| Location | Chicago, IL |
Lead Mainframe Architect DevOps Modernization
Role Description
Seeking an experienced Lead Mainframe Architect with strong expertise in IBM Z DevOps and enterprise modernization. The role focuses on designing modern DevOps pipelines bridging traditional z OS environments with Git based development practices implementing automated CI CD workflows and driving large scale mainframe modernization initiatives. The candidate will lead source code management migration application modernization automation and hybrid cloud integration while collaborating with enterprise architecture infrastructure security and development teams.
Key Responsibilities
Design build and optimize enterprise CI CD pipelines for z OS applications using IBM Dependency Based Build DBB Jenkins GitHub Actions GitLab CI CD and Azure DevOps
Lead migration from legacy Mainframe source code management systems including CA Endevor ChangeMan Panvalet and SCLM to Git based repositories
Architect and integrate Zowe Zowe Explorer Zowe CLI Z Open Automation Utilities ZOAU and REST APIs with enterprise Mainframe infrastructure
Develop automated build packaging deployment and release automation using Groovy Python YAML and REXX
Drive application modernization using IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z including code analysis refactoring and modernization initiatives
Design hybrid cloud integrations using z OS Connect Enterprise Edition and RESTful APIs
Promote modern developer experience through IBM Developer for z OS IDz Visual Studio Code IBM Z Open Editor and automated testing frameworks
Implement automated testing using zUnit Galasa and related Mainframe testing frameworks
Collaborate with DevOps Infrastructure Security Cloud and Enterprise Architecture teams to establish release governance and engineering best practices
Provide technical leadership architecture guidance mentoring and support for Mainframe modernization and DevOps adoption
Maintain architecture documentation deployment standards technical specifications and modernization roadmaps
Required Skills
Mainframe
IBM z OS
Unix System Services USS
COBOL
PL I
JCL
DB2
CICS