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Mainframe and SRE Architect
Cognizant · Charlotte, NC, United States
Charlotte, NC, United States99,000-116,000 USD/yearlyRemote
Remuneration
99,000-116,000 USD/yearly
Location
Charlotte, NC, United States
Visa sponsorship
Not specified
Job summary
Architect and implement Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) frameworks for mainframe and AWS hybrid cloud platforms. Design AWS cloud architectures, lead mainframe performance engineering, optimize COBOL, DB2, CICS transactions, and build CI/CD pipelines. Implement Infrastructure as Code, manage Rocket LCM, administer RACF security, integrate Kafka-based architectures, and enable DevOps automation. Implement monitoring solutions, perform capacity planning, and collaborate with various teams to support cloud transformation.
Benefits
Medical InsuranceDental InsuranceVision InsuranceLife InsurancePaid holidaysPaid Time Off401(k) plan and contributionsLong-term DisabilityShort-term DisabilityPaid Parental LeaveEmployee Stock Purchase Plan
Qualifications
- Extensive experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
- Expertise in Rocket LCM and RACF security administration
- Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
- Expertise in cloud monitoring (CloudWatch, Splunk, Dynatrace, Grafana)
Responsibilities
- Architect and implement Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) frameworks for mainframe and AWS hybrid cloud platforms
- Design AWS cloud architectures supporting high availability, scalability, disaster recovery, and fault tolerance
- Lead mainframe performance engineering and MIPS optimization initiatives using SMF data analysis and workload tuning
- Optimize COBOL, DB2, CICS transactions and batch jobs to reduce CPU utilization and improve overall system performance
- Build and manage YAML-based CI/CD pipelines enabling automated application deployment and infrastructure provisioning
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) to standardize environments and improve deployment reliability
- Manage Rocket LCM (Lifecycle Management) for automated mainframe application deployments, version control, and release governance
- Administer RACF security configurations including profile creation, access control management, and group administration
- Integrate Kafka-based event-driven architectures with AWS services and .NET enterprise applications
- Enable DevOps automation and Security-Ops (DevSecOps) practices including security scanning, compliance enforcement, and policy automation
- Implement monitoring and observability solutions using CloudWatch, Splunk, Dynatrace, and Grafana
- Perform capacity planning, workload scheduling, and performance forecasting
- Collaborate with cloud architects, DevOps engineers, security teams, and application teams
- Support cloud transformation programs and enterprise modernization initiatives
- Work with enterprise data center operations and migration program team
Skills
AnsibleAWSCloudWatch.NETDynatraceGrafanaKafkaSplunkCloud MonitoringTerraform
Relocation
No