Modernization Architect

Luxoft; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT consultancy in the United Kingdom seeks a Senior Modernization Architect to design transformation paths from legacy systems to modern architectures. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in enterprise application architecture, along with strong skills in client communication and technical documentation. You will collaborate with sales and delivery teams to ensure impactful modernization solutions. This role offers competitive compensation and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in enterprise application architecture, with at least 3 years in modernization.
• Proven ability to assess legacy estates and define future-state architectures.
• Proficiency in COBOL, DB2, CICS, and modern stacks like Java and microservices.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on pre-sales engagements like assessments and proposals.
• Design modernization paths from legacy systems to modern stacks.
• Provide architectural oversight during execution.

Skills

Enterprise application architecture

Legacy systems assessment

Client communication

Technical documentation

Stakeholder alignment

Tools

Java

Python

C#

Job description

Project description

Application Modernization Practice is a horizontal practice, supporting all business verticals in the company. As a Senior Modernization Architect, you'll play a pivotal role in both shaping modernization solutions and supervising delivery execution. You will partner with sales, delivery, and clients to design transformation paths from legacy to modern architectures, integrating GenAI accelerators and helping deliver tangible business value.

Responsibilities

• - Collaborate on pre-sales engagements: assessments, proposals, orals, and business case creation. - Design modernization paths from legacy systems (COBOL, z/OS, etc.) to modern stacks (Java, MSA, cloud). - Lead effort estimation, tool strategy selection, and transformation approach definition. - Provide architectural oversight during execution to ensure value realization. - Participate in tooling evaluations and PoCs involving GenAI and automation accelerators.

SKILLS

Must have

• - 8+ years in enterprise application architecture, with at least 3 years in modernization. - Proven ability to assess legacy estates and define future-state architectures. - Proficiency in mainframe tech (COBOL, DB2, CICS) and modern stacks (Java, Spring, microservices). - Exposure to GenAI use cases in application engineering and code conversion. - Strong client communication, technical documentation, and stakeholder alignment skills.

Nice to have

Java, Python, C#