Hybrid Senior Software Engineer, Operations – Mainframe/UNIX

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About the role

  • Provide ongoing support of Group Retirement Services mainframe application systems in production including responding to service requests, problem analysis, resolution, escalation and reporting as necessary
  • Identify and participate in improvement, system renewal, stability, upgrade, and Disaster Recovery projects
  • As a senior member of the support team, interface with developers, infrastructure teams, system designers, business system analysts, application analysts and testing specialists to deliver high quality solutions and maintain a stable, high performing application environment
  • Create and maintain supporting documentation
  • Participate in various review processes - e.g Business Requirements, Test plans, Design reviews, etc to gain a solid understanding of the application and provide input into the various deliverables from a support perspective
  • Design, develop, code, test, and debug programs for small projects
  • This role includes on-call and after-hours support on a team rotation basis

Requirements

  • Minimum 8 years of information technology experience in mainframe application support and development
  • University degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  • Strong working knowledge of COBOL, UNIX-Micro Focus Cobol, Syncsort, IMS, DB2, JCL, SQL, Focus, APIs, and Agile Deployment Tools
  • Excellent understanding of mainframe application problem solving and debugging
  • Solid understanding of distributed application packaging, deployment, and performance management
  • Strong leadership, planning, organizational and consulting skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively to technical and nontechnical audiences and work with business partners as well as infrastructure teams
  • Self-starter, fast learner and ability to multitask
  • Experience with .Net, Java and/or other technologies is an asset
  • Understanding of the ITIL service framework is an asset.

Benefits

  • Wellness programs that support the three pillars of your health – mental, physical, and financial
  • The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential.
  • Ability to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients, and you!

Job title

Senior Software Engineer, Operations – Mainframe/UNIX

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$90,000 - CA$140,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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