Analyst Programmer

Zylog delivers top jobs to top talent. We are currently seeking experienced professionals for exciting new opportunities and career advancement.

Zylog represents hundreds of client companies for both contract and permanent positions. New jobs are being filled every day and our experienced professional resource managers are waiting to help you screen the top jobs that match your skills and experience.

You don’t have time to search long lists of postings repeated on multiple web sites, so let our trained and experienced resource managers do the work for you. We review top jobs and will be the first to alert you when the right opportunity arises.

Job Description:

Our client has a requirement for an Intermediate Analyst Programmer for a 5 month contract opportunity.  The positions are located in Toronto, Ontario.

What makes this Special:

Our client has a prestigious reputation and excellent work environment. This position offers an opportunity for personal learning and to contribute to important initiatives that make a difference. Our client is actively screening resumes and scheduling interviews to fill this position, so let one our professional resource managers represent you to the client, promote your skills, and help you prepare.

Requirement or Qualifications:

Qualified Candidates will have:

• Cobol and Unix Tru 64
• Ability to analyze an existing system, understand the functionality and document the processes in English.

Nice to have:

• .Net C# expertise with Windows Application.
• Experience with .Net 3.5 and higher
• Good knowledge of MySQL
• COBOL
• UNIX
• Windows 95/98

Keywords:  Unix Tru 64, COBOL, UNIX, MySQL

How to Apply:

Online:

To apply for this and other suitable exciting opportunities with Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd., you can register and apply online at http://www.zylogcanada.com/

Email:

If you would like to email a copy of your resume for review, please reference this posted Job Number or Job Description in the subject line of your email for prompt identification and send your email with attached resume to resumes@zylog.ca

Company Overview:

Zylog is internationally ranked within the top 100 Global Recruitment Industry and one of the top three IT Professional Staffing Firms in Canada.

Zylog provides consulting services, software development, application migration, and recruiting services for permanent and contract positions. Zylog is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, HP Alliance One Partner, Telus Business Solutions Partner, Oracle Partner, and proudly represents Fortune 500, Government, Banking, Healthcare and IT organizations globally. Zylog leverages ISO 9001:2000 certified processes, industry best practices, and ownership of one of the largest professional talent databases in Canada. We are dedicated to the progress of our clients, consultants, and our community. Apply now or contact one of our experienced professional resource managers to help you find the perfect career to make the most of your unique skills and experience.

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Solution Designer

Zylog delivers top jobs to top talent. We are currently seeking experienced professionals for exciting new opportunities and career advancement. Zylog represents hundreds of client companies for both contract and permanent positions. New jobs are being filled every day and our experienced professional resource managers are waiting to help you screen the top jobs that match your skills and experience. You don’t have time to search long lists of postings repeated on multiple web sites, so let our trained and experienced resource managers do the work for you. We review top jobs and will be the first to alert you when the right opportunity arises.

Job Description:

Our client has a requirement for a Solution  Designer  for a 6 month contract opportunity.  The position is located in Mississauga.

What makes this Special:

Our client is one of the largest Banks in North America. With exponential growth and millions of customers and clients who are served through our various businesses: Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking, Wealth Management, U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking, and Wholesale Banking. Being part of this company is being part of a better Canadian service. 

We are looking for a Senior Solutions Designer with strong technical skills and mainframe/ host experience. Prime responsibility will be to design, review, and integrate all application requirements and support the build phase to ensure adherence to the development and shared service software architecture. No development/coding is required; however, this candidate would need to produce and create design documents, do analysis and come up with solutions.

Must have: - Mainframe/Host experience
- SRS / SDS
- Produce / create design documents

Nice to have: - Cobol
- IMS
- Credit card industry background/experience

The IT Specialist will contribute to the SRS, create the SDS and work with the Technology Project Manager, Technology Business Analysts, and other team members to help deliver projects. A good knowledge of the Credit cards industry is an asset. Familiarity with existing bank systems is an asset.

As part of this team, prime responsibility will be to:
• Provide technical leadership during the life of a project / initiative
• Consult on development of the System Requirements Specification (SRS)
• Overall accountability for the delivery of the System Design Specification (SDS) and responsible for developing the Component Design section of the SDS
• Define development specifications and identify system modifications required to meet performance objectives
• Advise and provide expert knowledge on the technical feasibility of the proposed deliverables
• Work with Developers to ensure that the detailed technical design is fully understood and the development initiatives are in line with the intended design
• Provide effort estimates for new projects and initiatives
• Ensure SDLC gating criteria are met
• Provide input into Application Deployment Plan

How to Apply

Online:

To apply for this and other suitable exciting opportunities with Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd., you can register and apply online at www.ZylogCanada.com.
Email:

If you would like to email a copy of your resume for review, please reference this posted Job Number or Job Description in the subject line of your email for prompt identification and send your email with attached resume to Resumes@zylog.ca.

Company Overview

Zylog is internationally ranked within the top 100 in the Global Recruitment Industry, and one of the top five IT Professional Staffing Firms in Canada.  Zylog is a leading provider of human capital resource management applications, and technology solutions with global delivery capability and proudly represents Fortune 500, Government, and Healthcare organizations actively seeking top talent for contract and permanent positions. Zylog leverages ISO 9001:2000 certified processes, industry best practices, and ownership of one of the largest professional talent databases in Canada; we are dedicated to the progress of our clients, consultants, and our community. Apply now or contact one of our experienced professional resource managers to help you find the perfect career to make the most of your unique skills and experience.

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Mainframe Developer

Zylog delivers top jobs to top talent. We are currently seeking experienced professionals for exciting new opportunities and career advancement. Zylog represents hundreds of client companies for both contract and permanent positions. New jobs are being filled every day and our experienced professional resource managers are waiting to help you screen the top jobs that match your skills and experience. You don’t have time to search long lists of postings repeated on multiple web sites, so let our trained and experienced resource managers do the work for you. We review top jobs and will be the first to alert you when the right opportunity arises.

About the Job

Our client has a requirement for a Mainframe Developer for a six month contract opportunity.  The position is located in Mississauga, ON.

What makes this Special

 Our client is one of the largest Banks in North America. With exponential growth and millions of customers and clients who are served through our various businesses: Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking, Wealth Management, U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking, and Wholesale Banking. Being part of this company is being part of a better Canadian service.

Role

The successful candidate will be a developer to join the team in the test environment management mainframe environment.

Responsibilities

Support and maintenance of the test environments are prime responsibilities:

• Apply analytical skills to resolve problems and deliver viable solutions. Anticipate obstacles and execute proactive approaches to issues. Active participation in issue resolution.
• Responsible for coding, testing, packaging, deployment and support of builds of the test environments.
• Ensure Test environments are fully functional and that builds are properly deployed.
• Provide technical support to business and testing teams during testing phases.
• Data set up and environment shake down.
• Ensure required documentation is housed in the project repository and that knowledge transfer has occurred to full time staff upon completion of contract term.

Requirements or Qualifications

Qualified Candidates will have:

• Must have strong skills and working experience in mainframe MVS, COBOL, JCL Utilities, and databases such as DB2 and/or IMS 

How to Apply

OnlineTo apply for this and other suitable exciting opportunities with Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd., you can register and apply online at www.ZylogCanada.com.
Email:
If you would like to email a copy of your resume for review, please reference this posted Job Number or Job Description in the subject line of your email for prompt identification and send your email with attached resume to Resumes@zylog.ca

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Database Administrator

Zylog delivers top jobs to top talent. We are currently seeking experienced professionals for exciting new opportunities and career advancement. Zylog represents hundreds of client companies for both contract and permanent positions. New jobs are being filled every day and our experienced professional resource managers are waiting to help you screen the top jobs that match your skills and experience. You don’t have time to search long lists of postings repeated on multiple web sites, so let our trained and experienced resource managers do the work for you. We review top jobs and will be the first to alert you when the right opportunity arises.

Job Description:

Our client has a requirement for a Database Administrator for a contract opportunity.  The position is located in Ottawa.

What makes this Special:

Our client has a prestigious reputation and excellent work environment. This position offers an opportunity for personal learning and to contribute to important initiatives that make a difference. Our client is actively screening resumes and scheduling interviews to fill this position, so let one our professional resource managers represent you to the client, promote your skills, and help you prepare.

Requirement or Qualifications:

Qualified Candidates will have:

Successful completion of a post-secondary degree/diploma in Computer Science, Systems Engineering or related field, from a recognized academic institution;

And

B –A minimum of twelve (12) years professional work experience within the IT field, of which seven (7) years have been as a Database Administrator.

OR

A minimum of fourteen (14) years professional work experience within the IT field, of which nine (9) years have been as a Database Administrator.

• Government of Canada Enhanced Security Clearance
• At least 3 years in the last 5 years IT experience in business analysis, business information system management, project design, development, test and maintenance;
• At least 3 years in the last 5 years DBMS (Database Management System) experience with IDMS as a DBA.
• At least 3 years in the last 5 years experience in working in a large government or private enterprise organization;
• At least 3 years in the last 5 years experience in working in COBOL
• Strong  team player
• Ability to mentor staff and provide knowledge transfer
• Ability to follow Standards
• Ability to perform problem analysis and resolution

Keywords: IDMS, COBOL, DBA,      

How to Apply:

Online:

To apply for this and other suitable exciting opportunities with Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd., you can register and apply online at www.ZylogCanada.com

Email:

If you would like to email a copy of your resume for review, please reference this posted Job Number or Job Description in the subject line of your email for prompt identification and send your email with attached resume to resumes@zylog.ca

Company Overview:

Zylog is internationally ranked within the top 100 Global Recruitment Industry and one of the top three IT Professional Staffing Firms in Canada. Zylog provides consulting services, software development, application migration, and recruiting services for permanent and contract positions. Zylog is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, HP Alliance One Partner, Telus Business Solutions Partner, Oracle Partner, and proudly represents Fortune 500, Government, Banking, Healthcare and IT organizations globally. Zylog leverages ISO 9001:2000 certified processes, industry best practices, and ownership of one of the largest professional talent databases in Canada. We are dedicated to the progress of our clients, consultants, and our community. Apply now or contact one of our experienced professional resource managers to help you find the perfect career to make the most of your unique skills and experience.

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Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd.

Senior Mainframe Developer

Zylog delivers top jobs to top talent. We are currently seeking experienced professionals for exciting new opportunities and career advancement. Zylog represents hundreds of client companies for both contract and permanent positions. New jobs are being filled every day and our experienced professional resource managers are waiting to help you screen the top jobs that match your skills and experience. You don’t have time to search long lists of postings repeated on multiple web sites, so let our trained and experienced resource managers do the work for you. We review top jobs and will be the first to alert you when the right opportunity arises.

About the Job:

Our client has a requirement for a Senior Mainframe Developer for a 6 month contract opportunity.  The position is located in Toronto.

What makes this Special:

Our client is one of the largest Banks in North America. With exponential growth and millions of customers and clients who are served through our various businesses: Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking, Wealth Management, U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking, and Wholesale Banking. Being part of this company is being part of a better Canadian service.

Role:

A vacancy exists for a senior developer to join the team in the delivery and development of this project and to eventually contribute to future enhancement, support and maintenance post-delivery. Prime responsibility will be to develop detailed design specifications, create and review code and assess impact on other applications. Role will work closely with other team members to ensure consistency in coding standards and approaches and to optimize any synergy and re-use opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading technical aspects of project from inception through to deployment. Participate in analysis and system design specification sessions. Documentation of design options and solutions according to System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology. Ensure that solutions adhere to development best practices and architectural principles.
• Apply analytical skills to resolve problems and deliver viable solutions. Anticipate obstacles and execute proactive approaches to issues. Active participation in issue resolution.
• Provide detailed development estimates to Project Manager for development effort as well as weekly status reporting and budget forecasting.
• Configuration management for the sub projects within the release.
• Responsible for coding, testing, packaging, deployment and support of builds as code is promoted from development, system, acceptance and production environments. May lead code reviews.
• Work closely with System Test Environment Management Team (STEMT) to ensure that environments are fully functional and that builds are properly deployed.
• Participate in development of test strategy, test plans, test cases and testing efforts (unit testing and integration testing of code).
• Provide technical support to business and testing team during testing phases. Track defects, defect triage and resolution.
• Data set up and environment shake down.
• Coaching / mentoring of junior developers.
• Knowledge transfer within group.
• Ensure required documentation is housed in the project repository and that knowledge transfer has occurred to full time staff upon completion of contract term.

Qualification:

• Strong Mainframe Developer experience (6+ years)
• Be able to hit the ground running with little support
• Must be able to work in a fast paced team environment
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• 6+ years experience with the following:
• Mainframe MVS
• COBOL
• JCL Utilities
• CICS
• DB 2 or IMS Databases

Nice to Have:

• Financial/Banking Industry experience

How to Apply:

Online:

To apply for this and other suitable exciting opportunities with Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd., you can register and apply online at www.ZylogCanada.com.
Email:

If you would like to email a copy of your resume for review, please reference this posted Job Number or Job Description in the subject line of your email for prompt identification and send your email with attached resume to Resumes@zylog.ca.

Company Overview:
Zylog is internationally ranked within the top 100 in the Global Recruitment Industry, and one of the top five IT Professional Staffing Firms in Canada. Zylog is a leading provider of human capital resource management applications, and technology solutions with global delivery capability and proudly represents Fortune 500, Government, and Healthcare organizations actively seeking top talent for contract and permanent positions. Zylog leverages ISO 9001:2000 certified processes, industry best practices, and ownership of one of the largest professional talent databases in Canada; we are dedicated to the progress of our clients, consultants, and our community. Apply now or contact one of our experienced professional resource managers to help you find the perfect career to make the most of your unique skills and experience.

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Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd.

Zylog delivers top jobs to top talent. We are currently seeking experienced professionals for exciting new opportunities and career advancement. Zylog represents hundreds of client companies for both contract and permanent positions. New jobs are being filled every day and our experienced professional resource managers are waiting to help you screen the top jobs that match your skills and experience. You don’t have time to search long lists of postings repeated on multiple web sites, so let our trained and experienced resource managers do the work for you. We review top jobs and will be the first to alert you when the right opportunity arises.

Job Description:

Our client has a requirement for IT Analyst/Programmers (AS400) for a 12 month contract opportunity.  The positions are located in Mississauga.

What makes this Special:

Our client has a prestigious reputation and excellent work environment. This position offers an opportunity for personal learning and to contribute to important initiatives that make a difference. Our client is actively screening resumes and scheduling interviews to fill this position, so let one our professional resource managers represent you to the client, promote your skills, and help you prepare.

As an integral part of the team, you will participate on the analysis for conversion from present procedures to new computer systems. The role will involve to carry out general systems design and analysis activities, maintenance of systems, specific tasks related to operating systems, and online database and communications. 

• Work as a member of project teams
• Analyze any user requirement from the business point of view and support the analysis of the requirement before offering a new system solution
• Investigate users' requests as to the current process
• Develop solutions to be presented to users for approval
• Investigate how the existing application system is handling the current process and suggest possible solutions either through system change or by changing current process at user site
• Develop the report format and execute program to provide the report requested by users
• Maintain application systems
• Liaison with users to determine requirements
• Create RPG report and other programs per user requests.
• Create query report as per user request
• Other job related duties as assigned

Requirement or Qualifications:

• A minimum of 3 years experience with IBM AS400 computers
• A minimum of 2 years experience with RPG/400 and Query 400
• Experience with RPG/IV, ILE, and COBOL (an asset)
• Excellent project management, customer service, communications, and analytical skills
• Very strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work under pressure in order to meet deadlines
• Ability to work independently and to be a team player when working on projects

Keywords:   AS400, RPG 400, Query 400, ILE, COBOL      

How to Apply:

Online:

To apply for this and other suitable exciting opportunities with Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd., you can register and apply online at www.ZylogCanada.com

Email:

If you would like to email a copy of your resume for review, please reference this posted Job Number or Job Description in the subject line of your email for prompt identification and send your email with attached resume to resumes@zylog.ca

Company Overview:

Zylog is internationally ranked within the top 100 Global Recruitment Industry and one of the top three IT Professional Staffing Firms in Canada. Zylog provides consulting services, software development, application migration, and recruiting services for permanent and contract positions. Zylog is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, HP Alliance One Partner, Telus Business Solutions Partner, Oracle Partner, and proudly represents Fortune 500, Government, Banking, Healthcare and IT organizations globally. Zylog leverages ISO 9001:2000 certified processes, industry best practices, and ownership of one of the largest professional talent databases in Canada. We are dedicated to the progress of our clients, consultants, and our community. Apply now or contact one of our experienced professional resource managers to help you find the perfect career to make the most of your unique skills and experience.

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Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd.

Base24 POS Programmer

Job Description
Base24 POS Programmer

Zylog delivers top jobs to top talent. We are currently seeking experienced professionals for exciting new opportunities and career advancement.

Zylog represents hundreds of client companies for both contract and permanent positions. New jobs are being filled every day and our experienced professional resource managers are waiting to help you screen the top jobs that match your skills and experience.

You don’t have time to search long lists of postings repeated on multiple web sites, so let our trained and experienced resource managers do the work for you. We review top jobs and will be the first to alert you when the right opportunity arises.


About the Job

Job Description

Our client has a requirement for a Base24 POS Programmer for a 3 month contract opportunity. The position is located in Mississauga.

Intermediate Level - Strong experience with BASE24-pos release 6.0 configurations of Acquirer (SPDH) and Issuer payment networks (interchanges), hosts and routing as well as stand-in functionality as well as programming skills (i.e. TAL, TACL and COBOL). An understanding of the operations aspects of a production implementation of BASE24 is also preferred.

The work requires that the candidate adhere to the documented development processes, conforming to the SDLC and audit requirements. This involves Configuration Change Management, Test plans and specification of simulator test cases surrounding the coding and testing that the candidate and the team produce.


Requirements or Qualifications

• Delivering technical documentation and solutions according to System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology.
• Provide detailed development estimates to Development Lead for development effort as well as regular status reporting.
• Configuration management tracking all environment changes.
• Development of end-to-end certification test plans, test cases and associated test execution and result reporting efforts.
• Execution of certification test scripts and evaluation of the test results using Visa, Master Card, Amex and Interac EMV development standards.
• Provide technical support to testing team during testing phases. Update and resolve assigned defects.
• Data set up and environment shake down.
• Knowledge transfer within group.
• Ensure required documentation is housed in the project repository and that knowledge transfer has occurred to full time staff through the contract term.


How to Apply

Online:

To apply for this and other suitable exciting opportunities with Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd., you can register and apply online at www.ZylogCanada.com.

Email:

If you would like to email a copy of your resume for review, please reference this posted Job Number or Job Description in the subject line of your email for prompt identification and send your email with attached resume to Resumes@zylog.ca.


Company Overview

Zylog is internationally ranked within the top 100 in the Global Recruitment Industry, and one of the top five IT Professional Staffing Firms in Canada. Zylog is a leading provider of human capital resource management applications, and technology solutions with global delivery capability and proudly represents Fortune 500, Government, and Healthcare organizations actively seeking top talent for contract and permanent positions. Zylog leverages ISO 9001:2000 certified processes, industry best practices, and ownership of one of the largest professional talent databases in Canada; we are dedicated to the progress of our clients, consultants, and our community. Apply now or contact one of our experienced professional resource managers to help you find the perfect career to make the most of your unique skills and experience.


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Company Name Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd.

Senior Mainframe Developer

Job Description
SENIOR MAINFRAME DEVELOPER

Zylog delivers top jobs to top talent. We are currently seeking experienced professionals for exciting new opportunities and career advancement.

Zylog represents hundreds of client companies for both contract and permanent positions. New jobs are being filled every day and our experienced professional resource managers are waiting to help you screen the top jobs that match your skills and experience.

You don’t have time to search long lists of postings repeated on multiple web sites, so let our trained and experienced resource managers do the work for you. We review top jobs and will be the first to alert you when the right opportunity arises.


About the Job

Job Description

Our client has a requirement for an Senior Mainframe Developer for a 6 month contract opportunity. The position is located in Mississauga, Ontario.


Requirements or Qualifications

Responsible for detailed technical design, development and maintenance of applications on mainframe platforms Design and code program; create test transactions and run tests. Conduct analysis of needs and goals for the development and implementation of applications systems. Review, analyze and modify programming systems including encoding, testing, debugging and installation. Establish disaster recovery plan. Maintains online and batch applications.

A vacancy exists for a senior developer to join the team in the delivery and development of this project and to eventually contribute to future enhancement, support and maintenance post-delivery. Prime responsibility will be to develop detailed design specifications, create and review code and assess impact on other applications. Role will work closely with other team members to ensure consistency in coding standards and approaches and to optimize any synergy and re-use opportunities.

•Responsible for leading technical aspects of project from inception through to deployment. Participate in analysis and system design specification sessions. Documentation of design options and solutions according to System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology. Ensure that solutions adhere to development best practices and architectural principles.
•Apply analytical skills to resolve problems and deliver viable solutions. Anticipate obstacles and execute proactive approaches to issues. Active participation in issue resolution.
•Provide detailed development estimates to Project Manager for development effort as well as weekly status reporting and budget forecasting.
•Configuration management for the sub projects within the release.
•Responsible for coding, testing, packaging, deployment and support of builds as code is promoted from development, system, acceptance and production environments. May lead code reviews.
•Work closely with System Test Environment Management Team (STEMT) to ensure that environments are fully functional and that builds are properly deployed.
•Participate in development of test strategy, test plans, test cases and testing efforts (unit testing and integration testing of code).
•Provide technical support to business and testing team during testing phases. Track defects, defect triage and resolution.
•Data set up and environment shake down.
•Coaching / mentoring of junior developers.
•Knowledge transfer within group.
•Ensure required documentation is housed in the project repository and that knowledge transfer has occurred to full time staff upon completion of contract term.


SKILLS: Must have strong skills and working experience in mainframe MVS, COBOL, JCL Utilities, databases such as DB 2 or IMS


How to Apply

Online:

To apply for this and other suitable exciting opportunities with Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd., you can register and apply online at www.ZylogCanada.com.

Email:

If you would like to email a copy of your resume for review, please reference this posted Job Number or Job Description in the subject line of your email for prompt identification and send your email with attached resume to Resumes@zylog.ca.


Company Overview

Zylog is internationally ranked within the top 100 in the Global Recruitment Industry, and one of the top five IT Professional Staffing Firms in Canada. Zylog is a leading provider of human capital resource management applications, and technology solutions with global delivery capability and proudly represents Fortune 500, Government, and Healthcare organizations actively seeking top talent for contract and permanent positions. Zylog leverages ISO 9001:2000 certified processes, industry best practices, and ownership of one of the largest professional talent databases in Canada; we are dedicated to the progress of our clients, consultants, and our community. Apply now or contact one of our experienced professional resource managers to help you find the perfect career to make the most of your unique skills and experience.


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Company Name Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd.

Sr. Mainframe Developer

Job Description
Sr. Mainframe Developer


Zylog delivers top jobs to top talent. We are currently seeking experienced professionals for exciting new opportunities and career advancement.

Zylog represents hundreds of client companies for both contract and permanent positions. New jobs are being filled every day and our experienced professional resource managers are waiting to help you screen the top jobs that match your skills and experience.

You don’t have time to search long lists of postings repeated on multiple web sites, so let our trained and experienced resource managers do the work for you. We review top jobs and will be the first to alert you when the right opportunity arises.


About the Job


Job Description

Our client has a requirement for a Sr. Mainframe Developer for a 3 month contract opportunity. The position is located in Mississauga.

Responsible for detailed technical design, development and maintenance of applications on mainframe platforms Design and code program; create test transactions and run tests. Conduct analysis of needs and goals for the development and implementation of applications systems. Review, analyze and modify programming systems including encoding, testing, debugging and installation. Establish disaster recovery plan. Maintains online and batch applications.

A vacancy exists for a senior developer to join the team in the delivery and development of this project and to eventually contribute to future enhancement, support and maintenance post-delivery. Prime responsibility will be to develop detailed design specifications, create and review code and assess impact on other applications. Role will work closely with other team members to ensure consistency in coding standards and approaches and to optimize any synergy and re-use opportunities.


Requirements or Qualifications

•Responsible for leading technical aspects of project from inception through to deployment. Participate in analysis and system design specification sessions. Documentation of design options and solutions according to System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology. Ensure that solutions adhere to development best practices and architectural principles.
•Apply analytical skills to resolve problems and deliver viable solutions. Anticipate obstacles and execute proactive approaches to issues. Active participation in issue resolution.
•Provide detailed development estimates to Project Manager for development effort as well as weekly status reporting and budget forecasting.
•Configuration management for the sub projects within the release.
•Responsible for coding, testing, packaging, deployment and support of builds as code is promoted from development, system, acceptance and production environments. May lead code reviews.
•Work closely with System Test Environment Management Team (STEMT) to ensure that environments are fully functional and that builds are properly deployed.
•Participate in development of test strategy, test plans, test cases and testing efforts (unit testing and integration testing of code).
•Provide technical support to business and testing team during testing phases. Track defects, defect triage and resolution.
•Data set up and environment shake down.
•Coaching / mentoring of junior developers.
•Knowledge transfer within group.
•Ensure required documentation is housed in the project repository and that knowledge transfer has occurred to full time staff upon completion of contract term.

SKILLS: Must have strong skills and working experience in mainframe MVS, COBOL, JCL Utilities, CICS and databases such as DB2 or IMS.


How to Apply

Online:

To apply for this and other suitable exciting opportunities with Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd., you can register and apply online at www.ZylogCanada.com.

Email:

If you would like to email a copy of your resume for review, please reference this posted Job Number or Job Description in the subject line of your email for prompt identification and send your email with attached resume to Resumes@zylog.ca.


Company Overview

Zylog is internationally ranked within the top 100 in the Global Recruitment Industry, and one of the top five IT Professional Staffing Firms in Canada. Zylog is a leading provider of human capital resource management applications, and technology solutions with global delivery capability and proudly represents Fortune 500, Government, and Healthcare organizations actively seeking top talent for contract and permanent positions. Zylog leverages ISO 9001:2000 certified processes, industry best practices, and ownership of one of the largest professional talent databases in Canada; we are dedicated to the progress of our clients, consultants, and our community. Apply now or contact one of our experienced professional resource managers to help you find the perfect career to make the most of your unique skills and experience.


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www.Zylog.ca


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Company Name Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd.

Sr. Mainframe Developer

Job Description
Sr. Mainframe Developer

Zylog delivers top jobs to top talent. We are currently seeking experienced professionals for exciting new opportunities and career advancement.

Zylog represents hundreds of client companies for both contract and permanent positions. New jobs are being filled every day and our experienced professional resource managers are waiting to help you screen the top jobs that match your skills and experience.

You don’t have time to search long lists of postings repeated on multiple web sites, so let our trained and experienced resource managers do the work for you. We review top jobs and will be the first to alert you when the right opportunity arises.


About the Job


Job Description

Our client has a requirement for a Sr. Mainframe Developer for a 6 month contract opportunity. The position is located in Mississauga.

Responsible for detailed technical design, development and maintenance of applications on mainframe platforms Design and code program; create test transactions and run tests. Conduct analysis of needs and goals for the development and implementation of applications systems. Review, analyze and modify programming systems including encoding, testing, debugging and installation. Establish disaster recovery plan. Maintains online and batch applications.

A vacancy exists for a senior developer to join the team in the delivery and development of this project and to eventually contribute to future enhancement, support and maintenance post-delivery. Prime responsibility will be to develop detailed design specifications, create and review code and assess impact on other applications. Role will work closely with other team members to ensure consistency in coding standards and approaches and to optimize any synergy and re-use opportunities.


Requirements or Qualifications

•Responsible for leading technical aspects of project from inception through to deployment. Participate in analysis and system design specification sessions. Documentation of design options and solutions according to System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology. Ensure that solutions adhere to development best practices and architectural principles.
•Apply analytical skills to resolve problems and deliver viable solutions. Anticipate obstacles and execute proactive approaches to issues. Active participation in issue resolution.
•Provide detailed development estimates to Project Manager for development effort as well as weekly status reporting and budget forecasting.
•Configuration management for the sub projects within the release.
•Responsible for coding, testing, packaging, deployment and support of builds as code is promoted from development, system, acceptance and production environments. May lead code reviews.
•Work closely with System Test Environment Management Team (STEMT) to ensure that environments are fully functional and that builds are properly deployed.
•Participate in development of test strategy, test plans, test cases and testing efforts (unit testing and integration testing of code).
•Provide technical support to business and testing team during testing phases. Track defects, defect triage and resolution.
•Data set up and environment shake down.
•Coaching / mentoring of junior developers.
•Knowledge transfer within group.
•Ensure required documentation is housed in the project repository and that knowledge transfer has occurred to full time staff upon completion of contract term.

SKILLS: Must have strong skills and working experience in mainframe MVS, COBOL, JCL Utilities, CICS and databases such as DB2 or IMS.


How to Apply

Online:

To apply for this and other suitable exciting opportunities with Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd., you can register and apply online at www.ZylogCanada.com.

Email:

If you would like to email a copy of your resume for review, please reference this posted Job Number or Job Description in the subject line of your email for prompt identification and send your email with attached resume to Resumes@zylog.ca.


Company Overview

Zylog is internationally ranked within the top 100 in the Global Recruitment Industry, and one of the top five IT Professional Staffing Firms in Canada. Zylog is a leading provider of human capital resource management applications, and technology solutions with global delivery capability and proudly represents Fortune 500, Government, and Healthcare organizations actively seeking top talent for contract and permanent positions. Zylog leverages ISO 9001:2000 certified processes, industry best practices, and ownership of one of the largest professional talent databases in Canada; we are dedicated to the progress of our clients, consultants, and our community. Apply now or contact one of our experienced professional resource managers to help you find the perfect career to make the most of your unique skills and experience.


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Software Developer III - Java

Job Description
Software Developer III - Java


Zylog delivers top jobs to top talent. We are currently seeking experienced professionals for exciting new opportunities and career advancement.

Zylog represents hundreds of client companies for both contract and permanent positions. New jobs are being filled every day and our experienced professional resource managers are waiting to help you screen the top jobs that match your skills and experience.

You don’t have time to search long lists of postings repeated on multiple web sites, so let our trained and experienced resource managers do the work for you. We review top jobs and will be the first to alert you when the right opportunity arises.


About the Job

Job Description

Our client has a requirement for Software Developer III – Java for a 6 months contract opportunity. The positions are located in Mississauga


Requirements or Qualifications

Qualified Candidates will have:

We are looking for a Senior Developer III-Java to work on various projects supporting Credit Systems. Please submit candidates with strong distributed background with Java development experience (IBM Rational Development Environment). Please indicate is candidate has team lead experience managing junior developers as well as have hands-on experience in coding and design. They must have SOA experience. Host experience is an asset. Candidate with experience in moving from CVS to MKS (source code management) would be given preference as well.

Interviews will take place as soon as qualified candidates have been shortlisted. This requisition will move fast.

Develop and host web enabled and database driven applications in Java. Apply analytical skills to resolve problems and deliver solutions. Design and develop quality solutions for systems issues consistent with project objectives. Develop, implement and maintain solutions that maximize system availability. Periodic scope assistance Oversee other developers. Troubleshoot coding issues. Ensure coding continuity.

A vacancy exists for a senior developer to join the team in the delivery and development of this project and to eventually contribute to future enhancement, support and maintenance post-delivery. Prime responsibility will be to develop detailed design specifications, create and review code and assess impact on other applications. Role will work closely with other team members to ensure consistency in coding standards and approaches and to optimize any synergy and re-use opportunities.


Key accountabilities are:

• Responsible for leading technical aspects of project from inception through to deployment. Participate in analysis and system design specification sessions. Documentation of design options and solutions according to System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology. Ensure that solutions adhere to development best practices and architectural principles.
• Apply analytical skills to resolve problems and deliver viable solutions. Anticipate obstacles and execute proactive approaches to issues. Active participation in issue resolution.
• Provide detailed development estimates to Project Manager for development effort as well as weekly status reporting and budget forecasting.
• Configuration management for the sub projects within the release.
• Responsible for coding, testing, packaging, deployment and support of builds as code is promoted from development, system, acceptance and production environments. May lead code reviews.
• Work closely with System Test Environment Management Team (STEMT) to ensure that environments are fully functional and that builds are properly deployed.
• Participate in development of test strategy, test plans, test cases and testing efforts (unit testing and integration testing of code).
• Provide technical support to business and testing team during testing phases. Track defects, defect triage and resolution.
• Data set up and environment shake down.
• Coaching / mentoring of junior developers.
• Knowledge transfer within group.
• Ensure required documentation is housed in the project repository and that knowledge transfer has occurred to full time staff upon completion of contract term.


SKILLS:

- Development experience in distributed windows or Java environment. - Experience with SQL, java, J2EE, HTML.
- Managing technical staff with demonstrated leadership abilities.
- Expertise in a large financial institution (bank, insurance company).
- Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
- Previous host experiences (IMS, DB2 and COBOL) is an asset.


Qualification
Rating

Short-listing Questions

Any upcoming vacation plans? *
Yes

Team Lead experience? *
Yes

Skills

DB2 *
3+ Yrs.

Distributed Windows *
6+ Yrs.

EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans) 2 *
6+ Yrs.

Experience with CVS code repository *
2+ Yrs.

Experience with Financial Systems in a Banking Environment *
Yes

Host experience? *
Yes

HTML *
6+ Yrs.

J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition) *
6+ Yrs.

JAVA *
6+ Yrs.

Java development experience (IBM Rational Development environment) *
6+ Yrs.

JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) *
6+ Yrs.

JSP (Java Server Page) *
6+ Yrs.

Leadership *
6+ Yrs.

Managing technical staff with demonstrated leadership abilities *
6+ Yrs.

Messaging Middleware (example JMS, TIbco, EMS/RV, IBM Websphere MQ, Solace, etc) *
1+ Yrs.

MKS – source code management *
2+ Yrs.

MS Office Applications *
2+ Yrs.

Service Orientated Architecture (SOA) *
2+ Yrs.

Servlets *
3+ Yrs.

SharePoint *
1+ Yrs.

SOAP(Simple Object Access Protocol) *
6+ Yrs.

SQL *
6+ Yrs.

System Design *
6+ Yrs.

System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) *
3+ Yrs.

Websphere Application Server (WAS) *
Yes

Web technologies - Web services, SOAP, XML/XSLT, CSS, D/HTML, JavaScript, AJAX *
3+ Yrs.


How to Apply

Online:

To apply for this and other suitable exciting opportunities with Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd., you can register and apply online at www.ZylogCanada.com.

Email:

If you would like to email a copy of your resume for review, please reference this posted Job Number or Job Description in the subject line of your email for prompt identification and send your email with attached resume to Resumes@zylog.ca.


Company Overview

Zylog is internationally ranked within the top 100 in the Global Recruitment Industry, and one of the top five IT Professional Staffing Firms in Canada. Zylog is a leading provider of human capital resource management applications, and technology solutions with global delivery capability and proudly represents Fortune 500, Government, and Healthcare organizations actively seeking top talent for contract and permanent positions. Zylog leverages ISO 9001:2000 certified processes, industry best practices, and ownership of one of the largest professional talent databases in Canada; we are dedicated to the progress of our clients, consultants, and our community. Apply now or contact one of our experienced professional resource managers to help you find the perfect career to make the most of your unique skills and experience.


Top Jobs for Top Talent

www.Zylog.ca


Contact Information
Company Name Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd.

Application Architect

Application Architect  
Core Qualifications

• Experience developing and maintaining large scale IT systems
• Experience analysing complex requirements for large scale businesses. Able to abstract and simplify complex requirements.
• Experience designing rules-based, data-driven applications
• Experienced in the use of data analysis to define data structures that enable simpler, more robust application designs
• Experience using structured application design methodologies
• Able to read and analyze COBOL code
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills - ability to collaborate successfully with persons of different roles and temperaments
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to work well in many different modes: business analysis, strategic application planning, data analysis, high level and detail application design, etc.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience refactoring legacy COBOL applications to improve reliability and reduce costs
• Experience with Medical Claims systems

Interested? Send your resume to resumes@zylog.ca or register online at www.zylogcanada.com