Mainframe Infrastructure Specialist – Modernization & Ops

5000 Kyndryl Japan KK; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kyndryl is seeking a Mainframe Infrastructure Specialist to understand customer requirements and propose optimal technical solutions across Db2, IMS, CICS, MQ, NetView, z/WAS, and z/Linux. You will prepare technical docs, diagrams, and handover materials to support stable delivery.

This role emphasizes early risk assessment, effective collaboration with architects, project managers, and engineers, and rapid recovery during incidents, ensuring sustained performance of mission‑critical mainframe

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in mainframe technologies.
• Experience in modernization, Db2/IMS/CICS/MQ.
• Knowledge of LE/COBOL, hardware, and networking.
• Experience in enterprise IT operations and deployments.
• Strong problem-solving and cross-team collaboration.
• Clear verbal and written communication with a customer-success mindset.

Responsibilities

• Understand the customer’s current mainframe environment, business requirements, and technical challenges
• Support proposals, design, build, testing, changes, migration, and operations for mainframe products and services
• Lead technical analysis and issue resolution in areas such as Db2, IMS, CICS, MQ, NetView, z/WAS, and z/Linux
• Create technical materials, diagrams, procedures, and review documents for handover to stakeholders
• Assess technical risk, schedule risk, and feasibility early in the project and propose mitigation actions
• Work with architects, Project Managers, and engineers to support stable delivery throughout the project
• Analyze impact during incidents or problems and drive quick recovery and permanent fixes

Skills

Mainframe expertise

Mainframe modernization

Db2/IMS/CICS/MQ

NetView/zLinux

LE/COBOL

Mainframe hardware

Networking

Job description

Kyndryl is seeking a Mainframe Infrastructure Specialist to understand customer requirements and propose optimal technical solutions across Db2, IMS, CICS, MQ, NetView, z/WAS, and z/Linux. You will prepare technical docs, diagrams, and handover materials to support stable delivery.

This role emphasizes early risk assessment, effective collaboration with architects, project managers, and engineers, and rapid recovery during incidents, ensuring sustained performance of mission‑critical mainframe