This role requires a hands-on technical leader who can define architectural strategies, drive legacy modernization initiatives, establish development standards, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and high-performance transaction processing solutions.
Lead the end-to-end architecture and design of TPF/z/TPF transaction processing systems.
Define and execute modernization roadmaps for legacy TPF environments, including TPF-to-z/TPF migration and Assembler-to-C modernization.
Drive architectural decisions related to ECB design, storage management, storage pools, and TPFDF data management.
Design, develop, and optimize mainframe applications using TPF Assembler, C, and C++.
Implement and support z/TPF capabilities, including 64-bit architecture, TCP/IP, XML, and web services.
Establish coding standards, architectural guidelines, and development best practices.
Lead performance tuning, capacity optimization, and bottleneck analysis across transaction processing subsystems.
Review and approve High-Level Design (HLD), Low-Level Design (LLD), code reviews, and test plans.
Oversee technical integration with SELCAL, OAG, airline systems, and Global Distribution Systems (GDS).
Lead and mentor TPF developers, testers, and systems programmers across cross-functional teams.
Serve as the primary technical point of contact for client stakeholders, business teams, and delivery partners.
Collaborate with infrastructure, networking, and security teams to ensure end-to-end solution delivery.
Participate in architecture reviews, Agile sprints, technical planning, and executive status reporting.
Strong hands-on experience with TPF Assembler and IBM z/TPF.
Expertise in IBM Z-Series mainframe architecture, LPAR, and Coupling Facility (CF).
Proficiency in C/C++ programming on z/TPF, including ECB and storage management.
Experience leading end-to-end architecture for TPF/z/TPF transaction processing systems.
Strong understanding of ECB design, storage pools, and TPFDF data management.
Experience with z/TPF capabilities, including 64-bit support, TCP/IP, XML, and web services.
Proven experience in mainframe modernization, including TPF-to-z/TPF migration and Assembler-to-C migration.
Strong background in performance tuning, subsystem optimization, and root-cause analysis.
Experience with HLD/LLD reviews, coding standards, technical governance, and software testing.
Knowledge of airline transaction systems, SELCAL, OAG, and GDS integrations.
Strong technical leadership, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
