Mainframe Modernization Architect

Kyndryl; United States; Remote; USD 144,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid time off

Job summary

Kyndryl designs, builds, and manages mission-critical technology systems, driving mainframe modernization for clients worldwide. This role focuses on designing, building, and maintaining high-volume business logic on the mainframe while refactoring legacy code for cloud and mobile integration.

You will work with a global team of experts on modernizing architectures, microservices, containers, and robust data interactions, ensuring performance, scalability, and secure delivery of critical

Qualifications

• Experience working as a software engineer on complex software projects.
• Excellent coding skills and solid development experience (Java, Python, .Net) with debugging and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, data mapping, XML/JSON, REST-based web services.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture and containers (Docker & k8s).
• Deep understanding of OOP and design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain the high-volume business logic that runs on the mainframe.
• Refactor legacy code to enable modern cloud and mobile applications to interact with core data.
• Maintain performance, monitor architecture, and optimize code.
• Debug, troubleshoot, and analyze complex system interactions.
• Bridge legacy systems with cloud-based services and migration/integration tasks.

Skills

Software development experience

Java / Python / .Net

Debugging and problem solving

Relational and NoSQL databases

Microservices architecture

Containers (Docker & k8s)

OOP & design patterns

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

REST APIs

XML/JSON

Job description

Kyndryl designs, builds, and manages mission-critical technology systems, driving mainframe modernization for clients worldwide. This role focuses on designing, building, and maintaining high-volume business logic on the mainframe while refactoring legacy code for cloud and mobile integration.

You will work with a global team of experts on modernizing architectures, microservices, containers, and robust data interactions, ensuring performance, scalability, and secure delivery of critical