Senior Platform Architect_ Mercator/ITX

Krasan Consulting Services; Springfield (IL); Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Krasan Consulting Services invites a Senior Platform Architect to drive design, development, and migration of IBM Mercator/ITX integrations. This hands-on leader combines Mercator 8.x expertise with ITX 10.x on IBM AIX midrange systems.

You will partner with application, infrastructure, and business teams to ensure secure, scalable data transformation and high-volume processing, plus code reviews, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.

Qualifications

• Mercator 8.x (legacy) and ITX 10.x (current) expertise required.
• Experience designing/developing complex data transformation and message-processing solutions.
• Hands-on architect who can develop, troubleshoot, support production, and guide teams.
• AIX midrange experience: deploying and supporting ITX runtimes.

Skills

Mercator/ITX

Data transformation

AIX midrange

Hands-on architect

Integration patterns

High-volume processing

XML/JSON/EDI

Performance tuning

Code refactoring

Job description

Job Title: Senior Platform Architect _Mercator/ITX

Work Location: Remote

Employment Type: Full-Time

Position Overview:

The Senior Integration Architect will serve as a hands-on technical leader responsible for designing, developing, upgrading, migrating, and supporting system integrations built on IBM Transformation Extender (ITX/Mercator). This role requires deep technical proficiency across both legacy Mercator 8.x and current ITX 10.x platforms, coupled with strong expertise in Midrange AIX environments. The architect will partner closely with application teams, infrastructure teams, business stakeholders, and cross-functional technical groups to ensure reliable, secure, and scalable data transformation and message processing solutions. In addition to architectural leadership, this role is highly hands-on and will actively participate in development, troubleshooting, code reviews, and performance optimization. The architect will play a lead technical role in upgrading HFS IBM Mercator/ITX components from version 8.4.1 to ITX 10.x, including assessing existing transformation maps, configurations, interfaces, and supporting components for compatibility and identifying required remediation prior to migration.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong expertise in IBM Mercator 8.x (legacy) and IBM Transformation Extender (ITX) 10.x (current) platforms.
• Proven experience designing and developing complex data transformation and message-processing solutions.
• Hands-on experience working in AIX midrange systems, including deploying and supporting ITX runtimes.
• Ability to work as a hands-on architect, capable of performing development tasks, troubleshooting issues, supporting production, and guiding technical teams.
• Solid understanding of structured and unstructured data formats (XML, JSON, EDI, flat files, CSV, proprietary formats).
• Proficiency in integration design patterns, high-volume transaction processing, and performance tuning.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts for diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with multiple priorities and tight timelines.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, assess, and resolve deprecated code issues by refactoring or replacing outdated and unsupported components with secure, maintainable alternatives that preserve required functionality and compatibility with current and future software releases.