RQ07177 – Software Developer – Senior

Job Description

Software Developer - Senior

• Pay Rate : (flexible)
• Location : Kingston, Ontario or Toronto, Ontario
• Contract Length : 12 Months

Work Type : Hybrid

We at Raise are hiring right now for one of our Ontario Public Sector Clients. If you’re interested, apply below for your chance to join a great place to work.

Responsibilities :

• Participate in business requirements walkthroughs.
• Analysis of business requirement documents and liaison with clients.
• Development and design of new programs or enhancements to existing ones (environment : IBM Mainframe COBOL and DB2, occasional IMS).
• Creation and walk-through of Systems Response documents, Technical Specifications, and Implementation Plans.
• Coding of payment programs including new and existing.
• Preparation of test plans, test data, and unit-testing of programs.
• Preparation of implementation plans and promotion of programs.
• As assigned, response to client queries and troubleshooting of production incidents.
• Updates to key knowledge transfer documents such as the Claims System documentation and the Overview of Architected Payment Systems.
• Conduct / participate in design walkthroughs as well as test case and test results walkthroughs.
• Support testing of the changes by other team members.
• Weekly reporting on status, progress, and key issue / concerns as directed by the Project Lead or Sr. Project Manager.
• Transfer skills and knowledge to selected OPS staff.
• The resource may be required to do similar work related to the role, for other initiatives within PRS, as directed by the manager.

Qualifications :

Experience working in the public sector on a mainframe / legacy system·

Technical Skills :

• Experience as a COBOL developer in an MVS environment writing programs that access DB2 and IMS databases
• Experience in structured methodologies for the development, design, implementation and maintenance of applications.
• Experience with one or more platforms, including the operating system, database technology, communication protocols, middleware and gateways
• Experience developing or maintaining large scale IT systems, including high-volume batch programs
• Development and design of new programs or enhancements to existing ones (environment : IBM Mainframe COBOL and DB2, occasional IMS)
• Ability to understand and analyze business requirements, and to design structured programs that efficiently satisfy these requirements
• Ability to write programs that are modular, well-structured, and easy to maintain
• Demonstrated success writing system design and implementation documents
• Experience with, and understanding of, relational databases
• Preparation of test plans, test data, and unit-testing of programs
• Preparation of implementation plans and promotion of modules
• Participate in business requirements walkthroughs
• Conduct / participate in design walkthroughs

Analytical Skills :

• Ability to analyse and update legacy COBOL code
• Ability to analyze business requirements documents and liaison with clients
• Develop and design of new programs or enhancements to existing programs (environment : IBM Mainframe COBOL and DB2, IMS)
• Respond to client inquiries and trouble shooting production incidents

Communications :

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Strong consulting skills to engage with all stakeholders

Must Haves :

• Experience as a COBOL developer in an MVS environment writing programs that access DB2 and IMS databases
• Development and design of new programs or enhancements to existing ones (environment : IBM Mainframe COBOL and DB2, occasional IMS)
• Ability to analyse and update legacy COBOL code
• Ability to understand and analyze business requirements, and to design structured programs that efficiently satisfy these requirements
• Experience developing or maintaining large scale IT systems, including high-volume batch programs
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