Mainframe Modernization Architect

Expert Technology Consultant – Mainframe Modernization Senior Architect

At Ensono, our Purpose is to be a relentless ally, disrupting the status quo and unleashing our clients to Do Great Things! We enable our clients to achieve key business outcomes that reshape how our world runs. As an expert technology adviser and managed service provider with cross-platform certifications, Ensono empowers our clients to keep up with continuous change and embrace innovation.

We can Do Great Things because we have great Associates. The Ensono Core Values unify our diverse talents and are woven into how we do business. These five traits are the key to achieving our purpose:

Honesty, Reliability, Curiosity, Collaboration, and Passion.

• Collaborate with their counterparts in the Sales and Consulting organizations to create Pursuit, Solution, and Sales strategies for large existing global clients
• Conduct discovery and assessment workshops (often in collaboration with resources from consulting, operations and product teams) to help drive further penetration of the client account
• Develop and document solutions that meet client’s (technical and business) requirements and allow them to adapt to changing industry needs with a focus on transformation and re-platform efforts
• Conduct solution development sessions and present technical solutions and business cases to a wide variety of audience
• Gain executives buy in for complex solutions by engaging in executive and senior-level technology discussions
• Gain clients’ confidence as a trusted advisor by offering consultation and recommendations drawing from technology know-how and past experiences
• Align and partner with Product Management to help drive appropriate product enhancements and changes to technology roadmap
• Aid in driving stability and innovation within the client’s current and future state and create solutions based on client requirements and available product offerings

We want all new Associates to succeed in their roles t's why we've outlined the job requirements below. To be considered for this role, it's important that you meet all Required Qualifications. If you do not meet all of the Preferred Qualifications, we still encourage you to apply.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or computer sciences.
• 20+ years of experience as an architect or equivalent in the hosting and network space (preferably with a service provider).
• Over 12 years' experience as a Modernization or Migration Architect, leading legacy system upgrades to new platforms with minimal business disruption.
• Hands‑on experience with Mainframe Application migration and legacy modernization projects.
• 15+ years of experience with strong expertise across the mainframe technology stack, including COBOL, Natural, Adabas, Easytrieve, Db2, IMS, JCL, CICS, VSAM, RACF, z/OS, PL/I, and Assembler.

• Proven experience in managing projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing multi‑phase/multi‑dimensional/multi‑resource projects to conclusion while maintaining high client satisfaction.
• Demonstrated expertise in data migration, with a strong emphasis on understanding and working with legacy data structures to effectively convert and modernize them into modern database platforms.
• Skilled in evaluating mainframe legacy applications and developing comprehensive modernization plans.
• Demonstrated development experience with modern Java and C# frameworks, including designing and implementing scalable enterprise applications.
• Additionally, has extensive experience working with Python, applying the language for scripting, automation, data analysis, and developing scalable backend systems that facilitate enterprise…