Senior Mainframe Consultant - Remote Canada

Vision Talent; United States; Remote; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Vision Talent/Jarvis Consulting partners with a leading Canadian bank to hire Senior Mainframe Specialists to drive modernization and mentor junior developers. The roles require banking domain expertise and deep mainframe tech, including COBOL, CICS, DB2 and JCL.

These are 12-month contracts that may convert to permanent roles, with 100% remote work across Canada, allowing experienced professionals to influence large-scale mainframe programs from anywhere.

Qualifications

• 10 - 15+ years of application development, analysis experience on large-scale mainframe systems (COBOL, CICS, DB2, JCL).
• Experience mentoring junior developers and leading teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Proven track record in core banking processing and transactions.

Responsibilities

• Support ongoing modernization initiatives on mainframe systems.
• Mentor and train junior developers in mainframe technologies.
• Provide analysis and troubleshooting for large-scale banking transactions.
• Lead technical reviews and guidance within the team.

Skills

Mainframe development

COBOL

CICS

DB2

JCL

Leadership

Mentoring

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Banking domain knowledge

Job description

Vision Talent/Jarvis Consulting partners with a leading Canadian bank to hire Senior Mainframe Specialists to drive modernization and mentor junior developers. The roles require banking domain expertise and deep mainframe tech, including COBOL, CICS, DB2 and JCL.

These are 12-month contracts that may convert to permanent roles, with 100% remote work across Canada, allowing experienced professionals to influence large-scale mainframe programs from anywhere.