Mainframe Solutions Architect

🕒 May 1

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

💻 Solutions Engineer

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Diné Development Corporation

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2004

🏛️ Government

💼 Consulting

🔒 Cybersecurity

Government • Consulting • Cybersecurity

Diné Development Corporation (DDC) is a family of companies delivering IT, engineering, and professional services to advance federal missions through purpose-driven innovation. DDC provides information technology services, professional services, cybersecurity, and environmental compliance/engineering support, positioning itself as a mission-focused contractor serving government clients.

📋 Description

• Serve as the lead technical voice on mainframe architecture, application structure, data flows, and modernization feasibility • Engineer, administer, and troubleshoot IBM z/OS environments supporting DISA/DoD mission workloads • Support and tune DB2 for z/OS environments and CICS regions • Analyze dumps, logs, and system traces; drive root-cause analysis and implement permanent fixes • Provide technical support for COBOL, REXX, JCL, FORTRAN, and other mainframe workloads • Lead legacy system assessments, including inventory, dependency mapping, risk identification, and modernization roadmaps • Design modernization architectures involving code refactoring, rehosting, API enablement, hybrid cloud integration, and workload offloading • Plan and execute migrations and upgrades, including z/OS and subsystem upgrades and environment consolidation • Translate assessment findings into technical recommendations, trade-off analyses, and phased implementation plans for Government customers • Coordinate cutovers and validate post-migration stability • Collaborate with ICAM, security, and infrastructure teams on DoD security frameworks and controls • Implement and validate security controls including STIGs, hardening guidance, and RACF or equivalent administration • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers • Contribute to proposals, technical volumes, PWS development, and ROM estimates • Develop operational documentation including runbooks, SOPs, change plans, and rollback procedures • Perform other related duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of IBM mainframe experience supporting enterprise production environments • Active Secret clearance strongly preferred • Hands-on expertise in z/OS systems programming/administration • DB2 for z/OS operational support experience • CICS operational support experience • Proficiency in JCL, TSO/ISPF, SDSF, JES2, and SMP/E • Experience with performance and capacity analysis using SMF/RMF or equivalent tools • Experience contributing to or leading mainframe assessments and migrations/upgrades • Experience designing and executing mainframe modernization strategies, including application rehosting, code refactoring, cloud migration, or API enablement of legacy systems • Familiarity with hybrid cloud architectures and mainframe environments, including IBM z/OS Connect, cloud-native integration, and workload offloading • Direct experience supporting DISA, DoD, or other Federal defense agency mainframe programs preferred • Assembler experience preferred • Experience with ICAM systems, access control modernization, or RACF/RBAC environments on mainframe preferred • Familiarity with RMF, ATO processes, NIST 800-53, CMMC, and DISA STIG implementation preferred • Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP and migrating or refactoring mainframe capabilities into cloud services preferred • REST/Web Services knowledge and familiarity with z/OS Connect preferred • Familiarity with modernization-related tooling such as Rocket Software, IBM Data Virtualization, SAS, VSAM/ISAM, Natural, and Adabas preferred • Familiarity with AIOps concepts preferred • Experience with Micro Focus, Broadcom, or IBM-native refactoring and migration tools preferred • Active TS/SCI clearance preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical coverage • Dental coverage • Vision coverage • Life coverage • Disability coverage • Retirement savings with company match • Paid time off • Voluntary supplemental benefits • Employee assistance program • Educational assistance • Tuition reimbursement

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