Mainframe Consultant

Compunnel Software Group - Wilmington, DE

Full-time

Wilmington, DE

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Mainframe Consultant will play a crucial role in supporting and driving legacy migration and modernization projects, focusing on transitioning mainframe applications to cloud environments such as Azure and Microfocus. This position requires a strong background in mainframe programming and automation, along with excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support legacy migration and modernization projects, including on-premise to cloud migrations (Azure) and migrations to Microfocus.
• Utilize automation tools, including Python, to develop problem statements and enhance migration processes.
• Contribute to building team composition for migration projects and support team development.
• Program and maintain mainframe applications using COBOL, CICS, JCL, IMS, and DB2.
• Perform triaging and troubleshooting of production issues, using essential mainframe tools.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate effectively to align on project requirements.
• Document business requirements, participate in Agile practices, and ensure adherence to Product Development Life Cycle standards.

Requirements

• Experience in mainframe programming languages and tools (COBOL, CICS, JCL, IMS, DB2).
• Proven experience in legacy migration and mainframe modernization projects, including cloud migration to Azure and migration to Microfocus.
• Knowledge of automation tools and ability to develop solutions using Python.
• Strong production issue triaging skills in mainframe environments.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and product development life cycles.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of Java and distributed solutions.
• Experience in building and managing migration project teams.
• Familiarity with Business Requirement Specification documentation.