Mainframe Infrastructure Architect

4 days ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Prairie Consulting Services Full time

Mainframe Architect Role Overview

We are seeking a seasoned Mainframe Architect to lead our Mainframe Infrastructure Engineering team. This is a hands-on, technical leadership role focused on the design, implementation, and transformation of our Mainframe Infrastructure.

Mainframe Architect Key Responsibilities:

  • Architectural Leadership: Define and enforce Mainframe Infrastructure Architecture Standards and best practices. Oversee the technical lifecycle of products and services, from design through implementation, ensuring smooth transitions to operations.
  • Design and Implementation: Develop Low-Level Design documents, create detailed Implementation Plans, and manage the execution of major product upgrades in production-like environments. Mitigate risks through effective testing and proven back-out plans.
  • Documentation and Compliance: Document infrastructure standards, maintain product roadmaps, and ensure compliance with security and industry standards.
  • Mentorship and Skill Development: Mentor team members, ensuring skills are up-to-date to support change and provide high-level support.

Core Skills & Experience:

  • Experience: Minimum of 12 years as a Mainframe System Architect within a large enterprise, ideally in finance or investment banking.
  • Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of IBM Mainframe technologies, including zOS System Programming, ACF2, SMP/E, VTAM, and HMC. Experience with JCL, CICS, DB2, IMS, OPS-MVS, REXX, CLIST, Python, UNIX Shell, and VSAM is highly desirable.
  • Design and Engineering: Proven track record in designing resilient and scalable solutions, performance tuning, and system upgrades.
  • Modernization and Cloud: Experience in analyzing, designing, and implementing changes to migrate mainframe applications to modern cloud environments.

Qualifications:

  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related IT field, or equivalent work experience.
  • Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

If you are passionate about mainframe technology and ready to lead a team in transforming our infrastructure, we want to hear from you.



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