MQ Series Expert

TechDigital Group; Arizona; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TechDigital Group in Arizona is seeking an experienced Mainframe Solutions Architect to drive modernization initiatives and secure long-term revenue growth. You will partner with clients to understand workloads and shape them into concrete modernization proposals leveraging DB2, VSAM, CICS, JCL, and COBOL.

The role focuses on delivering reliable, scalable architectures, preparing engagement documents, and guiding pre-sales efforts with Demos and POCs.

Qualifications

• 9–12 years of mainframe experience and strong DB2/COBOL knowledge.
• Experience tuning VSAM, JCL, CICS, and IBM MQ in enterprise environments.
• Ability to translate technical work into business value and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic account plans aligning client technology roadmaps with mainframe solutions (DB2, VSAM, JCL, COBOL, CICS, IBM MQ) to grow long-term revenue.
• Partner with client stakeholders to understand critical workloads and shape them into mainframe modernization proposals tied to clear business outcomes.
• Work with solution architects and delivery teams to build end-to-end solution narratives highlighting reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Prepare proposals, SOWs, and effort estimates covering resourcing, timelines, and risk for complex engagements.
• Qualify new opportunities based on client intent, technical fit, budget, and implementation complexity.
• Deliver presentations on how core mainframe technologies optimize transaction processing, data integrity, and operational resilience.
• Run pipeline reviews to track opportunity health, surface blockers, and keep deals moving.
• Support pre-sales teams on demos and POCs that validate proposed architectures and demonstrate client value.
• Track market trends in mainframe/enterprise tech to spot white-space opportunities.
• Document client requirements and success criteria for smooth handoff to delivery.
• Collaborate with legal/contracts teams on commercial terms balancing client and company interests.
• Maintain accurate CRM data for reliable pipeline forecasting and reporting.
• Coordinate cross-time-zone collaboration during standard day-shift hours.

Skills

English fluency

Business value framing

Tools

DB2

VSAM

CICS

JCL

COBOL

IBM MQ

Q Series

Job description

Mandatory skills: Q Series, VSAM, CICS/DB2

Year of experience required: 9-12

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic account plans aligning client technology roadmaps with mainframe solutions (DB2, VSAM, JCL, COBOL, CICS, IBM MQ) to grow long-term revenue
• Partner with client stakeholders to understand critical workloads and shape them into mainframe modernization proposals tied to clear business outcomes
• Work with solution architects and delivery teams to build end-to-end solution narratives highlighting reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency
• Prepare proposals, SOWs, and effort estimates covering resourcing, timelines, and risk for complex engagements
• Qualify new opportunities based on client intent, technical fit, budget, and implementation complexity
• Deliver presentations on how core mainframe technologies optimize transaction processing, data integrity, and operational resilience
• Run pipeline reviews to track opportunity health, surface blockers, and keep deals moving
• Support pre-sales teams on demos and POCs that validate proposed architectures and demonstrate client value
• Track market trends in mainframe/enterprise tech to spot white-space opportunities
• Document client requirements and success criteria for smooth handoff to delivery
• Collaborate with legal/contracts teams on commercial terms balancing client and company interests
• Maintain accurate CRM data for reliable pipeline forecasting and reporting
• Coordinate cross-time-zone collaboration during standard day-shift hours

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of DB2 administration/programming for evaluating data-centric solution feasibility
• Hands-on experience with VSAM file structures and performance tuning
• Strong JCL skills for interpreting batch processes and estimating change impacts
• Solid COBOL experience to assess business logic and modernization/integration paths
• CICS background covering transaction flows, concurrency, and resiliency design
• Familiarity with IBM MQ messaging patterns for mainframe/distributed system integration
• Proven experience connecting technical capabilities to industry use cases and business value
• Native-level fluency in English (written, verbal, presentations