Int Software Developer

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

Job summary

A leading software firm in Toronto is looking for an Intermediate Software Developer with over 5 years of experience in COBOL and IMS DB/DC. This role involves developing and administering IT solutions for Ontario's courts, leading data migration initiatives, and ensuring system integration. Candidates should be adept at writing and maintaining complex mainframe applications while adhering to established standards. The position offers a contract of 12 months with potential extensions, requiring onsite presence during the project's duration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in designing, developing, and maintaining complex mainframe applications in COBOL against IMS DB/DC.
• Strong experience designing and implementing data migration initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and administer IT solutions for Ontario's courts.
• Draft technical requirements and prepare detailed technical solution designs.
• Maintain and unit test programs in IMS DB/DC Mainframe using COBOL.

Skills

COBOL

Data migration

System integration

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.