AI Architect – Legacy & Mainframe Modernization

Job Description

DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) helps global companies run their mission-critical systems and operations while modernizing IT, optimizing data architectures, and ensuring security and scalability across public, private, and hybrid clouds. The world’s largest companies and public sector organizations trust DXC to deploy services across the Enterprise Technology Stack to drive new levels of performance, competitiveness, and customer experience. Learn more at

We are seeking an AI Professional with Mainframe Expertise to design, develop, and deploy AI-driven solutions that modernize and enhance legacy mainframe applications. The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in AI/ML, data engineering, and automation
, combined with hands-on experience working with mainframe systems, data structures, and workloads
.

This role focuses on applying AI, Machine Learning, and Generative AI to improve legacy system efficiency, automate operations, unlock mainframe data for analytics, and support modernization initiatives—while ensuring security, compliance, and enterprise scalability.

• Design and implement AI/ML-driven solutions to modernize and optimize legacy mainframe applications and processes.
• Analyze mainframe workloads, data structures (VSAM, DB2, flat files), and batch/online processes to identify AI and automation opportunities.
• Develop AI-powered use cases such as:
  • Intelligent batch optimization and failure prediction
  • Anomaly detection and operational intelligence
  • Code analysis, refactoring recommendations, and documentation using GenAI
  • Data enrichment and predictive analytics leveraging mainframe data
• Build and deploy AI/ML models using Python and modern ML frameworks, integrating them with mainframe and distributed systems.
• Enable secure access to mainframe data for AI/analytics using APIs, data pipelines, and event-driven architectures.
• Collaborate with modernization, cloud, and application teams to integrate AI solutions into broader transformation programs.
• Apply Responsible AI principles, ensuring explainability, governance, security, and compliance.
• Participate in architecture reviews, AI strategy discussions, and modernization roadmap planning.

AI / Machine Learning

• Python-based AI/ML development
• Machine Learning frameworks (Tensor Flow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn)
• Generative AI and LLMs (prompt engineering, RAG patterns, model integration)
• NLP, predictive modeling, anomaly detection, and automation use cases
• Model lifecycle management, evaluation, and tuning

Mainframe & Legacy Systems

• Strong understanding of IBM Mainframe environments (z/OS)
• COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM data structures
• Batch and online processing concepts (CICS preferred)
• Experience working with mainframe operational data and logs

Data & Integration

• Data engineering and pipelines for structured and semi-structured data
• SQL and relational databases (DB2, Postgre
  
  SQL, etc.)
• APIs, messaging, and event-driven architectures
• Secure data access and governance

Cloud & Platforms (Preferred)

• AWS or hybrid cloud environments
• AI/ML services and data platforms
• Containerization and automation concepts
• Dev Ops and CI/CD exposure

• Experience applying AI/ML in legacy modernization or mainframe environments
• Familiarity with DXC insurance platforms such as wmA, Vantage, Cyber Life (preferred, not mandatory)
• Experience in regulated industries (Insurance, Financial Services, Healthcare)
• Strong communication skills to translate AI outcomes into business value

• Plano, TX
• Farmington Hills, MI
• Nashville, TN
• New York, NY
• New Orleans, LA
• Ashburn, VA
• Bellevue, WA
• Tulsa, OK
• Charleston, SC

DXC Technology Company (DXC) is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by law. We participate in E-Verify. Disability accommodations are available upon request by contacting us via email.

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