Mainframe Solutions Architect - Cobol JCL CICS DB2 + Cloud API's Microservices - £120K
2 days ago
London
Working for large corporation - £120k - 3 days in the office in London Basic Qualifications • 10+ years of hands-on technical experience with Mainframe systems and technologies such as Cobol, JCL, Assembler, PL/I, RPG, Rexx, CICS, DB2, IMS DB, IMS DC, VSAM, Adabas/Natural, • Experience on distributed Client Server architecture systems, with proficiency in technologies such as Java, .NET, and experience with modern Front End frameworks such as Angular, React, Vue., • 15+ years designing architectures for mission-critical, large-scale transaction processing and batch applications on IBM z/IBM i systems., • Experience with AI-assisted code relearning and conversion tools, automated modernization frameworks, and agentic AI orchestration., • Familiarity with AWS Mainframe Modernization tools, AWS Transform, IBM Watson Code Assistant for z and similar hyperscaler offerings., • Knowledge of event-driven architectures, Strangler Fig patterns, and agentic AI-based modernization approaches., • Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, OpenShift)., • Familiarity with modern application frameworks (Spring Boot, Angular, React, Vue)., • Experience implementing event-driven microservices, API gateways, and serverless architectures., • Strong understanding of modernization patterns such as Strangler Fig, Domain-Driven Design, and Event Sourcing., • AWS Mainframe Modernization Service, AWS Transform, and IBM Watson Code Assistant for z for automated code analysis, refactoring, and migration., • Agentic AI-driven modernization accelerators for intelligent code conversion, dependency mapping, and automated testing., • Independent Software Vendor partner technologies for modernization, • Design architectures incorporating:, • Mainframe In-place modernization and optimization , and Mainframe Exit-to-Cloud, • Event-driven architectures (AWS EventBridge, Apache Kafka, IBM MQ) for Real Time integration and decoupling., • Strangler Fig patterns for incremental modernization without disrupting business operations., • Domain-driven design, microservices, and API-first strategies for scalability and resilience., • Enable UI/UX modernization using Angular, React, and other Front End frameworks., • Implement modernization approaches using Java, .NET, and modern frameworks (Spring Boot, .NET Core)., • Integrate DevSecOps pipelines, CI/CD automation, and container orchestration (Kubernetes, OpenShift)., • Advise on best practices for re-factoring, re-platforming, remediation and re-hosting Legacy applications using modern frameworks and containerization.