadline-driven and results-oriented

Education

Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)

Advanced education in Business Analysis

Tools

OpenShift

Python

Java

IDz tool

ZEKE scheduling

CICS

Github and Github Actions

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Mainframe Application Specialist to join our CRM cross-functional agile team within the Digital Operation Technology space. As a Mainframe Application Specialist, you will serve as a key contributor in delivering business requirements and maintenance solutions across our CRM applications portfolio. By leveraging your in-depth knowledge and expertise in business systems analysis, you will drive the planning, elicitation, analysis, documentation, estimation for new CRM business initiatives, ensuring alignment with organization objectives and business priorities. Additionally, you will assume a critical role as a Mainframe Subject Matter Expert (SME), providing expert guidance and support for CRM system maintenance and decommissioning activities to drive strategic value and operational excellence.

What you will do

• Collaborate with product owners to understand business needs and translate them into system requirements

• Analyze and document detailed business and system solution requirements using Agile methodology

• Support design, development, and testing activities by providing requirements clarifications and root-cause analysis

• Act as the Mainframe SME, delivering specialized technical guidance and solutions to support system maintenance and legacy migration initiatives

• Leverage organizational AI capabilities to increase productivity and contribute to process improvement activities

What you need to succeed

Must have:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience with Mainframe utilities and platforms, including JCL, COBOL, DFSORT, BTEQ, MLOAD, and TSO/ISPF

• Proven experience in requirements management and communication, including requirements walkthroughs, scope and change management, traceability, configuration management, backlog management, and prioritization

• Experience with Agile project delivery and strong working expertise in JIRA, Confluence, and flow charting/wire frame tools

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong working relationships with developers, architects, Quality Engineers, and business partners

• Strong knowledge of data mapping, databases (DB2 and Teradata), and data formats (XML, JSON)

• Understanding of REST API and Swagger

• Deadline-driven and results-oriented, with the ability to meet high-quality standards while handling multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously

Nice to have:

• Strategic thinker with excellent interpersonal skills to work across functions and businesses

• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or Advanced education in Business Analysis.

• Agile experience/ certification

• Experience with OpenShift, Python and Java

• Experience with IDz tool, ZEKE scheduling, CICS, Github and Github Actions

• Familiarity with IBM Developer for z/OS (IDz) and Mainframe build/compile and deploy processes

• Recent experience within the financial industry

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

Job Skills

Active Learning, Agile Methodology, Application Development, Application Integrations, Application Maintenance, Collaborating, Detail-Oriented, Documentations, Enterprise Application Delivery, Group Problem Solving, IBM DB2 Database, JCL, Mainframe Operating System, Mainframe Programming, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Solution Requirements, System Requirements Analysis, Teradata Database

Additional Job Details

Address: RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W: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: 2025-11-04

Application Deadline: 2026-01-05

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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