Architect Mainframe Application and Infrastructure

Mainframe Application Infrastructure Architect

Remote contract

Role Summary
The Mainframe Application and Infrastructure Architect is responsible for designing, engineering, and advising on integrated mainframe application, infrastructure, and hybrid solutions that meet client business objectives while improving performance, reliability, scalability, operational supportability, and cost efficiency. This role requires a strong background across both mainframe applications and infrastructure, including the ability to translate complex business, technical, operational, and financial requirements into practical, efficient, secure, and commercially sound solutions.
The architect will work directly with clients, delivery teams, sales teams, application teams, ITOM and operations teams, infrastructure specialists, and governance stakeholders to assess current environments, identify optimization opportunities, and recommend solutions that reduce total cost of ownership, improve operational outcomes, and support long-term modernization roadmaps.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in mainframe application development, infrastructure architecture, solution architecture, systems engineering, or related mainframe engineering roles.
• Strong hands-on background with mainframe application and infrastructure technologies such as COBOL, CICS, DB2, IMS, JCL, VSAM, MQ, batch processing, scheduling tools, z/OS, storage, automation, monitoring, security, capacity management, and mainframe integration patterns.
  
• Experience with ITOM practices and tools, including monitoring, event management, incident management, problem management, change management, configuration management, service mapping, and operational reporting.
• Ability to evaluate multiple solution options and clearly explain the cost, benefit, risk, and operational impact of each option.
• Knowledge of z/OS, zLinux, mainframe storage, automation, monitoring, scheduling, security, and software licensing considerations.
• Knowledge of ITOM platforms and practices such as ServiceNow ITOM, CMDB, discovery, service mapping, event correlation, monitoring integration, automation, and operational analytics.
• Experience supporting sales pursuits, client workshops, statements of work, transition planning, transformation programs, or managed services solutioning.
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