Associate Manager Software Engineering (AWS Infa)

DXC Technology; Tamil Nadu; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

DXC Technology in Tamil Nadu seeks a seasoned Cloud/Enterprise Architect to lead modernization of mainframe workloads onto AWS. You will define target architectures, drive modernization roadmaps, and oversee PoCs with cross-functional teams.

This role emphasizes hands-on AWS design, DevOps with IaC, and security/compliance in cloud environments, while guiding tooling choices and migration strategies for complex legacy systems.

Qualifications

• 12+ years IT experience with 5+ years as Cloud/Enterprise Architect.
• Experience migrating mainframe applications.
• Strong background in COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, VSAM.
• Hands-on experience designing AWS architectures (certification preferred: AWS Solutions Architect - Professional).
• Proven expertise in mainframe modernization techniques: replatform, refactor, rehost, replace.
• Familiarity with AWS Mainframe Modernization service, migration tools, and code conversion frameworks.
• Knowledge of microservices, containers (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS), serverless, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with DevOps, IaC (CloudFormation/Terraform), and automated pipelines.
• Strong understanding of security, compliance, and performance in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Define target-state architecture for migrating mainframe applications to AWS.
• Design hybrid solutions involving replatforming, refactoring, and re-architecting.
• Create reference architectures and blueprints for modernization.
• Recommend AWS services for modernized workloads and establish governance models.
• Evaluate tools for code transformation and define APIs/microservices strategy.
• Support containerization, serverless adoption, and data platform modernization.
• Lead solution design, PoCs, and implementation; conduct knowledge-sharing sessions.

Skills

IT experience

Cloud/Enterprise Architect

Mainframe migration

AWS architectures

DevOps & IaC

Security & compliance

Docker & Kubernetes

Serverless

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes/EKS

CloudFormation/Terraform

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Architecture & Design
  • Define target-state architecture for migrating mainframe applications (COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, etc.) to AWS.
  • Design hybrid solutions involving replatforming, refactoring, and re-architecting.
  • Create reference architectures and blueprints for modernization.
• Cloud Strategy & Roadmap
  • Recommend AWS services (e.g., EC2, EKS, RDS, Aurora, Lambda, Step Functions, S3) for modernized workloads.
  • Establish cost models, performance benchmarks, and governance practices.
• Modernization Approaches
  • Evaluate tools for code transformation (e.g., Micro Focus, Blu Age, AWS Mainframe Modernization service).
  • Define APIs and microservices strategy for decoupling legacy systems.
  • Support containerization, serverless adoption, and data platform modernization.
  • Support DevOps and CI/CD enablement for modernized applications.
• Implementation Leadership
  • Leads Solution design, PoCs, and implementation.
  • Conduct knowledge-sharing sessions to build organizational capability.

Required Skills & Experience

• 12+ years of IT experience with 5+ years as Cloud/Enterprise Architect.
• Have experience in managing the migration projects for mainframe applications.
• Strong background in mainframe technologies (COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, VSAM).
• Hands-on experience designing AWS architectures (certification preferred: AWS Solutions Architect - Professional).
• Proven expertise in mainframe modernization techniques: replatform, refactor, rehost, replace.
• Familiarity with AWS Mainframe Modernization service, migration tools, and code conversion frameworks.
• Knowledge of microservices, containers (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS), serverless, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with DevOps, IaC (CloudFormation/Terraform), and automated pipelines.
• Strong understanding of security, compliance, and performance in cloud environments.

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