Cloud & Data Modernization Specialist
Job in
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listed on 2026-08-26
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Full Time
position Listed on 2026-08-26
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Data Engineering, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Employment Type:Consulting / Contract
OverviewThe company is seeking a
Cloud & Data Modernization Specialist
to support the modernization of a large-scale custody accounting platform.
Unlike traditional cloud transformation projects, this engagement focuses on stabilizing an existing IBM mainframe environment before progressively modernizing applications, data structures, and infrastructure in preparation for migration to Finbourne.
The ideal consultant understands both legacy mainframe ecosystems and modern cloud architectures, enabling practical modernization strategies that minimize business disruption.
Responsibilities- Assess legacy mainframe architecture and identify modernization opportunities.
- Design cloud migration and hybrid architecture strategies.
- Analyze legacy custody data structures and batch processing.
- Design modern data integration solutions supporting phased migration.
- Develop migration roadmaps for applications and data.
- Improve data governance, lineage, and quality.
- Partner with infrastructure, engineering, and business stakeholders.
- Support cloud adoption and platform modernization initiatives.
- Participate in architecture reviews and technical planning.
- Support testing and production deployments.
- 10+ years of enterprise technology experience.
- Strong background in IBM Mainframe environments.
- Experience with COBOL, DB2, VSAM, JCL, batch processing, or related technologies.
- Experience modernizing legacy financial services platforms.
- Strong understanding of enterprise data architecture.
- Experience with cloud migration initiatives.
- Securities Services experience.
- Azure or AWS
- Data Lake architecture
- Snowflake
- Databricks
- Microsoft Fabric
- Finbourne
- Terraform
- Kubernetes
- API integration
- Event-driven architecture
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