Mainframe Modernization & Migration to Google Cloud Platform Architect - IL, TX, GA, WA, NYC, NJ, TN (Fulltime role)

Position: Mainframe Modernization & Migration Architect – Google Cloud Platform

Location: Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, Seattle, NYC, NJ, Nashville (Hybrid)  
Duration: Fulltime

 

Your role

• Senior technical and strategic role responsible for leading large-scale mainframe modernization and cloud migration initiatives on Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform).
• Requires deep expertise in both legacy mainframe technologies and modern cloud architectures.
• Lead enterprise-scale mainframe modernization and migration programs to Google Cloud Platform Advise executive stakeholders (VPs, steering committees) on cloud transformation strategies and roadmaps
• Assess and modernize legacy systems built on:

• • COBOL, PL/I
  • CICS, IMS
  • DB2, VSAM
  • JCL, batch workloads
• Design migration strategies:
  • Re-host (Lift & Shift)
  • Re-platform
  • Re-factor
• Architect Google Cloud Platform Dual Run solutions for parallel testing, validation, and risk-free cutovers
• Design event-driven integrations using:
  • Pub/Sub
  • APIs
  • BigQuery
  • Cloud Storage
  • GKE
• Develop end-to-end Google Cloud Platform architecture including:
  • Applications
  • Data
  • Networking
  • Security
  • Governance
  • Disaster Recovery
• Define data migration strategies, including:
  • Change Data Capture (CDC)
  • Reconciliation and rollback
  • Performance optimization
• Drive automation, DevOps, CI/CD, and Agentic AI adoption
• Support production cutovers, troubleshooting, and post-migration stabilization

 

Your skills and experience

• 12+ years in enterprise application/platform architecture
• 6+ years in mainframe modernization or legacy transformation
• Proven experience leading enterprise-scale mainframe-to-cloud migration programs
• Google Cloud Platform architecture and services
• Cloud migration strategies (re-host, re-platform, re-factor)
• Event-driven and hybrid architectures
• Security, IAM, compliance, and governance
• DevOps, CI/CD, and automation
• Deep expertise in mainframe systems, Google Cloud Platform, cloud migration, and automation, capable of leading end-to-end modernization programs—from strategy and design to production deployment and stabilization—while effectively managing senior stakeholders.

 

Best Regards,

Chetna

 

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