Principal, AI-Led Mainframe Modernization

Cognizant; Pierre (SD); 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 + PTO

Paid parental leave and fertility aid

Learning and development programs

Job summary

Cognizant Consulting is seeking a Consulting Principal, AI-Led Mainframe Modernization to lead complex modernization programs and apply generative AI to accelerate discovery through cloud migration. You will collaborate with client executives, architects, and AI/ML teams to shape modernization strategies and deliver large-scale legacy transformations.

In this role, you will drive end-to-end modernization efforts, define roadmaps, and ensure governance and AI-enabled tooling are embedded

Qualifications

• 12+ years hands-on mainframe experience with COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, CICS, IMS.
• Experience as Technical Lead or Architect on complex modernization programs.
• Hands-on experience applying generative AI and LLM-enabled capabilities to modernization.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end mainframe modernization engagements.
• Define modernization strategies and transformation roadmaps across rehost, replatform, refactor, re-architect, and replace approaches.
• Apply generative AI and AI-enabled engineering solutions to accelerate code comprehension, conversion, documentation, testing, and productivity.
• Provide architecture and technical governance throughout the transformation lifecycle.
• Advance AI-led modernization capabilities by developing reusable accelerators and mentoring teams.

Skills

Leadership

Client-facing

Architecture

AI-enabled modernization

Tools

IBM z/OS Connect

AWS Mainframe Modernization

Micro Focus/OpenText

Heirloom

Raincode

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Cognizant Consulting is seeking a Consulting Principal, AI-Led Mainframe Modernization to lead complex modernization programs and apply generative AI to accelerate discovery through cloud migration. You will collaborate with client executives, architects, and AI/ML teams to shape modernization strategies and deliver large-scale legacy transformations.

In this role, you will drive end-to-end modernization efforts, define roadmaps, and ensure governance and AI-enabled tooling are embedded