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Senior Mainframe Modernization Architect

Hybrid in Albany, NY, US • Posted 1 day ago • Updated 2 hours ago

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Our goal is to solve problems and deliver results for our clients. At Cloud and Things, you can be a part of transforming the public sector’s IT environment. Our team is on the forefront of helping to solve the government''s most complex IT challenges. If you are seeking a role that offers the opportunity to work on rewarding projects, consider a career with Cloud and Things. 

*This is an exempt position. Salary commensurate with experience*

Job Title: Senior Mainframe Modernization Architect
Location: Albany, NY (Hybrid)
Duration: 12 Months (with potential for extension)
Start Date: estimated - TBD
W2 Hourly Rate: $65-78/hour
Application Deadline: 8/21/2026

Overview:

We are seeking a Senior Mainframe Modernization Architect who will support our NYS client.
This role will serve as a technical architecture lead for the Integrated Account System (IAS) Modernization project, guiding the modernization of legacy tax-processing systems and helping establish a new framework for broader DTF Modernization efforts.

The architect will lead technical design, development, integration, production support, and performance tuning across complex, multi-tiered systems while coordinating with development and technical support teams.

Duties:

Guide the technical design and modernization of legacy systems, including technical solutions that replace legacy tax-processing components with strategic platforms.
Coordinate technical solutions across support groups and development teams, including development activities, integration testing, and real-time changes requested by user groups.
Design, develop, implement, and maintain tax-processing system components and other complex application changes throughout the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Support production operations by analyzing issues, proposing and implementing defect resolutions, and performance-tuning new and existing applications.
Develop technical design documents and program specifications, guide requirements-gathering and system-design activities, and support user testing efforts.
Code and perform unit and integration testing of programming assignments, including writing and tuning SQL.
Mentor less experienced technical staff and provide architectural guidance to project teams.

Mandatory Qualifications:

Software Architect at the Expert level with 7+ years of experience; able to provide guidance to large teams and/or demonstrate extensive industry experience at the top of the field.
7+ years of experience with a Government Taxation organization, including technical design, development, maintenance, and end-user support of tax or audit systems.
7+ years of experience designing choreography/orchestration processes using WebSphere Process Server (WPS), IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation (CP4BA/BAW), and IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I).
7+ years of experience designing, developing, and managing Business Rules Architecture systems, including Rules Entry UI systems, portable runtime engines deployable in WPS, and decision services using Automation Decision Services (ADS) within IBM CP4BA.
7+ years of experience with SOA component development architecture using J2EE technologies including JMS, CTG, IBM EAD4J, JADE, Spring Framework, BPEL, and IBM SCA/SDO Component Architecture, plus development tools including Elastic, Jenkins, GitLab, and JFrog.
7+ years of system analysis and design experience for multi-tiered transactional systems, including writing technical documents for multifaceted component-based systems.
7+ years of Java programming experience in an IBM development environment using Rational Application Developer (RAD), WebSphere Integration Developer (WID), WebSphere Application Server (WAS), and WebSphere Process Server runtime environments.
3 years of experience using Red Hat OpenShift Cloud Platform and microservices architecture.
7+ years of experience with Java Messaging Services using IBM MQ Series and IBM CP4I MQ.
7+ years of experience with IBM DB2 data modeling, including creating logical data models and performance-tuning applications that interact with database systems.

Desirable Qualifications:

Experience mentoring less experienced technical staff and providing technical guidance across project teams.
Strong cross-functional coordination skills across development teams, technical support groups, and user stakeholders.
Experience guiding requirements-gathering sessions, system-design activities, and user testing efforts on complex modernization initiatives.

Ready to make a difference?

We’re eager to connect with qualified candidates committed to delivering results and fostering excellence within client projects.

Cloud and Things complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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Position Id: 9418
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