Mainframe Application Architecture

Who We Are At Kyndryl, we run and reimagine the mission-critical technology systems that drive advantage for the world’s leading businesses. We are at the heart of progress; with proven expertise and a continuous flow of AI-powered insight, enabling smarter decisions, faster innovation, and a lasting competitive edge. For our people—Kyndryls—that means doing purposeful work that powers human progress. Join us and experience a flexible, supportive environment where your well-being is prioritized and your potential can thrive. The Role Client Discovery & Modernization Advisory · Lead client discovery sessions, modernization assessments, and technical due diligence activities. · Facilitate workshops, design sessions, and architecture reviews with cross-functional stakeholders. · Assess application portfolios and legacy technology estates to identify business capabilities, dependencies, modernization opportunities, risks, and migration complexity. · Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, helping shape modernization strategies and roadmaps. Architecture & Delivery · Analyze application architectures and technologies including COBOL, PL/I, JCL, CICS, IMS, DB2, VSAM, MQ, batch processing, and integration patterns. · Define target-state architectures, modernization strategies, and implementation roadmaps across Modernize On, Integrate With, and Move Off transformation patterns. · Create architecture deliverables including assessment reports, dependency maps, migration plans, testing strategies, and implementation roadmaps. · Provide technical leadership through architecture governance, design reviews, implementation oversight, and solution assurance. · Guide delivery teams on modernization tooling, testing approaches, DevSecOps enablement, migration planning, and cutover readiness. AI, Solutioning & Pre-Sales · Leverage AI-assisted analysis capabilities and Kyndryl modernization accelerators to improve application discovery, dependency analysis, code understanding, testing, documentation, and migration planning. · Identify opportunities to apply agentic AI and automation to accelerate modernization delivery and improve client outcomes. · Support proposal development, Statements of Work (SOWs), RFP responses, solution estimation, and opportunity shaping. · Develop architecture narratives and present modernization recommendations to business and technical stakeholders.

Who You Are Required Skills and Experience · 10+ years of experience in application architecture, software engineering, enterprise modernization, or technical consulting. · Proven architecture leadership experience in large-scale mainframe modernization, migration, or transformation programs. · Proven track record in a client-facing advisory or pre-sales architecture role · Hands-on experience with IBM Z, Fujitsu, Unisys, or comparable legacy platforms, including COBOL, PL/I, JCL, CICS, IMS, DB2, VSAM, MQ, batch processing, and associated modernization patterns. · Experience assessing complex application portfolios and defining modernization strategies across Modernize On, Integrate With, and Move Off initiatives. · Experience leveraging AI-assisted modernization capabilities, Familiarity with responsible AI principles, data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA), and enterprise security requirements · Ability to analyze application dependencies, batch flows, interfaces, databases, operational processes, and technical risks to define modernization scope and architecture recommendations. · Experience defining target-state architectures, migration approaches, transition-state architectures, and implementation roadmaps. · Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate business objectives into actionable architecture and modernization plans. · Customer-success mindset with continuous learning and innovation orientation. Preferred Skills and Experience · Experience with CA/Broadcom technologies such as Endevor, Gen (Cool:Gen), IDMS, Datacom, CA 7, CA Ideal, CA Easytrieve, and related enterprise tooling. · Experience with IMS, IDMS, Adabas, Natural, VSAM, hierarchical databases, and other legacy data platforms. · Experience with 4GL technologies and legacy application development environments, including Natural, Ideal, EGL, PowerBuilder, and similar platforms. · Experience with IBM i (AS/400 / iSeries) environments, including RPG, COBOL, CL, and related modernization approaches.