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Mainframe Engineer (Onsite FT) - Halifax, Canada

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Job Summary

Provide technical and thought leadership for mainframe initiatives, designing and maintaining architecture for high-scale data processing platforms. Set and reinforce technical standards, lead engineers through skill growth, and assess current implementations to elevate the platform to meet customer needs. Partner with Operations to plan infrastructure upgrades, troubleshoot and tune for performance and uptime, and contribute to code reviews, unit testing, and production/non-prod issue support.

Location: Halifax

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Provide technical and thought leadership for key mainframe initiatives.
•Develop and maintain architecture solutions for a high-scale data processing platform.
•Set, communicate, and reinforce technical standards; lead engineers to leverage and enhance skills.
•Assess and research platform implementations and determine actions to meet customer needs.
•Collaborate with Operations on infrastructure upgrades, troubleshooting, tuning for performance and uptime; support code review, unit testing, and issue resolution in non-prod or production.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: 84,360 - 126,540 annually

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalTelemedicineWellness StipendGym MembershipLife InsuranceDisability InsuranceRetirement SavingsRemote WorkTravel Allowance

Key Requirements

•8+ years working with COBOL, DB2, VSAM, and JCL.
•5+ years of CICS System knowledge (would be valuable).
•Knowledge of CICS Dynamic Transaction Routing process.
•Familiarity with DB2 tools, File-Aid, scheduler, and debugger tools.
•Ability to identify risks/problems, mitigate complex issues, and work with less experienced staff.

Experience:8+ yearsMainframeFinanceData-driven systemsFault tolerant systemsHighly transactional systems

Skills:CommunicationLeadershipRisk mitigationStakeholder managementProblem solving

Tech Stack:COBOLDB2VSAMJCLCICSCICS Dynamic Transaction RoutingFile-AidSchedulerDebuggerMainframe

Company Brief

NTT

Dimension Data, operating under NTT Ltd, provides managed IT services, cloud and data center solutions, networking, cybersecurity, and digital transformation services to enterprise customers worldwide.

Industry: Professional Services

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Established Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom

Founded: 1983

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