Remote Senior AI-Driven Mainframe Modernization Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Vernon Hills (IL); Remote; USD 135,000 - 159,000; 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

Paid parental leave and fertility help

Learning and development programs

Job summary

Cognizant Consulting in the United States is seeking a Senior Consulting Manager, AI-Led Mainframe Modernization to architect and deliver complex modernization programs using cloud-native technologies, generative AI, and AI-enabled engineering solutions.

You will collaborate with client stakeholders, architects, developers, DevOps teams, and AI/ML engineers to assess legacy environments, define target-state architectures, and lead transformation from discovery through implementation and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on mainframe applications and technologies (COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, CICS, IMS, Assembler/PL/I) with lead/architecture experience.
• Proven end-to-end mainframe transformation delivery from assessment to go-live, including code conversion and cloud migration.
• Hands-on use of generative AI and LLM-enabled tech for mainframe modernization, including automated tooling and rule extraction.
• Strong modernization and cloud experience with tools/platforms listed (IBM z/OS Connect, AWS Mainframe Modernization, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, cloud providers).
• Excellent consulting, architecture, and client-facing skills; able to guide cross-functional teams and communicate AI-enabled value.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end mainframe modernization engagements, from discovery to stabilization.
• Architect modernization solutions and roadmaps across rehost, replatform, refactor, and cloud migration.
• Embed generative AI into the modernization lifecycle for code comprehension, conversion, and test generation.
• Establish architecture governance, migration patterns, and responsible-AI practices.
• Lead and mentor multidisciplinary teams while contributing to client solutioning and reusable accelerators.

Skills

Mainframe modernization

AI-enabled engineering

Cloud-native tech

Technical leadership

LLM-enabled tooling

Architecture governance

Client-facing

Tools

IBM z/OS Connect

AWS Mainframe Modernization

Micro Focus/OpenText

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Cognizant Consulting in the United States is seeking a Senior Consulting Manager, AI-Led Mainframe Modernization to architect and deliver complex modernization programs using cloud-native technologies, generative AI, and AI-enabled engineering solutions.

You will collaborate with client stakeholders, architects, developers, DevOps teams, and AI/ML engineers to assess legacy environments, define target-state architectures, and lead transformation from discovery through implementation and