Mainframe Solution Architect - Remote

HCL Technologies Limited; Brasil; Presencial; BRL 180 000 - 300 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

HCL Technologies Limited in Brazil is seeking an experienced mainframe architect to provide end-to-end technical leadership for enterprise solutions on the mainframe platform. You will translate business requirements into scalable architectures and guide engineering teams through modernization and operational readiness.

You will own design reviews, set standards, and collaborate with DevOps, security and QA teams to ensure performance, reliability and security across COBOL/CICS/DB2 components.

Qualificações

• Proven experience with COBOL/CICS/DB2 on mainframe systems.
• Strong knowledge of z/OS utilities and batch processing.
• Experience in data integration and SQL tuning.

Responsabilidades

• Own high-level and detailed mainframe architecture and modernization.
• Lead API exposure and integration with distributed/cloud platforms.
• Ensure security, reliability, and observability for mainframe services.
• Optimize batch windows and DB2 access paths.

Conhecimentos

COBOL

JCL

CICS

VSAM

DB2

z/OS

API Enablement

Performance Tuning

Descrição da oferta de emprego

HCLTech is a global technology company, spread across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. We re powered by our people a global, diverse, multi-generational talent - representing 161 nationalities whose unique spark, perspective and boundless passion drive our culture of proactive value creation and problem-solving.

Role Purpose

Provide end-to-end technical leadership for enterprise solutions on the mainframe platform: translating business and non-functional requirements into scalable, secure and resilient architectures, and guiding engineering teams through implementation, modernization and operational readiness.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own high-level and detailed architecture for complex mainframe applications, APIs, integrations and modernization initiatives.
• Convert functional and non-functional requirements into blueprints, component designs, interface contracts and implementation guidance.
• Select appropriate architecture patterns and assess trade-offs across scalability, performance, security, cost and maintainability.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise standards, approved platforms, reusable patterns and target-state roadmaps.
• Technical Leadership & Governance
• Give hands-on architectural direction to development, QA, DevOps, security and support teams.
• Set coding, API, integration, logging, configuration, testing and deployment standards.
• Run architecture reviews, design walkthroughs, technical risk assessments and PoC evaluations. Security, Reliability & Performance
• Embed secure-by-design across identity, authorization, secrets, data protection and interface security.
• Define resiliency patterns — retry, timeout, failover, HA and DR — plus performance and capacity targets.
• Ensure observability through structured logging, metrics, tracing, dashboards and alerting.
• Design, develop and support COBOL/CICS/DB2 batch and online components within agreed standards.
• Optimize batch windows, DB2 access paths and resource consumption to protect service levels.
• Support mainframe modernization, API exposure and integration with distributed and cloud platforms.

Required Technical Competencies

• COBOL, JCL, CICS, VSAM, DB2 and z/OS utilities; batch and online program design and optimization.
• Mainframe application architecture, modularization, API enablement and modernization/coexistence patterns.
• Data & Integration DB2 and VSAM data design, SQL tuning, file handling, data conversion, integrity and reconciliation.
• Platform & DevOps z/OS operations, scheduling, change management, environment promotion and mainframe-to-distributed integration.
• Quality & Operations Unit and regression testing, batch cycle validation, performance and MIPS optimization, defect RCA.