Mainframe Developer

We're looking for an experienced Mainframe Developer with a strong insurance domain background to join a delivery team in Mississauga. The ideal candidate brings solid hands-on COBOL and JCL skills, familiarity with core insurance processes, and experience working within Agile Scrum teams. What You'll Do Design, develop, test, and maintain mainframe applications across batch and online systems in an Agile environment Work extensively with COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, and CICS to support core insurance applications Analyze business requirements related to insurance processes including policy administration, claims, billing, and underwriting Deliver features within sprint cycles and participate in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives Perform code enhancements, bug fixes, and production support including ABEND and system failure troubleshooting Develop and maintain batch jobs using JCL and ensure application performance and reliability Collaborate with Scrum teams, product owners, QA, and business stakeholders Maintain technical documentation and adhere to established coding standards What You Bring 5+ years of mainframe development experience Strong hands-on expertise in COBOL, JCL, DB2/SQL, VSAM, and CICS Proven experience in the insurance domain across policy administration, claims, billing, or underwriting Experience working in Agile and Scrum delivery environments Solid debugging and problem-solving skills in a z/OS environment Experience with version control tools such as Endevor, Changeman, or Git Eligibility for a mandatory background check Nice to have Experience supporting large-scale insurance platform migrations or upgrades Familiarity with mainframe performance tuning and optimization Prior experience mentoring junior mainframe developers Work setup Mississauga, ON 6+ month contract English proficiency required

Design, develop, test, and maintain mainframe applications across batch and online systems in an Agile environment. Collaborate with Scrum teams and maintain technical documentation.

The ideal candidate should have 5+ years of mainframe development experience and strong expertise in COBOL, JCL, DB2/SQL, VSAM, and CICS. Experience in the insurance domain and Agile environments is also required.

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• COBOL
• JCL
• DB2
• SQL
• VSAM
• CICS
• Agile
• Scrum
• Debugging
• Problem Solving
• z/OS
• Version Control
• Endevor
• Changeman
• Git

• Technology
• Software
• Consulting

Minimum experience

5+ years

Apply by

Dec 6, 2026

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week

Seniority

Mid-Senior level