A&is Mainframe Architect

**Why Kyndryl**
Our world has never been more alive with opportunities and, at Kyndryl, we're ready to seize them. We design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. Kyndryl is at the heart of progress — dedicated to helping companies and people grow strong. Our people are actively discovering, co-creating, and strengthening. We push ourselves and each other to seek better, to go further, and we carry this energy to our customers. At Kyndryl, we want you to keep growing, and we'll provide plenty of opportunities to make that happen.
**Your Role and Responsibilities**
The Mainframe (MF) Modernization Architect will engage with clients and account teams to lead MF Modernization opportunities through the full sales cycle (identify,
qualify, solution, estimate, propose, negotiate) and coordinate preliminary assessment
across the ecosystem of SMEs and partners.
**Required Technical and Professional Expertise**
Responsibilities:
- Must have good experience in different types of mainframe modernization projects (tool based conversion, re-hosting, re-engineering, replace etc).
- Must have solid experience on Cobol, PL/1 or Assembler. Should have sound experience on CICS/DB2/IMS-DB/IMS-DC/VSAM/JCL.
- Must have worked on at least one mainframe reporting language (such as SAS, Focus, Easytrieve or DYL/280).
- Design and definition of reference Mainframe architecture (HLD / LLD / Specs)
- Responsible for implementing part or all of the technical solution to the client, in accordance with an agreed technical design.
- Support the functional testing of the whole migration solution. Analyse and solve the detected issues.
- Support the move to production activities, Post-Go Live activities. Analyse and solve the detected issues.
- Experience in analysis, planning for mainframe modernization. Should have experience in various estimation techniques.
- Should have exposure to CDC and data/DB migration aspects
- Should have good experience on working on RFP's/ RFI's, Pilots/POC's etc.
- Define the integration model with System Z in the Cloud.
- Support for the Design and Build of the target cloud solution.
- Perform technical tests as part of the migration and / or modernization
- Participate in the transfer / Handover to customer teams or to other teams.
- Explain and review their work with the various stakeholders, including the various contacts of the end customer and project management
- Supervise the technical teams in the construction phases
**Preferred Technical and Professional Experience**
Required Expertise:
- You have experience in the field of Mainframe and connected environments.
- Actively design & develop end-to-end automated software solutions capable of interfacing and integrating with in-house developed and vendor developed solutions and plug-ins via APIs and web services
- Gathering & translating requirements into end-to-end automated software code for new or existing solutions and projects
- You must have worked in presales/solutioning role
- You must have solid experience in the field of Z integration in a Hybrid-Cloud.
- You have very good hardware knowledge of System Z as well as z / OS and z-Linux.
- You like working in a team and have good interpersonal skills
- You have analytical and synthesis skills, rigor
Preferred Expertise:
Additional knowledge and experience in these areas:
- Master the concepts of the cloud, as well as containers and their management.
- knowledge around Containers (Openshift and LinuxOne).
- Define a high availability and resilient solution
**Required Education**
None
**Preferred Education**
Bachelor's Degree
Kyndryl is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. Kyndryl is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
**Other things to know**
**Primary Job Category**
Architect
**Role (Job Role)**
Infrastructure Architect
**Employment Type**
Full-Time
**Contract Type**
Regular
**Position Type**
Professional
**Travel Required**
Up to 100% or 5 days a week (home on weekends - based on project requirements)
**Company**
(Y006) Kyndryl Brasil Serviços Limitada
**Is this role a commissionable / sales incentive based position**
No

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