Mainframe Modernization Specialist

VEGA Intellisoft Pvt Ltd; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

BMW seeks a seasoned Mainframe Transformation expert to lead modernization efforts, analyzing legacy architectures and guiding migration to cloud-native AWS platforms. You will validate transformations, participate in refactoring cycles, and drive quality through UAT and regression testing.

Collaborating with global teams, you will leverage Agile methods and SDLC discipline to deliver robust, scalable solutions while identifying opportunities for AI-assisted automation to speed up modernization

Qualifications

• 10–13 years of hands-on mainframe experience with the ability to analyze and reverse-engineer mainframe application architectures, batch workflows, data lineage, database dependencies, interfaces, and external integrations to support accurate transformation planning and execution.
• Capability to address systemic data translation challenges and attention to detail in validation activities - packed decimal transformation and Db2 constraint mapping.
• Identify opportunities to apply AI-driven automation across analysis, refactoring, migration, testing, validation, and documentation activities to improve transformation velocity, quality, and operational efficiency.
• Strong grounding in Agile methodologies and full SDLC cycle

Responsibilities

• Drive innovation in BMW's Mainframe Transformation journey by working with mainframe and cloud experts to modernize legacy systems and accelerate cloud adoption.
• Collaborate with global stakeholders, architects, cloud engineers, and modernization teams across geographies to ensure successful transformation outcomes.
• Actively participate in AWS transform refactoring cycles—reviewing Java artifacts, identifying transformation gaps and raising findings to the AWS transform team.
• Contribute to UAT and regression testing, validating functional parity between legacy mainframe outputs and modernized AWS platform results.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of AWS Transform pipeline by documenting and sharing technical observations with AWS support and Engineering teams.

Skills

Mainframe analysis

Agile methodologies

SDLC

AI-driven automation

Tools

COBOL

JCL

DB2

PL/I

VSAM

CICS

IMS DB

IMS DC

Control-M

IBM Z Workload Scheduler

Endevor

Changeman

Git-based repos

Job description

• Drive innovation in BMW's Mainframe Transformation journey by working alongside a talented team of mainframe and cloud experts to modernize legacy systems, accelerate cloud adoption, and deliver business-critical applications for the future.
• Collaborate effectively with global business stakeholders, architects, cloud engineers, and modernization teams across multiple geographies to ensure successful transformation outcomes.
• Actively participates in AWS transform refactoring cycles- Reviewing generated Java artifacts, identifying transformation gaps and raising findings to AWS transform team.
• Contributes to UAT and regression testing, validating functional parity between legacy mainframe outputs and modernised AWS platform results.
• Contributes to continuous improvement of AWS Transform pipeline by identifying,documenting and sharing technical observations with the AWS support and Engineering teams in a strcutured and constructive manner .

What should you bring along

Must Have

• 10-13 years of hands-on experience as a Mainframe professional with the ability to analyze and reverse-engineer mainframe application architectures, batch workflows, data lineage, database dependencies, interfaces, and external integrations to support accurate transformation planning and execution
• Capability to address systemic data translation challenges and attention to detail in validation activities - packed decimal transformation and Db2 constraint mapping.
• Identify opportunities to apply AI-driven automation across analysis, refactoring, migration, testing, validation, and documentation activities to improve transformation velocity, quality, and operational efficiency.
• Strong grounding in Agile methodologies and full SDLC cycle

Must have technical skill

• Expert level proficiency in COBOL, JCL, DB2, PL/I.
• Demonstrate deep expertise hands on experience in VSAM, CICS,IMS DB, IMS DC
• Hands on experience in one or both of the workload schedulers - Control-M ,IBM Z Workload Scheduler
• Hands on experience working on heterogenous database migrations from Mainframe Db2/ZOS to PostgreSQL.
• Exposure to AWS Transform or automated code transformation frameworks.
• Knowledge of AWS (cloud practitioner level)
• Experience working with both traditional mainframe source management tools (Endevor, Changeman) and modern Git-based repositories.

Good to have technical skills

• Experience with Generative AI-assisted modernization tools
• Leverage GitHub Copilot and AI-assisted development practices to accelerate legacy code analysis, improve understanding of complex COBOL business logic, and enhance productivity across modernization initiatives.