Mainframe Architect

Robotic Technologies Automation; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION LLC in New Jersey seeks a lead modernization architect to drive migration of mainframe workloads to cloud and distributed platforms. You will design target-state architectures, define migration roadmaps, and collaborate with cloud teams to support GCP-based modernization.

The role requires deep COBOL/CICS/JCL/VSAM/MQ experience and hands-on modernization expertise, with the ability to communicate architecture to stakeholders and guide engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Strong background in legacy tech: COBOL, CICS, JCL, VSAM, Easytrieve, IDEAL, Datacom, RPG, ASM, MQ.
• Understanding of interfacing systems and ongoing projects.
• Hands-on experience in modernization and migration strategies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct discovery and assessment of existing mainframe workloads (COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, IMS, CICS).
• Define modernization strategies: Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, Retire, Replace.
• Develop migration roadmaps, risk mitigation, and rollback plans.
• Design target-state architecture for rehosted applications on cloud or distributed platforms.
• Ensure compliance with security, performance, high availability, and disaster recovery requirements.
• Create detailed blueprints for migration patterns and integration with modern systems.
• Design ETL processes for migrating mainframe data (Datacom) to SQL Server.
• Act as SME for modernization initiatives and provide technical leadership to engineering teams.
• Communicate architecture and strategy to stakeholders and executives.
• Participate in code migration and data transformation efforts as part of rehosting.
• Collaborate with architects and cloud teams to support GCP-based modernization.
• Support batch job execution, console monitoring, and production control.
• Provide critical inputs and guidance during migration.

Skills

COBOL

CICS

JCL

VSAM

MQ

Migration

Modernization

Job description

• Conduct discovery and assessment of existing mainframe workloads (COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, IMS, CICS).
• Define modernization strategies: Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, Retire, Replace.
• Develop migration roadmaps, risk mitigation, and rollback plans.
• Design target-state architecture for rehosted applications on cloud or distributed platforms.
• Ensure compliance with security, performance, high availability, and disaster recovery requirements.
• Create detailed blueprints for migration patterns and integration with modern systems.
• Design ETL processes for migrating mainframe data (Datacom) to SQL Server.
• Act as SME for modernization initiatives and provide technical leadership to engineering teams.
• Communicate architecture and strategy to stakeholders and executives.
• Participate in code migration and data transformation efforts as part of rehosting.
• Collaborate with architects and cloud teams to support GCP-based modernization.
• Support batch job execution, console monitoring, and production control.
• Provide critical inputs and guidance during migration.

Required Experience

• Strong background in application development using legacy technologies such as COBOL, CICS, JCL, VSAM, Easytrieve, IDEALDatacom, RPG, ASM, MQ (experience in some or all of these technologies).
• Understanding of interfacing systems and ongoing projects.
• Hands-on experience in modernization and migration strategies.

ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION LLC is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of female, minority, disability and veterans, (M/F/D/V). Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, veteran status or any other protected status. ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION LLC will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters. Nor will ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION LLC require in a posting or otherwise U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract