COBOL Developer – JCL, MVS, DB2

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Hybrid | Scarborough 

Duration: 3 months

Our client a leading financial institution in Scarborough, is looking for a COBOL Developer – JCL, MVS, DB2 to ensure quality, security, and compliance requirements are met for the supported area. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with one of the Top 5 Banks in Canada.

Typical Day in role:

  • Conduct code control
  • Development – tech stack: Cobal, 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.

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

Finance professional is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. We advocate for you and welcome anyone regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.