Mainframe developer

Job Title: Mainframe Developer Location: Scarborough, ON (3x onsite a week) Employment Type: Contract Pay Rate: CAD$40/HR INC Experienced Mainframe professional with 5+ years of expertise in DB2 and IMS database administration, including database maintenance, backup/recovery, image copy management, DBRC operations, and space monitoring. Skilled in environment rebuilds involving IMS, DB2, and VSAM database creation, backup, restore, and migration activities. Proficient in automation and software support using CLIST, REXX, and SAS, with experience developing and enhancing tools, scripts, and operational utilities to improve test environment management and deployment processes. DB maintenance Strong experience to maintain DB2, IMS image copy and DBRC recovery jobs Maintaining of IMS analyzer jobs Creation and restoration of IMS and DB2 databases Database space monitoring and schedule reorg and expansion Environment rebuilds Create and coordinate project plan/checklist activities for the rebuild IMS backup and restore using IMS DBRC and DB recovery utilities, FP and FF database initialization. DB2 backup/unload and reload VSAM files creation, loading, unloading, path files creation Automation and Software Support Maintain the CLIST, REXX, SAS automation panels and scripts to support the test environments Maintain and enhance the code rebuild, promotion, cleanup automations in test environments Develop operational tools/utilities to improve and enhance our test environment operational procedures and routines. Disclaimer: AI tools may assist in the recruitment process; however, all hiring decisions are made by the recruitment team based on a comprehensive evaluation of candidates.

The role involves managing DB2 and IMS database administration, including maintenance, backup, recovery, and space monitoring. Additionally, the developer will create automation scripts and tools using CLIST, REXX, and SAS to improve test environment management.

Candidates must have over 5 years of experience in Mainframe database administration and environment rebuilds. Proficiency in automation tools and database utilities like DBRC and VSAM is required.

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• Db2
• Ims
• Database Administration
• Backup And Recovery
• Vsam
• Clist
• Rexx
• Sas
• Automation
• Environment Rebuilds
• Space Monitoring
• Dbrc Operations

• Technology
• Software
• Consulting
• Data & Analytics

Minimum experience

5+ years

Apply by

Feb 17, 2027

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week

Office presence

3 days per week

Seniority

Mid-Senior level

Application method

Direct apply is available