What you'll be doing

You will be joining the Finance Technology at CIBC delivers innovative technology solutions that support our Finance business, enabling effective governance, operational excellence, and decision support. As a Mainframe Developer, you'll lead the planning, technical design, and development of complex, enterprise-scale applications. You'll assemble, implement, and maintain flexible solutions that enhance the client experience and support CIBC's digital transformation strategy. Your expertise will drive seamless integration of applications, align technology initiatives with business objectives, and ensure robust, scalable systems for financial, regulatory, and management reporting. You'll collaborate closely with business stakeholders, project managers, and technology teams, providing technical guidance and maintaining compliance with regulatory and information security standards.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. You'll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you'll spend 1-3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.

How you'll succeed

• Technical Leadership and Application Delivery - Lead the technical delivery of multiple, concurrent enterprise-scale projects, ensuring alignment with organizational standards and project objectives.
• Application Development and Design - Design, develop, and implement end-to-end application solutions by writing efficient, maintainable code using COBOL, SAS, JCL, and DB2, adhering to best practices throughout the development lifecycle.
• Systems Integration and Implementation - Participate in and conduct technical design, development, and integration of cross-functional, multi-platform systems to ensure seamless interoperability and alignment with business needs.
• Troubleshooting and Compliance - Review, analyze, and modify programming systems to optimize performance, conduct comprehensive testing and debugging, and ensure adherence to regulatory and information security standards.
• Relationship Management and Collaboration - Build and nurture strong relationships with technical team members, clients, vendors, and peers, collaborating with business stakeholders and technology teams to define requirements and deliver high-quality solutions.

Who you are

• You can demonstrate at least 5 years of mainframe application development experience, with hands-on experience with JCL, COBOL, SAS, DB2, CA7 Scheduler, and SFTP file transfer tools.
• You have strong technical leadership skills. You're comfortable leading complex projects and providing guidance on business implications of application development.
• You're a strategic thinker and problem solver. Your analytical and planning skills help you identify and resolve issues efficiently, ensuring robust and reliable solutions.
• You excel at building relationships, leading discussions, and working with diverse stakeholders to achieve business objectives.
• You're client-focused and quality-driven. You're committed to delivering high-quality solutions that enhance the client experience.
• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work, and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.

What CIBC Offers

At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.

• We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program*, defined benefit pension plan*, an employee share purchase plan, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.
• Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.
• We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.

*Subject to plan and program terms and conditions

Job Location
Toronto-81 Bay, 27th Floor

Employment Type
Regular

Weekly Hours
37.5

Skills
Analytical Thinking, Application Development, Applications Programming, Emerging Technologies, IT Strategic Planning, Mainframe Development, Mentoring Staff, Project Management Technology, Work Collaboratively