Principal, AI-Driven Mainframe Modernization

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life

401(k) plan and contributions

Employee stock purchase plan

Employee assistance program

10 paid holidays plus PTO

Parental leave and fertility support

Learning and development programs

Job summary

Cognizant Consulting seeks a Consulting Principal, AI-Led Mainframe Modernization, to lead complex mainframe transformations and apply generative AI capabilities to accelerate modernization from discovery through cloud migration and stabilization.

You will collaborate with client executives, architects, and AI/ML teams to define strategies, architect target-state solutions, and deliver large-scale programs across industries.

Qualifications

• 12+ years hands-on experience with mainframe applications and technologies (COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, CICS, IMS, Assembler).
• 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 (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end mainframe modernization engagements from discovery to stabilization.
• Define modernization strategies and transformation roadmaps across rehost, replatform, refactor, re-architect, and replace.
• Apply generative AI tools (Copilot, Azure OpenAI, ChatGPT) to accelerate code comprehension, conversion, and testing.
• Provide architecture and governance across the transformation lifecycle, including cloud-native patterns and AI guardrails.
• Develop reusable accelerators and contribute to thought leadership and go-to-market efforts.

Skills

Mainframe modernization

End-to-end engagements

Generative AI

Cloud platforms

Architecture governance

Consulting

Client facing

Enterprise architecture

Tools

IBM z/OS Connect

AWS Mainframe Modernization

Micro Focus/OpenText

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Cognizant Consulting seeks a Consulting Principal, AI-Led Mainframe Modernization, to lead complex mainframe transformations and apply generative AI capabilities to accelerate modernization from discovery through cloud migration and stabilization.

You will collaborate with client executives, architects, and AI/ML teams to define strategies, architect target-state solutions, and deliver large-scale programs across industries.