Associate Software Engineer - Mainframe

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Our Product Group technology team is accountable for the end-to-end technology solutions for the TD Loans and Mortgage applications.  Our technology is primarily hosted on IBM mainframe system utilizing technology stack of Cobol, JCL, DB2, IMS, and SAS. Provides a broad range of system solutions development to business problems through the development and programming of applications / systems. Requires IBM Mainframe applications systems knowledge and business knowledge. Responsible for analyzing a broad range of business requirements, conducting program / system research and analysis to identify key components for solutions delivery and problem resolution Develop new applications and perform unit / component test for new application development initiatives aligned to business needs and in accordance with technology architecture standards Support business enquiries and business activities through execution of small enhancements and break / fix implementations (e.g. source code changes) Create and maintain quality code, ensure defect free programming consistent with standards; provide code maintenance and support during testing cycles and post-production deployment and participate in reviewing peer coding Participate in identifying and recommending development / testing solutions / tools in support of project / application objectives Completes unit and integration testing for conformance to standards and adherence to design specifications Provide technical expertise during incident management, analyze incident reports and outages, perform impact assessment for incidents and facilitate internal and external communication throughout incident resolution Continuously enhance knowledge / expertise in own area and keep current with leading-edge technologies, emerging trends/developments and grow knowledge of the business, applications, infrastructure, analytical tools and techniques Prioritize and manage own workload in order to deliver quality results and meet timelines as assigned Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance productivity, effectiveness and operational efficiency of the business unit and/or team Participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business units Subject matter expert in several aspects of the business/technology and consults with clients and/or project teams Provide estimates for new projects and initiatives for the development / design component of the overall plan. Ensure design leverages existing reusable components and has traceability to business requirements and ensure new modules are designed with reusability as a key requirement. Support test phases with environment setup, test case preparation and defect remediation. Support deployment phase with implementation planning, verification and incident resolution.  Off hour support for deployments. Some pager and/or on-call support. Qualifications / Skills / Experience Expert coding skills (ex. COBOL, SQL, JCL, SAS). Expert database skills (ex. DB2, IMS) 1-3 years experience in Application Development teams. Advanced to expert knowledge of application design and development tools and methodologies