Sr. Solutions Architect / Mainframe

Company: UST Global Inc
Location: Aliso Viejo
Posted on: November 22, 2020

Job Description:

UST Global is looking for a highly energetic and collaborative Enterprise Architect with experience leading enterprise projects using the Mainframe ecosystem. The ideal candidate should be an expert in leading projects large complex modernization or digital projects; using traditional; new and emerging technologies. Candidate should have hands-on experience defining the overall technical architecture for enterprise; member and customer platforms; especially running on legacy Mainframe environment. A good understanding of enterprise data; security and process architecture is also required. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to liaise with technologists to C-level executives is key to be successful in this role.

The ideal candidate is an expert in solution architecture; specifically using Mainframe technologies; however with good exposure to modern technologies and SOA architecture. The candidate should have experience in migrating legacy applications and infrastructure to modern on-prem and cloud solutions. Candidate s subject matter expertise and customer interfacing experience will help UST Global serve its client s digital transformation and modernization needs. The candidate will be responsible for working with key client stakeholders; building strong relationships and ensuring the client s business goals and objectives are met.

Experience in a pre-sale; sales support or as a consulting architect is highly preferred. Experience designing and developing cloud native services and multi-tenanted systems is a must have.

Industry certifications that showcase the candidate s breadth of technology expertise will help candidates stand out.

Responsibilities

* Lead the reverse engineering effort as a managing architect on IBM Mainframe

* Lead workshops on understanding current business lines, the business processes and the applications written on IBM Mainframe

* Lead analysis sessions to harvest the current state architecture and identify nuances and complexities

* Ability to develop business architecture models and help create the current as-is architecture with the integrations

* Proficiencies in directing the creation of design specifications, using process models swim lanes, workflows, job sequence of detailed instructions and code constructs.

* Ability to help team in structuring the batch jobs, near -real-time messaging and real-time interfaces

* Coach the team in understanding the constructs of applications supporting the business processes

* Work with the architects of the target technology team in recommending and implementing the port, migration and re-engineering

Required Experiences and Skills:

* MUST have at least 10 years working on Mainframe zOS and atleast 5 years in architecture

* MUST have architecture, analysis and or Design on zOS based applications

* MUST have worked as lead designer or managed architecture on 3 or more Mainframe projects that was greater than 2 years

* MUST have experience in refactoring of applications for optimization, tuning

* MUST have working knowledge in implementation level details for programs written in Cobol, CICS

* MUST have working knowledge in developing on Hierarchical databases such as IMS

* MUST have working knowledge of relational databases and in particular DB2 on IBM Mainframe

* SHOULD have working knowledge in messaging design using MQ

* SHOULD have experience in working with Mainframe Build tools like Easytrieve, CA-7, SyncSort, Debuf for zOS

* SHOULD have experience in using SCM tools like Endeavor, ChangeMan

UST Global celebrates diversity and inclusion. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We welcome candidates to apply for employment from diverse backgrounds and believe your unique perspective adds to the richness of our company culture. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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