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Senior Mainframe z/OS System Programmer
@ Tech Talent International
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Tech Talent International is hiring a Senior Mainframe z/OS System Programmer for a major Canadian bank through a permanent or 12-month renewable contract. The role provides technical direction for z/OS environments, installs and customizes ISV tools, leads problem resolution and disaster recovery readiness, and works with vendors and internal teams. Pay is about $150,000 to $200,000 as an employee or $100 to $130/hr plus C2C, and the work is remote or in Toronto.
Responsibilities:
- Provide technical direction for stable, compliant z/OS mainframe environments
- Install, upgrade and customize ISV software in multi-system z/OS environments
- Lead problem analysis, resolution and prevention using IBM and ISV tools
- Participate in disaster recovery exercises and monitor system health
- Coordinate vendors, clients and internal teams
Requirements summary:
- 10+ years of mainframe or system programming experience
- Deep knowledge of z/OS, Parallel Sysplex, SMPE, RMF, SMF and WLM
- Experience with zOSMF, System z architecture and z14/z15 hardware
- Strong network integration skills (FTP, SFTP, MQ, web services)
- Knowledge of z/OS security, PARMLIB and JES2 customization
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- 2026-10-11
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | IT |
| Experience | 10+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office, Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
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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 have a Permanent or 12 month renewable contract as a Senior Mainframe z/OS System Programmer with our large consulting client, working on a long term project for one of Canada's largest banks. This could be an indefinite contract or a permanent role.
Role: Senior Mainframe z/OS System Programmer
Type: Permanent or Long Term Contract
Duration: 12 months to start + possible multiple extensions or a permanent role
Salary or Rate: approximately $150,000 - $200,00 as permanent employee or $100 - $130/hr + C2C - depending on overall experience
Location: Remote, Toronto, ON, Canada
What you'll be doing
As a Sr. Mainframe zOS System Programmer, you are responsible for providing technical direction and subject matter expertise to ensure stable, reliable environments for complex sharing initiatives in compliance with established controls, standards, policies, and procedures. You will collaborate with and advise senior management, utilizing your solid understanding of business dynamics to analyze and protect test environment integrity and mitigate risks, present alternative solutions, and recommend solutions using available resources for complex initiatives with key dependencies. You will provide technical leadership, interpret complex information, and coordinate client, provider, and vendor relationships to meet and manage service expectations, aligned to best practices. In addition, you will help to develop the team to maximize individual contributions and professional growth, while functioning effectively with your colleagues.
How you'll succeed
- Technical Expertise you will leverage your solid technology expertise to review and analyze current client software and requirements to determine the most effective solution to include in business proposals; install, upgrade and customize ISV software tools in a multi-system z/OS mainframe environment, and help to ensure software and hardware remains current to avoid End of Support costs.
- Effective Communication you will work to accomplish organizational goals that are consistent in supporting both IT and Business objectives, communicate effectively and patiently across technology teams to influence teams to adopt solutions to keep critical systems secure and operationally resilient. You will provide and document problem analysis, resolution, and prevention, designing procedures and best practice techniques, using IBM and ISV online tools for opening and managing problem report tracking and resolution. You will actively participate in periodic disaster recovery exercises, maintaining disaster recovery readiness of systems, and monitoring status of systems to proactively prevent issues from occurring.
- Relationship Management You will collaborate with internal business partners in Application Development, Infrastructure, IT Operations, and IT Production Support to accomplish organizational goals that are consistent in supporting both IT and Business objectives. You will work directly with Hardware and Software vendors on solutions, build your network, and deepen existing relationships. You will leverage your verbal, written, and presentation communication skills to build strong partnerships, while influencing participants to mutually beneficial outcomes.
Who you are
- You can demonstrate a minimum of 10-years' experience in Mainframe technology operating systems or system programming experience. You also have:
- Fluency with Mainframe tools including, z/OS, Parallel Sysplex, SMPE, RMF, SMF, WLM.
- Understanding of System z architecture, zOSMF.
- Deep expertise on mainframe configuration and performance of DASD, VTL, TCP/IP, z14/15 hardware, coupling facilities. NTP time sources, etc.
- Experience addressing Technical Show-stoppers.
- Strong Network architecture understanding and integration to external systems (FTP, SFTP, MQ, Web services).
- Knowledge on z/OS Data Replication Strategy Experience in mainframe LPAR builds, cloning.
- Extensive Knowledge z/OS Mainframe configuration and setup.
- Knowledge of z/OS security and z/OS systems programming functions; PARMLIB configuration and JES2 customization.
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