Remote Lead Architect – Fintech Mainframe Modernization

Topsys IT; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Topsys IT is seeking a Lead Solution Architect to own the end-to-end technical strategy for migrating legacy mainframes to modern cloud environments. You will bridge mainframe concepts with cloud-native systems, acting as a client-facing architect and product contributor.

Responsibilities include designing scalable migration pipelines, engaging clients, and shaping the core product architecture for the fintech-focused modernization engine.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with legacy data structures and mainframe migration patterns.
• Design and implement CDC and ETL/ELT pipelines for high-volume data.
• Experience migrating mainframe workloads to cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• 7+ years in solution architecture or technical leadership, fintech preferred.
• Familiarity with modern databases and data governance standards.

Responsibilities

• Design resilient cloud architectures for mainframe data migration pipelines.
• Lead client discovery sessions and define migration roadmaps.
• Translate migration pain points into automated product features.
• Ensure data integrity, auditing, and regulatory compliance in migrations.

Skills

VSAM

DB2

EBCDIC

Copybooks

Flat Files

Tools

Debezium

Qlik

IBM InfoSphere

Kafka

Spark

PostgreSQL

Snowflake

MongoDB

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Topsys IT is seeking a Lead Solution Architect to own the end-to-end technical strategy for migrating legacy mainframes to modern cloud environments. You will bridge mainframe concepts with cloud-native systems, acting as a client-facing architect and product contributor.

Responsibilities include designing scalable migration pipelines, engaging clients, and shaping the core product architecture for the fintech-focused modernization engine.