Mainframe Developer

ProViso Staffing; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A staffing agency is seeking a Senior Mainframe Developer in Toronto, Canada, for a contract to support critical banking applications. Candidates should have over 10 years of experience in Cobol and related technologies. The role promises an opportunity to work in a hybrid environment with a focus on business applications, meeting quality and compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Conduct code control.
• Develop using Cobol, JCL, DB2, MVS.
• Back-end development with front-end connections.
• Design applications using in-demand languages and technologies.
• Analyze complex business requirements and generate technical specs.
• Act as an expert resource for modeling and simulation.
• Meet quality, security, and compliance requirements.

Skills

Mainframe development

Cobol programming

JCL

DB2

MVS

Source code control (Endevor)

IST testing

Team leadership

Excellent oral and written communication

Education

Bachelor’s in technical field

Job description

Story Behind the Need

• Business group: CBE Commercial Banking Engineering – team supports 4 mainframe applications, 2 of which are CIA apps, one interlink based Java app, and one cloud application for Business Banking
• Project: Prime minus is a project driven by an audit find that needs to be corrected – in midst of development phase; code control; working on DDA Demand deposit accounting applications / business deposits

Candidate Value Proposition:

• The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with a hybrid waterfall/agile team that embraces growth and change within the bank. Working on existing business deposits application, this candidate will have an opportunity to diversify their environment while mastering their craft.

Typical Day in Role:

• Conduct code control
• Development – tech stack: Cobol, JCL, DB2, MVS
• Back-end development work with services connecting to front end
• Design, develop, and implement applications using in-demand languages and technologies
• Analyze highly complex business requirements and generate technical specifications to design or redesign complex software components and applications
• Act as an expert technical resource for modeling, simulation, and analysis efforts
• Leverage industry best practices to design, test, implement, and support solutions
• Assure quality, security, and compliance requirements are met for the supported area

Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:

• 10+ years of experience as a mainframe developer
• 10+ years’ experience developing complex programs using Cobol
• 10+ years combined experience dealing with JCL, IMS, DB2, RLI, Syncsort, SAS, Comparex, FileAid, Expediter
• 5+ years’ experience using source code control software; i.e., Endevor
• 5+ years’ experience with IST testing

Nice-To-Have Skills:

• Experience designing and developing financial banking systems
• Experience performing evaluation on user requirements with good analysis on costs and benefits
• Ability to learn new tools and concepts at a rapid pace preferred
• Experience developing External and General Design Documentation
• Experience developing complex host applications and applicable interfaces

Soft Skills Required:

• Excellent oral and written skills, both technical and business writing as well as presentation skills
• Ability to lead a team of contractors onsite and offshore
• Flexible and adaptable team player that is service oriented

Education:

• Bachelor’s in technical field

Best VS. Average Candidate:

• Strong Mainframe Development experience in Cobol, JCL, MVS and DB2

Candidate Review & Selection

• 1 round – 1 MS Teams Video Panel Technical Interview – 30 minutes to 1 hour – with technical team; question-based interview
• Hiring Manager’s availability to interview: ASAP, technical team will be interviewing while HM is away

Job Details

13565

Contract

3 Months

Scarborough

95.00 CAD

Recruiter

Nitin Bajaj

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