Do you have 5+ years experience in designing, developing, and maintaining complex, mission-critical mainframe applications in the COBOL language against an IMS DB/DC? Do you have demonstrated experience developing system integration frameworks? If so, this would be a great opportunity for you!
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Our client is looking for an Intermediate Software Developer for a 12 month contract in Toronto.
This is an onsite role.
Advantages
• Earn a competitive rate within the industry.
• Location : This position is currently listed as "Onsite"; however, the Assignment under this request will provisionally be "Hybrid", working 7.25 hours per calendar day, sometime between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM (excluding breaks) Monday to Friday inclusive.
• Potential for extension.
Responsibilities
• Draft technical requirements, and prepare detailed technical solution design for maintenance of operational enhancement of mainframe systems
• Write or change, maintain and unit test programs in IMS DB/DC Mainframe using IBM COBOL for ZOS, PL/I, BTS, JCL and CLIST, following existing standards.
• Write or change, maintain and unit test programs for conversion, and Integration (between the mainframe and application servers using tools such as Connect Direct and IMS connect), following existing standards.
• Promote programs from development to system test. System test online and batch programs. All work must follow existing standards.
• Provide support in the development & production environments.
• Develop, maintain and print reports using Clist. TSO, etc. All work is required to be completed following the MSB’s system development life cycle (SDLC).
• Prepare specifications, and document all modifications and enhancements made following existing standards.
• Complete work and achieve milestones within the assigned deadlines;
• Provide ICON application support for the users on an ongoing basis; and
• Perform other functions related to support and maintenance of the mainframe environment as required under the direction of the manager of the Court Systems Solutions unit
• Work with solution design lead to create data migration strategy and prepare data migration packages
• Provide application support, including participation in on-call rotation
• Support the testing teams during system and user acceptance testing
• Prepare deployment packages of code and instructions for builds in Development, UAT, and participate in knowledge transfer.
Qualifications
Must haves:
· 5+ years experience in designing, developing, and maintaining complex, mission-critical mainframe applications in the COBOL language against an IMS DB/DC
· Demonstrated experience developing system integration frameworks
· Strong experience designing and implementing data migration initiatives
Nice to have:
· Experience in implementing system to system integration (through APIs, web services) involving mainframe applications
· Demonstrated Experience leading data integration and migration initiatives. Including leading discovery sessions with stakeholders and members of technical team to gather, analyze and document requirements for data migration.
Desired Skills and Experience
Over 8+ years of overall experience in entire Software Development Life Cycle
Experience maintaining and supporting mainframe solutions and databases
Strong knowledge of data migration processes involving mainframe systems
Strong IBM COBOL experience and expertise with the mainframe environment
Experience in implementing system to system integration (through APIs, web services) involving mainframe applications
Experience working in a similar technical environment
Experience creating and maintaining reports within mainframe system
Demonstrated experience in the use of tools to support application analysis
Ability to apply lessons learned from applicable initiatives
Successfully completed technical analysis of legacy applications for similar, complex environments
Experience creating data reports for data migration
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills
Track record for meeting deadlines in a complex program environment.
Summary
If you are interested in the Intermediate Software Developer role in Toronto, please apply online at www.randstad.ca. Qualified candidates will be contacted.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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Do you have 5+ years experience in designing, developing, and maintaining complex, mission-critical mainframe applications in the COBOL language against an IMS DB/DC? Do you have demonstrated experience developing system integration frameworks? If so, this would be a great opportunity for you!
Our client is looking for an Intermediate Software Developer for a 12 month contract in Toronto.
This is an onsite role.
Advantages
• Earn a competitive rate within the industry.
• Location : This position is currently listed as "Onsite"; however, the Assignment under this request will provisionally be "Hybrid", working 7.25 hours per calendar day, sometime between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM (excluding breaks) Monday to Friday inclusive.
• Potential for extension.
Responsibilities
• Draft technical requirements, and prepare detailed technical solution design for maintenance of operational enhancement of mainframe systems
• Write or change, maintain and unit test programs in IMS DB/DC Mainframe using IBM COBOL for ZOS, PL/I, BTS, JCL and CLIST, following existing standards.
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• Write or change, maintain and unit test programs for conversion, and Integration (between the mainframe and application servers using tools such as Connect Direct and IMS connect), following existing standards.
• Promote programs from development to system test. System test online and batch programs. All work must follow existing standards.
• Provide support in the development & production environments.
• Develop, maintain and print reports using Clist. TSO, etc. All work is required to be completed following the MSB’s system development life cycle (SDLC).
• Prepare specifications, and document all modifications and enhancements made following existing standards.
• Complete work and achieve milestones within the assigned deadlines;
• Provide ICON application support for the users on an ongoing basis; and
• Perform other functions related to support and maintenance of the mainframe environment as required under the direction of the manager of the Court Systems Solutions unit
• Work with solution design lead to create data migration strategy and prepare data migration packages
• Provide application support, including participation in on-call rotation
• Support the testing teams during system and user acceptance testing
• Prepare deployment packages of code and instructions for builds in Development, UAT, and participate in knowledge transfer.
Qualifications
Must haves:
· 5+ years experience in designing, developing, and maintaining complex, mission-critical mainframe applications in the COBOL language against an IMS DB/DC
· Demonstrated experience developing system integration frameworks
· Strong experience designing and implementing data migration initiatives
Nice to have:
· Experience in implementing system to system integration (through APIs, web services) involving mainframe applications
· Demonstrated Experience leading data integration and migration initiatives. Including leading discovery sessions with stakeholders and members of technical team to gather, analyze and document requirements for data migration.
Desired Skills and Experience
Over 8+ years of overall experience in entire Software Development Life Cycle
Experience maintaining and supporting mainframe solutions and databases
Strong knowledge of data migration processes involving mainframe systems
Strong IBM COBOL experience and expertise with the mainframe environment
Experience in implementing system to system integration (through APIs, web services) involving mainframe applications
Experience working in a similar technical environment
Experience creating and maintaining reports within mainframe system
Demonstrated experience in the use of tools to support application analysis
Ability to apply lessons learned from applicable initiatives
Successfully completed technical analysis of legacy applications for similar, complex environments
Experience creating data reports for data migration
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills
Track record for meeting deadlines in a complex program environment.
Summary
If you are interested in the Intermediate Software Developer role in Toronto, please apply online at www.randstad.ca. Qualified candidates will be contacted.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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