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Bilingual z/OS System Programmer
@ Tech Talent International
Montréal, Quebec
Overview
Tech Talent International is hiring a bilingual z/OS Systems Programmer on a 12-month renewable remote contract in Canada, paying $110 to $130 per hour plus C2C with possible extensions or conversion to permanent. The role installs and maintains z/OS and ISV software, resolves production problems, and supports disaster recovery tests and an on-call rotation. Weekend and off-hours work is expected.
Pay:
$110–$130 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Install, maintain and support z/OS and ISV software
- Perform problem determination and resolution
- Participate in disaster recovery tests and on-call rotation
- Serve as primary z/OS point of contact for the client
Requirements summary:
- Hands-on z/OS systems programming experience
- Strong Assembler, SMP/E and JES2/JES3 skills
- Excellent written and spoken English and French
- Willing to work weekends and off-hours
Tools & skills
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- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-11
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-19
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Schedule | weekends |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English, French |
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Tech Talent International
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Tech Talent International (TTI) is a recruitment firm from Toronto Canada. We work with clients from F1000 to startups.
Full company description
Tech Talent International is boutique recruitment firm based out of the Toronto Canada. We are provide contract and permanent staffing services to a variety of clients ranging from F1000s to startups across Canada/US and the world.
- LinkedIn followers
- 1,738
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 1
- Reported office locations
- 1661 Morris Avenue, Ennismore, ON K0L1T0, CA
- Other recorded names
- Tech Talent International
- Specialties
- recruitment
- contract staffing
- permanent staffing
- RPO
- background checks
- pre-employment screening
- staffing
- technical recruitment
- telecom recruitment
- ICT recruitment
- and recruitment process outsourcing
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- Yes
Tech Talent International is boutique recruitment firm based out of the Toronto Canada. We are provide contract and permanent staffing services to a variety of clients ranging from F1000s to startups across Canada/US and the world.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Staffing and Recruiting |
| Company size | 2-10 employees |
| Headquarters | Ennismore, ON |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2022 |
| Specialties | recruitmentcontract staffingpermanent staffingRPObackground checkspre-employment screeningstaffingtechnical recruitmenttelecom recruitmentICT recruitment |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 180 |
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Software International (SI) supplies technical talent to a variety of clients ranging from Fortune 100/500/1000 companies to small and mid-sized organizations in Canada/US. We currently have a 12 month renewable contract as a z/OS Systems Programmer with our large global infrastructure client. This could be an indefinite contract or move into a permanent role.
Role: Bilingual z/OS Systems Programmer
Type: Contract
Duration: 12 months to start + possible multiple extensions or move into a permanent role
Rate: $110 - $130/hr + C2C - depending on overall experience
Language Requirements: English and French
Location: Remote, Canada
z/OS Systems Programmer
Job Role & Responsibility
The zOS Systems Programmer role require the resource to provide services in a customer, multi-vendor, multi-protocol complex network/systems environments.
Interacts with the customer, vendors and management to ensure high level of customer satisfaction.
Primary point of contact strictly for zOS Operating Systems Q&A.
Engages in identifying and resolving complex problems relating to product/service installation, update, configuration, operations, performance, or other aspects of information technology products and services.
Possesses an in-depth knowledge of technical solutions and management tools.
The employee guides functional objectives or technologies.
Skills: Environment: Professional knowledge related to incumbent's function/business unit and its processes.
Communication/Negotiation: Advise other professionals. Effectively utilize group dynamics.
Negotiate to define approaches and goals.
Problem Solving: Recognize complex problems related to functional objectives.
Analyze situations and implement solutions, or develop new system elements, procedures or processes. Creativity and judgment applied to developmental work on different projects within the business environment.
Contribution/Leadership: Provides ongoing technical /operational guidance to lead professional work teams, conducts special projects, or manages department(s) (national or international).
Understand department/ functional mission and vision.
Defines and decides objectives within specified business concept or project and may have responsibility for tools and assigned resources.
Utilizes expertise to directly influence people outside department or function. Sometimes no precedent exists. Impact on Business/Scope:
Accountable for department results and for activities and/or projects involving multi-functional teams. Regularly participates in overall functional program planning.
Activities are subject to business measurements, impact customer satisfaction, and impact project costs or expenses.
zOS Operating Systems - System Programmer
Primary zOS Support for IBM commercial mainframe account.
Install and maintain Mainframe z/OS and related ISVs, Perform problem determination and resolution. Participate in Disaster Recovery tests,
Participate in On call rotation,
As well, the candidate should have demonstrated ability to install, customize, test and implement ISV software; should have good skills and knowledge of user exits; system modifications; and understand Assembler language. finally, the candidate must have excellent verbal and communication skills and be willing to work weekends and outside of normal business hours in a fast pace, dynamic and stressful environment.
Sample skills required:
SMP/E and system utilities
ACF2
IO Gen
Assembler coding skills
BMC & IBM Scheduler software
TSO, ISPF
z/OS install and support
z/OS (reworking and applying user mods, testing software)
HCD
understanding of problem & change management (eESM experience is an asset)
Install and support program products.
installing simple to complex (tape management, job scheduling) products
JES2 and JES3 advance skills
diagnostic skills: PD (problem determination), IPCS, LOGREC
overall we support 120 type of ISV's and 130 Lpars.
understand of concepts of sysplex
familiarity with CPU keys (ordering, applying)
experience working with vendors (IBM and others) for PD and for product questions
support multiple account
System Utilities:
(DFDSS, IDCAMS, IEBGENER)
extensive understanding of DFSMS is required from an MVS system programmer point of view
Language skills:
Written and spoken French and English.
Other skills:
Independent
Adaptation to standard, client change management process
Create & update documentation
working in a virtual team environment, communicate with peers across the country
Services:
pager support
off-hours work (weekend)
under z/OS (reworking and applying user mods, testing software)
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