AI-Driven Mainframe Modernization Leader

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Dover (DE); Remote; USD 165,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life insu

401(k) plan and contributions

Employee stock purchase plan

Employee assistance program

10 paid holidays plus PTO

Paid parental leave and fertility assi

Learning and development certificates

Job summary

Cognizant Consulting is seeking a Consulting Principal for AI-Led Mainframe Modernization. You will lead complex modernization engagements, applying generative AI to accelerate discovery through cloud migration and stabilization across COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, CICS, IMS, and more.

You will collaborate with client executives, architects, and AI/ML teams to define strategies, architect target-state solutions, and drive large-scale legacy transformations globally.

Qualifications

• 12+ years hands-on experience with mainframe applications and technologies; lead/architect modernization programs.
• Proven track record delivering end-to-end mainframe modernization including code conversion and data migration.
• Hands-on experience applying generative AI and LLM-enabled capabilities to modernization.
• Strong knowledge of mainframe modernization, cloud, and engineering platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Strong consulting and client-facing experience, including articulating ROI of AI-enabled modernization.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end mainframe modernization engagements across discovery, analysis, design, and cloud migration.
• Define modernization strategies and roadmaps across rehost, replatform, refactor, and re-architect.
• Apply generative AI and AI-enabled engineering solutions to accelerate code comprehension, conversion, and testing.
• Provide architecture and technical governance throughout the transformation lifecycle.
• Develop reusable accelerators and intellectual property; mentor teams and support go-to-market efforts.

Skills

Mainframe modernization

Generative AI

Cloud & DevOps

Client-facing

Architecture leadership

Tools

IBM z/OS Connect

AWS Mainframe Modernization

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Micro Focus/OpenText

Job description

Cognizant Consulting is seeking a Consulting Principal for AI-Led Mainframe Modernization. You will lead complex modernization engagements, applying generative AI to accelerate discovery through cloud migration and stabilization across COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, CICS, IMS, and more.

You will collaborate with client executives, architects, and AI/ML teams to define strategies, architect target-state solutions, and drive large-scale legacy transformations globally.