Job Type: Contract
Job Category: IT
Job Description
Job Title: Mainframe Developer
Location: Mississauga, ON (Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite / 2 Days Remote)
Employment Type: Long Term Contract
Experience Required: 7+ Years
Job Overview: We are looking for a skilled Senior Mainframe Developer to join our technology team in Mississauga. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in mainframe technologies, strong problem-solving skills, and experience delivering complex enterprise solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain, enhance, and modernize critical mainframe applications in a hybrid work environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, enhance, and support mainframe applications using COBOL, JCL, and DB2.
- Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
- Perform unit testing, debugging, and performance tuning of mainframe programs.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (QA, DevOps, Business Analysts) to deliver high-quality solutions.
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support production systems and provide timely issue resolution.
- Contribute to mainframe modernization or integration projects (where applicable).
Technical Skills & Experience:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in Mainframe application development.
- Strong proficiency in COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, and CICS.
- Experience with file handling, batch processing, and online transaction systems.
- Working knowledge of SQL and stored procedures.
- Experience in debugging tools (Expeditor, Abend-AID) and version control (Endevor, Changeman).
- Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies.
- Familiarity with mainframe modernization tools, APIs, or integration with distributed systems is a plus.
Nice to Have:
- Experience in migration or re-platforming mainframe applications.
- Exposure to DevOps pipelines, Git, or cloud integration (AWS Mainframe Modernization).
- Familiarity with Rexx scripting or assembler programming.
Required Skills
Cloud Developer SQL Application Developer