Senior Mainframe Developer

Axiom Global Technologies; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology firm seeks an experienced Senior Mainframe Developer in Toronto, Canada. The role involves designing, developing, testing, and supporting critical banking solutions on their mainframe platform. Ideal candidates will possess extensive experience with COBOL, DB2, and Git, and will exhibit strong communication skills. This position also requires some after-hours support, albeit rarely. Join a team dedicated to enhancing enterprise systems that connect clients to essential banking services.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Experience with COBOL, JCL, IMS DB, DB2, and MQSeries.
• Hands-on expertise with Online / Batch processing and Git.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, support, and enhance software solutions for core banking services.
• Analyze business and technical requirements to provide estimates and establish project plans.
• Collaborate effectively with team members and IT partners.

Skills

COBOL

JCL

IMS DB

DB2

MQSeries

Git

Online / Batch processing

Communication skills

Education

Post-secondary education

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Mainframe Developer to join a team supporting and enhancing a core mainframe cards and transactions platform. This is a critical enterprise system that connects clients to their banking products and services and supports 24/7 delivery channels such as Online Banking, POS, ATM, and other transaction-based services.

This role involves both development and production support, with a focus on designing, building, testing, deploying, and evolving software solutions in a highly available banking environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, support, and enhance software solutions that support core banking services
• Lead and contribute to conversion, attestation, and audit initiatives
• Manage individual priorities, timelines, deliverables, and project commitments
• Analyze business and technical requirements to provide estimates and establish project plans
• Create, update, and maintain technical and project documentation
• Collaborate effectively with team members and cross-functional IT partners
• Provide after-hours production support when required (rare)

Required Qualifications

• Completion of post-secondary education
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong hands-on expertise with:
• COBOL
• JCL
• IMS DB
• Online / Batch processing
• DB2
• MQSeries
• Git

Nice to Have

• Experience with:
• zUnit
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for mainframe environments