9 hours ago
Mississauga, CanadaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and support of mainframe applications on IBM z/OS.
- Develop and maintain applications using COBOL, DB2, JCL, and VSAM.
- Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to assess requirements and deliver solutions.
- Coordinate offshore delivery teams, review deliverables, and drive production implementations.
- Investigate and resolve production incidents, job failures, and application issues.
- Recommend operational improvements, preventive measures, and continuous-improvement practices.
- Participate in rotational support activities as required by business needs.
Requirements
- 8+ years of hands-on mainframe development and support experience.
- Strong expertise with COBOL, JCL, DB2, and VSAM in IBM z/OS environments.
- Experience analyzing, designing, coding, testing, documenting, and supporting enterprise applications.
- Experience leading technical teams and working independently on complex initiatives.
- Strong troubleshooting experience with production incidents, job failures, and operational issues.
- Understanding of secure development practices, compliance requirements, and production support processes.
- Ability to collaborate with onshore and offshore teams in a client-facing environment.
- Preferred experience with CICS and IBM MQ, banking or financial services, and large-scale technology transformation initiatives.
- Ability to influence design decisions and drive continuous improvement across application support and delivery teams.
Benefits
- Hybrid work requiring three days per week in a client or Cognizant office in Toronto, Ontario.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Employee assistance program.
- Registered retirement savings and savings programs.
- Paid vacation and company holidays.
- Wellbeing and mental health programs.
- Learning and professional development opportunities.
- Employee recognition programs.
Tech Stack
COBOLIBM DB2
Categories
About Cognizant
Cognizant is a public IT services and consulting firm that designs, builds, and runs enterprise technology, including digital engineering, cloud modernization, data/AI, and managed services. It sells consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing on multi-year engagements to large enterprises in healthcare, banking, retail, communications, and manufacturing. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, Cognizant is NASDAQ-listed (CTSH) and a Fortune 500 company.