The role of Software Developer involves maintaining and enhancing a mission-critical, high-volume claims payment system using COBOL on an IBM Mainframe. The position requires recent hands-on experience with DB2 and IMS databases, and the ability to develop, test, and document structured programs. The developer will work closely with business analysts and testing teams to implement solutions based on legislative and program requirements. This includes supporting continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring adherence to compliance standards, and troubleshooting production incidents as needed in a hybrid work setup.
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Advantages
•Contribute to the development and maintenance of critical large-scale systems
•Engage in continuous improvement of high-impact legacy applications
•Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a structured hybrid environment
•Exposure to end-to-end development lifecycle including analysis, coding, testing, and documentation
•Opportunity to apply advanced COBOL and DB2 skills in real-world applications
Responsibilities
•Develop and enhance programs in an IBM Mainframe COBOL and DB2 environment
•Participate in business requirement walkthroughs and liaise with stakeholders
•Conduct analysis of requirements and prepare technical specifications
•Create, unit-test, and implement structured and maintainable code
•Support testing, provide technical documentation, and assist in production incident troubleshooting
•Prepare test plans, implementation strategies, and conduct walkthroughs
•Maintain knowledge transfer documents and support weekly progress reporting
•Perform code analysis and modernization of legacy COBOL applications
Qualifications
•10+ years of experience in mainframe systems using COBOL, DB2, IMS, and MVS
•Expertise in structured methodologies for application lifecycle management
•Proven experience with large-scale, high-volume IT systems and batch processing
•Familiarity with relational databases and preparation of technical documentation
•Strong analytical skills in legacy code review and troubleshooting
•Demonstrated success in design walkthroughs, unit testing, and client communication
•Effective written and verbal communication and the ability to work in a team environment
Summary
This Senior Software Developer role offers a significant opportunity to work on complex, mission-critical systems using COBOL and DB2. With a focus on continuous improvement and legacy modernization, it combines deep technical work with stakeholder collaboration, enabling long-term system reliability and performance.
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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The role of Software Developer involves maintaining and enhancing a mission-critical, high-volume claims payment system using COBOL on an IBM Mainframe. The position requires recent hands-on experience with DB2 and IMS databases, and the ability to develop, test, and document structured programs. The developer will work closely with business analysts and testing teams to implement solutions based on legislative and program requirements. This includes supporting continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring adherence to compliance standards, and troubleshooting production incidents as needed in a hybrid work setup.
Advantages
•Contribute to the development and maintenance of critical large-scale systems
•Engage in continuous improvement of high-impact legacy applications
•Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a structured hybrid environment
•Exposure to end-to-end development lifecycle including analysis, coding, testing, and documentation
•Opportunity to apply advanced COBOL and DB2 skills in real-world applications
Responsibilities
•Develop and enhance programs in an IBM Mainframe COBOL and DB2 environment
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•Participate in business requirement walkthroughs and liaise with stakeholders
•Conduct analysis of requirements and prepare technical specifications
•Create, unit-test, and implement structured and maintainable code
•Support testing, provide technical documentation, and assist in production incident troubleshooting
•Prepare test plans, implementation strategies, and conduct walkthroughs
•Maintain knowledge transfer documents and support weekly progress reporting
•Perform code analysis and modernization of legacy COBOL applications
Qualifications
•10+ years of experience in mainframe systems using COBOL, DB2, IMS, and MVS
•Expertise in structured methodologies for application lifecycle management
•Proven experience with large-scale, high-volume IT systems and batch processing
•Familiarity with relational databases and preparation of technical documentation
•Strong analytical skills in legacy code review and troubleshooting
•Demonstrated success in design walkthroughs, unit testing, and client communication
•Effective written and verbal communication and the ability to work in a team environment
Summary
This Senior Software Developer role offers a significant opportunity to work on complex, mission-critical systems using COBOL and DB2. With a focus on continuous improvement and legacy modernization, it combines deep technical work with stakeholder collaboration, enabling long-term system reliability and performance.
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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