Senior Mainframe Migration Consultant, ProServe Mainframe Center of Excellence

Description
The Amazon Web Services Professional Services (ProServe) team is seeking a skilled Senior Delivery Consultant – Mainframe Migration to join our team at Amazon Web Services (AWS). In this role, you'll work closely with customers to design, implement, and manage AWS solutions that meet their technical requirements and business objectives. You'll be a key player in driving customer success through their cloud journey, providing technical expertise and best practices throughout the project lifecycle.

Possessing a deep understanding of AWS products and services, as a Senior Delivery Consultant- Mainframe Migration you will be proficient in architecting complex, scalable, and secure solutions tailored to meet the specific needs of each customer. You'll work closely with stakeholders to gather requirements, assess current infrastructure, and propose effective migration strategies to AWS. As trusted advisors to our customers, providing guidance on industry trends, emerging technologies, and innovative solutions, you will be responsible for leading the implementation process, ensuring adherence to best practices, optimizing performance, and managing risks throughout the project.

The AWS Professional Services organization is a global team of experts that help customers realize their desired business outcomes when using the AWS Cloud. We work together with customer teams and the AWS Partner Network (APN) to execute enterprise cloud computing initiatives. Our team provides assistance through a collection of offerings which help customers achieve specific outcomes related to enterprise cloud adoption. As part of the ProServe Mainframe Center of Excellence (MCOE) a specialty practice, the Senior Delivery Consultant will also deliver focused guidance by developing solutions, technologies, and industries knowledge.

Key job responsibilities

As an experienced technology professional, you will be responsible for:

• Designing and implementing complex, scalable, and secure AWS solutions tailored to customer mainframe migration needs
• Providing technical guidance and troubleshooting support throughout mainframe migration project delivery
• Collaborating with stakeholders to gather requirements and propose effective mainframe migration strategies
• Acting as a trusted advisor to customers on industry trends and emerging technologies
• Sharing knowledge within the organization through mentoring, training, and creating reusable artifacts

About The Team
AWS Global Services includes experts from across AWS who help our customers design, build, operate, and secure their cloud environments. Customers innovate with AWS Professional Services, upskill with AWS Training and Certification, optimize with AWS Support and Managed Services, and meet objectives with AWS Security Assurance Services. Our expertise and emerging technologies include AWS Partners, AWS Sovereign Cloud, AWS International Product, and the Generative AI Innovation Center. You'll join a diverse team of technical experts in dozens of countries who help customers achieve more with the AWS cloud.

Diverse Experiences
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Basic Qualifications

• Extensive experience in cloud architecture and implementation.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, related field, or equivalent experience.
• Substantial hands-on technical experience with mainframe, non-x86 legacy systems and with technologies such as COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2 for z/OS, Assembler, PL/I, Java, Rexx, flat/sequential files, GDGs, and VSAM.
• Proven track record in a technical lead role migrating workloads from mainframe and non-x86 legacy systems to distributed x86 infrastructures either on-premises or on to the Cloud.
• Deep experience integrating mainframe and non-x86 legacy systems with distributed Linux-based or Windows-based x86 servers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• AWS associate or professional level certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect Associate or Professional, DevOps Engineer Professional) preferred
• Experience leading customers with mainframe and legacy modernization initiatives.
• Experience with tools and methodologies used to migrate mainframe workloads via hardware/middleware emulation, automated code conversion, and re-platforming.
• Experience with analyzing on-premises mainframe applications and data stores to formulate plans for modernizing workloads that achieve customer's desired business outcomes.
• Current hands-on implementation experience.
• Experience leading customers with mainframe and legacy modernization initiatives

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Company
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Job ID: A3046927