Mainframe Developer

Mainframe Developer

On behalf of our client in the Banking Sector, PROCOM is looking for a Mainframe Developer.

Mainframe Developer – Job Description

• Responsible for detailed technical design, development and maintenance of applications on mainframe platforms
• Design and code program; create test transactions and run tests.
• Conduct analysis of needs and goals for the development and implementation of applications systems.
• Review, analyze and modify programming systems including encoding, testing, debugging and installation. Establish disaster recovery plan.
• Maintains online and batch applications.
• A vacancy exists for a senior developer to join the team in the delivery and development of this project and to eventually contribute to future enhancement, support and maintenance post-delivery.
• Prime responsibility will be to develop detailed design specifications, create and review code and assess impact on other applications.
• Role will work closely with other team members to ensure consistency in coding standards and approaches and to optimize any synergy and re-use opportunities.
• Responsible for leading technical aspects of project from inception through to deployment.
• Participate in analysis and system design specification sessions.
• Documentation of design options and solutions according to System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology.
• Ensure that solutions adhere to development best practices and architectural principles.
• Apply analytical skills to resolve problems and deliver viable solutions.
• Anticipate obstacles and execute proactive approaches to issues.
• Active participation in issue resolution.
• Provide detailed development estimates to Project Manager for development effort as well as weekly status reporting and budget forecasting.
• Configuration management for the sub projects within the release. Responsible for coding, testing, packaging, deployment and support of builds as code is promoted from development, system, acceptance and production environments.
• May lead code reviews. Work closely with System Test Environment Management Team (STEMT) to ensure that environments are fully functional and that builds are properly deployed.
• Participate in development of test strategy, test plans, test cases and testing efforts (unit testing and integration testing of code).
• Provide technical support to business and testing team during testing phases.
• Track defects, defect triage and resolution.
• Data set up and environment shake down.
• Coaching / mentoring of junior developers. Knowledge transfer within group.
• Ensure required documentation is housed in the project repository and that knowledge transfer has occurred to full time staff upon completion of contract term.

Mainframe Developer – Mandatory Skills

• Must have strong skills and working experience in mainframe MVS, COBOL, JCL Utilities, CICS and databases such as DB 2 or IMS

Mainframe Developer – Nice to Have Skills

• Former td experience (will be preferred)
• Banking experience
• SAS, REXX or CLIST, TRMA integration with distributed technologies

Mainframe Developer – Assignment Start Date

• ASAP – 6 months to start

Mainframe Developer – Assignment Location

• Toronto, ON – Hybrid