Mainframe Architect

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and architect mainframe solutions to meet the business needs, ensuring system reliability, performance, and security.
• Banking customer is planning to modernize its legacy (mainframe) systems around financial accounting area, there is a requirement for kind of discovery phase completion, prior to modernization (conversion into JAVA code) program
• Responsible to cooperate closely with core mainframe customer team and assess how the current legacy systems are working, what are the key functionalities, are there some inefficiencies in systems
• Oversee the implementation and integration of mainframe systems, coordinating with development, infrastructure, and operations teams.
• Develop and maintain mainframe architecture frameworks, standards, and best practices to support scalable and efficient solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements, assess existing environments, and recommend innovative solutions.
• Lead and mentor a team of mainframe engineers and developers, providing guidance and ensuring alignment with architectural goals.
• Ensure system documentation, architecture designs, and operational standards are consistently maintained and updated.
• Conduct system performance analysis, identify bottlenecks, and optimize mainframe performance and capacity.
• Evaluate new technologies and frameworks, providing recommendations to enhance mainframe capabilities and align with business objectives.
• Ensure adherence to security and compliance standards, implementing best practices for mainframe data protection.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in mainframe environments, with a focus on architecture and system design.
• Mainframe (COBOL) experience - architect/analyst, Java, financial banking systems, architectural/solution design experience, communicative, organized, cooperative
• Banking experience required
• Experience with mainframe modernization and integration with distributed systems or cloud environments.
• Proficiency in mainframe performance tuning, capacity planning, and systems management.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and automation tools in mainframe environments.
• Leadership and team management experience is a plus.