Senior Systems Engineering

Our Enterprise Suite Professional Services Team is looking for a highly skilled Mainframe Modernization Senior Consultant to provide technical support and/or leadership in the creation and delivery of technology solutions designed to support our Customers’ Digital Transformation.

Infrastructure modernization projects

Application modernization projects

Process modernization projects

The candidate will also be able to deploy fit for purpose workload in a Hybrid Cloud infrastructure, evolve from monolithic application to Cloud‑Native API Microservices, and embrace an enterprise‑wide DevOps discipline to deliver application faster.

Provide services to customers

Works on complex project scope with minimal direction from with Customer/SI nominated representatives to accomplish assigned tasks.

Contributes to design for specific deliverables and assists in the deployment Rocket products.

Communicates project status and risks to project technical lead and PM.

Use technical experience to give customer sound technical advice.

Determine if change is a product defect or enhancement before communicating to customer.

Participates as part of a team and maintains good relationships with team members and customers.

Excellent communication / customer service skills / confident telephone manner

Experience in complex IT project implementations, customizations and or maintenance

Fluent in written and verbal English.

IBM Enterprise COBOL or PLI programming experience

System level experience of IBM CICS; Relational databases, such as IBM DB2/UDB, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server; PostgreSQL

Windows operating system

Linux/UNIX operating system

Knowledge of major Cloud Provider infrastructure and technologies, such as AWS, Azure, GCP, Cloud Foundry, Docker / Kubernetes

Desired Project Experience

Experience with tools and methodologies used to migrate mainframe workloads via hardware/middleware emulation, automated code conversion, and re-platforming.

Experience with COBOL modernization and porting application code across platforms.

Familiarity with agile engineering practices like Test Automation, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), DevOps, and Test Data Management, etc.

Experience developing, deploying, and tuning data modernization solution for mainframe such as IMS/DB, IDMS, ADABAS and VSAM data migration.

Experience with implementing and operating DevOps and Agile tools/platforms across some part of the development lifecycle.

Experience configuring automation pipelines in GitHub, Azure DevOps, AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins or similar tools.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Rocket COBOL based products – Enterprise Developer, Visual COBOL, Enterprise Server, Server Express, Net Express

Any additional mainframe language or environment, such as REXX; Adabas; Relevant Business and IT Architecture Certifications such as, AWS Solution Architect Professional, Microsoft AZURE Solution Architect, Google Cloud Certification; Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe); Proficient in another EU language

Annual salary range for this position is between $105,000.00 - $141,750.00 gross before taxes.

Unlimited Vacation Time as well as paid holidays and sick time

Health and Wellness coverage options for Rocketeers and dependents

Life and disability coverage

Fidelity 401(k) and Roth Retirement Savings with matching contributions

Tuition Reimbursement and Certificate Reimbursement Program opportunities

Leadership and skills training opportunities

EOE M/F/Vet/Disability. Rocket Software Inc. is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Rocket Software Inc. is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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