Senior Business Analyst​/Mainframe Modernization Lead - Remote US Position

Senior Business Analyst / Mainframe Modernization Lead - Remote US Position

NTT DATA Services is seeking a Senior Business Analyst with strong Mainframe modernization experience to lead the assessment, planning, and execution of the XICS transformation program. This role will analyze the current Mainframe-based policy print and correspondence ecosystem, define future-state solutions, develop a modernization roadmap, and ultimately transition into a Program Management role overseeing delivery. The ideal candidate combines deep knowledge of Mainframe technologies with strong business analysis, stakeholder management, and program leadership skills.

Ideal Candidate: A hands-on modernization leader who can understand complex Mainframe environments, engage business and technical stakeholders, assess legacy technologies, define future-state solutions, and lead the program from discovery through implementation. The candidate should be equally comfortable reviewing COBOL programs, facilitating executive workshops, and managing large-scale transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Discovery & Assessment:
  Lead assessment of legacy Mainframe document generation and print solutions, including XICS, COBOL, Assembler, VSAM, DB2, batch processing, and related integrations.
• Develop a comprehensive inventory of applications, programs, jobs, forms, business rules, interfaces, and dependencies.
• Analyze policy print, billing, correspondence, endorsements, notices, and customer communication processes across multiple business units.
• Document current-state architecture, process flows, operational risks, and modernization constraints.
• Facilitate workshops with business, architecture, application, infrastructure, and operations teams.

Modernization Strategy:

• Evaluate target-state solutions and replacement options for legacy print and correspondence platforms.
• Define business, functional, operational, and technical requirements.
• Develop future-state architecture recommendations, migration approaches, and implementation roadmaps.
• Support technology evaluations involving CCM platforms, document management, AWS, APIs, and modernization tools.
• Build executive-level business cases, funding requests, and governance materials.

Program Leadership:

• Transition into Program Manager role during implementation.
• Manage project plans, risks, dependencies, stakeholder communications, and governance activities.
• Coordinate business, development, architecture, cloud, infrastructure, vendor, and testing teams.
• Support architecture reviews, funding approvals, and executive decision making.

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of Business Analysis, Project Management, or Program Management experience.
• Strong Mainframe background with experience in: IBM z/VSE and/or z/OS COBOL and Assembler JCL, VSAM, DB2 Batch processing environments
• Experience with Mainframe modernization and legacy application transformation initiatives.
• Strong requirements gathering, process analysis, and documentation skills.
• Proven ability to drive discovery efforts and translate findings into actionable roadmaps.
• Excellent executive communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Experience:

• Mainframe modernization and platform migration programs
• Open Legacy or API enablement solutions
• Customer Communications Management (CCM) platforms such as Quadient Inspire or Exstream
• Document Management platforms such as On Base
• AWS and cloud-native architectures
• Insurance, financial services, or other highly regulated industries
• Print, correspondence, billing, and customer communication systems

Key Deliverables:

• Current-State Assessment
• Application & Dependency Inventory
• Business Process & Requirements Documentation
• Forms, Correspondence & Business Rules Inventory
• Modernization Strategy & Technology Recommendations
• Future-State Architecture Blueprint
• Migration Roadmap & Wave Plan
• Executive Business Case
• Program Charter & Delivery Plan

NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for U.S.

-based positions. The starting pay range for this remote role is $ to $. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate's actual work location, relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance.

This position is eligible for company benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance with an employer contribution, flexible spending or health savings account, life and AD&D insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally required benefits.