Mainframe Migration Engineer (CLoud) 100%Remote
Job Description
Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Mainframe Migration Engineer to join our team dedicated to the final phase of modernizing client's legacy applications. The successful candidate will play a critical role in migrating the remaining 10-15% of our core data and COBOL applications from a mainframe environment to the AWS cloud. This is a senior-level position that requires significant hands-on expertise in mainframe technologies and a strong understanding of modern cloud infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the migration of legacy COBOL and DB2 applications to AWS cloud services.
Ensure data sets and data structures meet Pitech architecture standards during the migration process.
Write and integrate data into the DSVDS (analytic database).
Collaborate with the Data Modernization team (Deloitte) who handles data pipelines.
Retire legacy system components, including stored procedures, service requests, tables, and batch jobs/files, once migration is complete.
Act as a dedicated individual contributor focused on both modernization (approx. 70% initially) and retirement tasks.
Required Technical Skills (Must-Haves)
Mainframe Technologies: COBOL, DB2, SQL
Job Control: Strong experience with JCL (Job Control Language)
Mainframe Tools: Control-M, Endevor, BFC, Smart TS
Nice-to-Have Technical Skills (AWS - Increasing Focus)
Experience with core AWS services, including:
S3
Lambda
Aurora (for DB2 migration)
DynamoDB
Glue
Qualifications
Experience: Requiring 8+ years of relevant experience. Experience in mainframe development and migration are highly preferred due to the seniority required for managing complex migration and retirement tasks.
Focus: A background in supporting and developing mainframe applications, with a shift toward data modernization.
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