Mainframe Programmer

2 weeks ago


Toronto, Canada Raise Full time

Duration: 12 Months with possible extension

Toronto; Hybrid (once or twice a week)


Story Behind the Need:

Business Group: GOCT Solution Architecture & Engineering. Contributes to the overall success of GOCT Solution Architecture & Engineering in Canada ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.


Project: The team is seeking as Database Analyst/Programmer to support the Bank’s software upgrade as part of compliance.

o Supports Business Intelligence Support System (BISS) solutions.

o Supports enhancement to SAS and Mainframe based developer.

o Supports efforts to modernize MIS solution and leverage Microsoft platforms for data persistence and Reporting.


Candidate Value Proposition:

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on an innovative team whose projects directly affect functionality at the Bank. They will have exposure to emerging technologies and learn how technology can help the business and drive results.


Typical Day in Role:

• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.

• Builds and maintains a strong working relationship with peers across the business lines including key stakeholders across Commercial Banking, Retail Lending, Day-To-Day banking, Small Business banking divisions in Canadian Banking.

• Supports, maintains, and enhances the MIS Reporting solutions to meet business needs.

• Designs, develops, and maintains the distributed data pipelines by leveraging legacy platforms including SAS, Mainframe as well as data and reporting platforms from Microsoft.

• Effectively implements SDLC across the specification, design, build, test, and deployment phases of development. Enables Agile culture and facilitates Scrum and Kanban.

• Understands how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.

• Creates an environment in which their team pursues effective and efficient operations of their respective areas in accordance with Values, its Code of Conduct, and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet the obligations with respect to operational, compliance, ML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.

• Builds a high-performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops, and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment and using a coaching mindset and behaviours; communicating vison/values/business strategy; and managing succession and development planning for the team.


Candidate Requirements/Must-Have skills:

1. 8-10+ years of Development experience.

2. 7+ years of hands-on experience in building data pipelines using tools like Mainframe/TSO (JCL/ PROC, ISPF) and Mainframe SAS.

3. Expert knowledge of Mainframe (JCL/PROC) and SAS.

4. Previous exposure to Mainframe and SAS upgrades.

5. Previous exposure to Data Migration from Mainframe to other platforms (RDBMS).


Nice-To-Have Skills:

• Exposure to MIS platforms, SQL based analysis on RDBMS like SQL Server/Sybase/DB2/Oracle.

• Experience in Atlassian Jira/Confluence, GIT, TFS/Azure DevOps is an asset.

• Knowledge of Canadian Banking source systems including Commercial Banking, Retail Lending, Day-To-Day banking, Small Business banking is an asset.


Best vs. Average Candidate:

• Strong technical expertise on Mainframe and SAS.

• Previous exposure to Data Migration from Mainframe to other platforms.

• Candidate who meets all the must have skill and a minimum of one nice to have skill.

• Team player and good collaboration skills.



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