Overview
On Site
Full Time
Part Time
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Skills
IBM DB2
Roadmaps
Risk Management
High Availability
Disaster Recovery
Data Migration
Management
Extract
Transform
Load
Microsoft SQL Server
Data Integrity
IT Management
Mentorship
Leadership
Collaboration
Cloud Computing
Google Cloud
Google Cloud Platform
Production Control
Project Lifecycle Management
Application Development
COBOL
CICS
JCL
VSAM
Easytrieve
Datacom
IBM RPG
Oracle ASM
Application Service Management
IBM WebSphere MQ
Mainframe
Migration
Analytical Skill
Conflict Resolution
Problem Solving
SANS
Communication
Job Details
Role: Mainframe Architect
Location: New Jersey, NJ
Key Responsibilities
Assessment & Modernization Strategy
- Conduct detailed discovery and assessment of existing mainframe workloads including COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, IMS, and CICS.
- Define and recommend modernization approaches such as Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, Retire, or Replace.
- Develop end-to-end migration roadmaps, including risk mitigation strategies and rollback plans.
Architecture & Design
- Design target-state architectures for rehosted or modernized applications on cloud or distributed platforms.
- Ensure architectures meet security, performance, high availability, and disaster recovery standards.
- Create detailed architectural blueprints covering migration patterns and system integrations.
Data Migration
- Design and oversee ETL processes for migrating mainframe data (Datacom) to SQL Server.
- Ensure data integrity, consistency, and minimal downtime during migration activities.
Leadership & Collaboration
- Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for mainframe modernization initiatives.
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to engineering and migration teams.
- Communicate architectural vision, risks, and progress effectively to stakeholders and executive leadership.
Operational & Migration Support
- Participate in code migration and data transformation activities during rehosting.
- Collaborate closely with architects and cloud teams supporting Google Cloud Platform-based modernization efforts.
- Support batch job execution, console monitoring, and production control activities.
- Provide critical inputs and guidance to migration teams throughout the project lifecycle.
- Maintain strong understanding of interfacing systems and concurrent modernization initiatives.
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong experience in legacy mainframe application development using technologies such as:
COBOL, CICS, JCL, VSAM, Easytrieve, IDEAL/Datacom, RPG, ASM, MQ (experience in some or most is acceptable). - Proven experience in mainframe modernization, migration planning, and execution.
- Strong architectural, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.