Data Architect – Mainframe Migration & Modernization

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💰 Rate: Market Rates - Inside IR35

Our client, a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions is urgently seeking an experienced Mainframe Data Architect with strong data migration expertise to lead a critical modernization initiative focused on migrating data from legacy mainframe systems to modern cloud-based platforms. This role is pivotal in ensuring a seamless, low-risk transition with robust Change Data Capture (CDC), accurate data transformation, and zero-disruption cutover execution.

You will work at the intersection of architecture, engineering, and governance to design scalable data migration strategies and ensure enterprise-grade reliability.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and implement Change Data Capture (CDC) pipelines using IBM CDC tools (or equivalents), including subscription management, bookmark handling, and replay strategies

  • Lead complex data transformations including EBCDIC to UTF-8 encoding and packed decimal conversions with validation frameworks

  • Architect and implement schema conversion and migration tooling for downstream analytics platforms (Glue, Athena, Redshift)

  • Develop infrastructure-as-code solutions using Terraform and implement CI/CD pipelines via GitLab

  • Plan and execute production cutovers with dual-run validation, reconciliation frameworks, rollback strategies, and governance controls

  • Establish data governance standards including masking, encryption, IAM policies, and compliance controls

  • Build observability dashboards (lag, throughput, error rates, cost) using CloudWatch, Grafana, and operational alerting frameworks

  • Implement pre-migration validation tests and post-migration reconciliation against golden source systems

  • Apply Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles to design optimized data models and bounded contexts

  • Produce architectural documentation covering end-to-end migration strategy and data lifecycle

    Required Skills & Experience

  • Proven experience migrating data from mainframe environments to cloud platforms

  • Strong hands-on expertise with IBM CDC (or similar replication tools)

  • Deep understanding of mainframe data formats (EBCDIC, packed decimals, COBOL copybooks)

  • Experience with AWS data services (Glue, Athena, Redshift)

  • Strong Infrastructure-as-Code experience using Terraform

  • CI/CD implementation experience (GitLab preferred)

  • Experience with observability and monitoring (CloudWatch, Grafana)

  • Expertise in data reconciliation, validation frameworks, and data quality assurance

  • Strong understanding of data governance, security, and compliance

  • Solid knowledge of Domain-Driven Design and modern data modelling practices

    If you are a seasoned Data Architect with deep mainframe migration experience and a passion for modernization, we would like to hear from you

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