Migration Architect - Mainframe to Google Cloud Platform

Migration Architect - Mainframe to Google Cloud Platform

Location:  Hybrid across multiple locations - Chicago, IL  Dallas, TX  , Atlanta, GA  Seattle, WA NYC,NY  and Jersey city , NJ Nashville, TN

 

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 PlatformAdvise executive stakeholders (VPs, steering committees) on cloud transformation strategies and roadmaps

Assess and modernize legacy systems built on:

 

Technical Skills -

• 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.

 

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