Montreal, QC- 3 days a week Onsite Reporting Must

Long Term Contract(6 Months to start with)

Experience: 7+ years

Skillset: Mainframes – Cobol, DB2, JCL, VSAM, CICS

MUST HAVE:

JCL: job setup, PROC/INCLUDE, condition codes, overrides, restart/rerun, dataset management.

COBOL: file/DB I/O, modularization, error handling, copybook usage, working storage vs linkage, performance considerations.

DB2: SQL (joins, correlated subqueries), embedded SQL in COBOL, bind/plan/package basics, commits/rollbacks, performance (indexes, access paths).

CICS (where applicable): pseudo‑conversational design, COMMAREA/Channels & Containers, MAP/MAPSET, task initiation/termination, error handling.

Mainframe Job Description

Key Responsibilities

1. Application Development & Maintenance Design, develop, and enhance mainframe applications using COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, VSAM, and other IBM mainframe tools.
2. Maintain and opti...