What Youll Be Doing:

- Provide technical leadership and oversight for mainframe-to-cloud migration initiatives, ensuring architectural decisions align with modern best practices and cloud-native principles.
- Mentor development teams on mainframe technologies, modern programming paradigms, and cloud architecture.
- Analyse existing mainframe applications and develop modernization strategies that balance business needs, technical debt, and risk.
- Drive product strategy and roadmap for mainframe modernization tooling and automation.
- Review and validate migration approaches, tools, and methodologies to ensure optimal outcomes.
- Identify potential risks and challenges early in the modernization process and develop mitigation strategies.
- Guide teams through complex technical decisions regarding code conversion, data migration, and integration patterns.
- Guide the development of automated testing tools specific to modernization scenarios.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to implement and improve code conversion algorithms.
- Define patterns for handling complex mainframe features like CICS, DB2, and IMS in up-to-date architectures.
- Establish best practices and standards for modernization projects, including testing strategies and quality assurance.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define success criteria and ensure business continuity during migration.
- Document architectural decisions, patterns, and lessons learned to create a knowledge base for future projects.

Who you are:





- 10+ years of experience in mainframe technologies (COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, IMS) with 5+ years of hands-on experience in mainframe modernization projects, including code conversion to Java/C#.
- Deep understanding of cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and cloud-native architectures.
- Strong expertise in modern programming languages (Java/C#) and frameworks.
- Experience with mainframe modernization tools and automated conversion technologies.
- Proven track record of successfully completing large-scale mainframe migration projects.
- Strong understanding of integration patterns and middleware technologies.
- Experience with multiple mainframe modernization approaches (rehost, replatform, refactor, replace).
- Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience with microservices architecture and domain-driven design with background in performance optimization and scalability.
- Certification in relevant cloud platforms or technologies.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities; excellent communication skills with ability to explain complex technical concepts to various audiences.
- Proven mentoring and leadership capabilities.
- Strong documentation and technical writing skills.
- Experience in risk management and mitigation strategies.
- Ability to influence and drive technical decisions across multiple teams

📌 Mainframe Modernization SME (Bengaluru)
🏢 Trianz
📍 Bengaluru