Mainframe Solution Architect – Modernization CoE

Role: Mainframe Solution Architect – Modernization CoE

Experience: 10–18+ Years

Location: Chennai (Preferred) / Pune

Work Mode: Work from Office

Shift: 2:00 PM – 11:00 PM IST, with flexibility to support US time zones based on customer discussions

About the Role

Dexian IT Solutions is building a strategic Mainframe Modernization Center of Excellence (CoE) and is looking for an experienced Mainframe Solution Architect to anchor this initiative.

The role will focus on defining modernization strategies, leading enterprise transformation programs, building modernization capabilities, and advising clients on hybrid cloud and GenAI-driven mainframe modernization.

Key Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end hybrid transformation roadmaps integrating IBM Z/mainframe environments with cloud-native platforms.
• Lead mainframe modernization assessments, POCs and pilot programs.
• Develop modernization business cases, solution estimates, proposals and transformation roadmaps.
• Drive pre-sales, client advisory and solutioning activities for modernization opportunities.
• Identify and position GenAI-driven accelerators for mainframe modernization.
• Build and institutionalize a Mainframe Modernization Factory model.
• Establish automation for:
• Legacy code analysis
• Documentation extraction
• Application discovery
• Test automation
• Code conversion/modernization
• Define modernization architectures involving APIs, microservices, cloud and DevOps.
• Mentor senior mainframe engineers and modernization specialists.
• Develop training and mentoring programs to enable junior engineers to build mainframe expertise.
• Collaborate with customers, delivery teams and leadership to define modernization strategies and execution plans.

Required Skills & Experience

• 12–18+ years of experience in Mainframe Architecture, Solution Architecture and Enterprise Modernization.
• Proven experience in establishing or leading a Mainframe Modernization CoE.
• Strong expertise in:
• IBM Z / zOS
• COBOL
• JCL
• CICS
• DB2
• Other core mainframe technologies
• Experience leading large-scale mainframe modernization and transformation programs.
• Strong experience integrating mainframe environments with hybrid cloud platforms.
• Good understanding of:
• API enablement
• Microservices transformation
• Cloud-native architecture
• DevOps and CI/CD
• Application modernization patterns
• Strong exposure to GenAI use cases for legacy application analysis, code analysis and documentation generation.
• Proven pre-sales, solutioning and client advisory experience.
• Ability to create technical proposals, estimates, business cases and transformation roadmaps.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and presentation skills.
• Ability to mentor architects, senior engineers and junior resources.

Preferred Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate should be a hands-on Mainframe Solution Architect / Modernization Architect who combines deep IBM Z expertise with modern architecture, cloud, automation, GenAI and client-facing consulting capabilities.

Experience in setting up modernization factories, CoEs, accelerators or enterprise modernization practices will be highly preferred.