Mainframe Architect
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Job Location:
Jersey, NJ - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
5 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Position: Mainframe Architect
Location: New Jersey NJ *From Day 1 Onsite
Role Description: Mainframe Architect
Experience in application development in legacy technologies like COBOL CICS JCL VSAM Easytrieve IDEALDatacom RPG ASM MQ (at least some of the technologies if not all)
Assessment & Strategy
o Conduct discovery and assessment of existing mainframe workloads (COBOL JCL DB2 VSAM IMS CICS).
o Define modernization strategies: Rehost Replatform Refactor Retire Replace.
o Develop migration roadmaps risk mitigation and rollback plans.
Architecture & Design
o Design target-state architecture for rehosted applications on cloud or distributed platforms.
o Ensure compliance with security performance high availability and disaster recovery requirements.
o Create detailed blueprints for migration patterns and integration with modern systems.
Data Migration
o Design ETL processes for migrating mainframe data Datacom to SQL Server.
o Ensure data integrity and minimal downtime during migration.
Leadership & Collaboration
o Act as SME for modernization initiatives.
o Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineering teams.
o Communicate architecture and strategy to stakeholders and executives.
Key responsibilities:
Experience in application development in legacy technologies like COBOL CICS JCL VSAM Easytrieve IDEALDatacom RPG ASM MQ (at least some of the technologies if not all)
Participate in code migration and data transformation efforts as part of rehosting
Collaborate with architects and cloud teams to support GCP-based modernization
Support batch job execution console monitoring and production control
Understanding of interfacing systems ongoing projects
Provide critical inputs to the migration teams and guidance during the course of migration
Key Skills
- Financial
- Landscaping
- Account Management
- Event Planning
- Db2
