RQ09898 - Int. Software Developer

Source Code; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Source Code is seeking an Intermediate Software Developer for a 12-month onsite assignment in Toronto. You will develop, maintain, and support mainframe IT solutions for Ontario courts, focusing on COBOL/IMS DB/DC and data migration tasks.

The role requires 5–9 years of experience, strong mainframe skills, and the ability to draft technical specs, perform SDLC activities, and collaborate with the MSB team on deployment and on-call support.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in designing, developing, and maintaining complex, mission-critical mainframe applications in the COBOL language against an IMS DB/DC
• Strong experience designing and implementing data migration initiatives

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and test mainframe COBOL programs and IMS DB/DC components
• Draft technical requirements and prepare detailed design for maintenance and enhancements
• Provide application support and participate in SDLC activities across development, test, and production environments

Skills

COBOL

IMS DB/DC

Mainframe experience

Data migration

Tools

APIs

Web services

Connect Direct

IMS Connect

JCL

CLIST

Job description

About the job RQ09898 - Int. Software Developer

RQ09898 - Int. Software Developer

Contract 12 months - 2 possible extensions

Toronto - College St. - Onsite -During the duration of the assignment, you will be under the discretion of the Hiring Manager's requirements for the Project

Security Level: CRJMC

Scope

• The Justice Technology Services MAG Solutions Branch (MSB) requires a Software Developer Intermediate with 5-9 years of experience for developing, maintaining, and administering IT solutions to support Ontarios courts in the delivery of justice services under various legislative frameworks and rules of procedure.
• Draft technical requirements, and prepare detailed technical solution design for maintenance of operational enhancement of mainframe systems
• Write or change, maintain and unit test programs in IMS DB/DC Mainframe using IBM COBOL for ZOS, PL/I, BTS, JCL and CLIST, following existing standards.
• Write or change, maintain and unit test programs for conversion, and Integration (between the mainframe and application servers using tools such as Connect Direct and IMS connect), following existing standards.
• Promote programs from development to system test. System test online and batch programs. All work must follow existing standards.
• Provide support in the development & production environments.
• Develop, maintain and print reports using Clist. TSO, etc. All work is required to be completed following the MSBs system development life cycle (SDLC).
• Prepare specifications, and document all modifications and enhancements made following existing standards.
• Complete work and achieve milestones within the assigned deadlines;
• Provide ICON application support for the users on an ongoing basis; and
• Perform other functions related to support and maintenance of the mainframe environment as required under the direction of the manager of the Court Systems Solutions unit
• Work with solution design lead to create data migration strategy and prepare data migration packages
• Provide application support, including participation in on-call rotation
• Support the testing teams during system and user acceptance testing
• Prepare deployment packages of code and instructions for builds in Development, UAT, and participate in knowledge transfer

Must-haves:

• 5+ years experience in designing, developing, and maintaining complex, mission-critical mainframe applications in the COBOL language against an IMS DB/DC
• Strong experience designing and implementing data migration initiatives

Nice-to-have's:

• Experience in implementing system-to-system integration (through APIs, web services) involving mainframe applications
• Demonstrated Experience leading data integration and migration initiatives. Including leading discovery sessions with stakeholders and members of technical team to gather, analyze and document requirements for data migration.