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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Migration Architect (Mainframe to GCP) - **Company:** Capgemini - **Location:** Nashville, TN, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $88,544.0 - $207,401.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Data Analysis, Computing Platforms, Batch Processing, BigQuery, Customer Information Control System (CICS), Cloud Engineering, Cloud Storage, COBOL (Programming Language), Continuous Integration, IBM DB2, DevOps, Job Control Language (JCL), Identity and Access Management, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Mainframes, Cloud Services, Pl/i, Virtual Storage Access Methods, Z/OS, Google Cloud, Enterprise Software Applications, Cloud Platform System, Spring Cloud, Enterprise Integration, Video Streaming, Cloud Migration, Data Pipelines - **Published:** July 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.capgemini.com/jobs/507423-en_US_SAPBTP/x/ ## About the Role * 12+ years in enterprise application/platform architecture. * 6+ years of hands-on experience in mainframe modernization or legacy transformation programs. * Proven experience leading large-scale mainframe-to-cloud migration initiatives. * Deep expertise in: Mainframe technologies (z/OS, COBOL, PL/I, JCL), CICS, IMS, batch processing DB2 and VSAM * Enterprise integration and cloud migration strategies * Strong knowledge of GCP architecture, security, automation, and modernization patterns. * Experienced architect who combines mainframe expertise, cloud architecture knowledge, modernization strategy, and hands-on migration execution skills to successfully transform legacy enterprise systems into scalable GCP-based solutions. ## Description * This is a senior enterprise architecture and modernization role focused on leading large-scale mainframe-to-Google Cloud Platform (GCP) migrations. * The architect acts as both a strategic advisor to senior client stakeholders and a hands-on technical leader responsible for designing, building, migrating, testing, and optimizing modernized cloud solutions * Lead enterprise mainframe modernization programs and define target-state cloud architectures. * Design scalable, resilient, and secure hybrid/cloud-native platforms integrating mainframe systems with GCP services. * Drive application modernization for technologies such as z/OS, COBOL, PL/I, JCL, CICS, IMS, DB2, and VSAM. * Architect dual-run/parallel testing solutions to validate migrated workloads, ensuring data consistency, transaction parity, and smooth cutover/rollback. * Design event-driven integration using APIs, messaging, and streaming technologies. * Build hybrid connectivity between legacy mainframes and cloud-native applications. * Implement DevOps, CI/CD, automation, monitoring, and platform engineering best practices. * Design data pipelines using Pub/Sub, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, and GKE for validation, analytics, and telemetry. * Define GCP landing zones, security architectures, IAM models, networking, governance, HA/DR, and compliance frameworks. ## Related Videos - [Fireside Chat with Lea](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/551-fireside-chat-with-lea) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Migrating from COBOL with AI: A Moonshot Demo](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1531-migrating-from-cobol-with-ai-a-moonshot-demo) - [AWS Migration within 3 months](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/196-aws-migration-within-3-months) - [DevOps Maturity Check – a way to balance autonomy and alignment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/58-devops-maturity-check-a-way-to-balance-autonomy-and-alignment) - [#90DaysOfDevOps - The DevOps Learning Journey](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/548-90daysofdevops-the-devops-learning-journey) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [Everything a Developer Needs to Know About MCP with Neo4j](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/604-everything-a-developer-needs-to-know-about-mcp-with-neo4j) - [Got AI ideas but no money? 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