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# Custody API & Mainframe Modernization Specialist

- **Company:** BETA SEARCH COM LLC
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Accounting Systems, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Batch Processing, Customer Information Control System (CICS), COBOL (Programming Language), IBM DB2, Distributed Systems, IBM Mainframe, IBM WebSphere MQ, Mainframes, Data Streaming, Virtual Storage Access Methods, Apache Kafka, Api Design, Restful APIs, Devsecops, Microservices
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=908a3161a59162ee

## About the Role

* 10+ years of financial services technology experience.
 * Strong experience supporting IBM Mainframe environments.
 * Experience with COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2, VSAM, and batch processing.
 * Experience designing enterprise APIs.
 * Experience integrating legacy platforms with distributed applications.
 * Strong understanding of custody or securities processing platforms.
 * Excellent communication and consulting skills.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Securities Services experience

 * Asset Servicing or Custody Accounting systems
 * IBM MQ
 * Kafka or event streaming
 * Finbourne platform exposure
 * Azure or AWS
 * Microservices architecture
 * DevSecOps practices

## Description

The company is supporting a strategic modernization initiative for one of the world's leading global custodians. The program's objective is to stabilize and modernize a legacy custody accounting platform while preparing for its eventual migration to Finbourne.

We are seeking a Custody API & Mainframe Modernization Specialist who combines deep experience with legacy IBM mainframe technologies and modern API architecture. This individual will play a critical role in exposing legacy custody functionality through secure, scalable services while preserving business functionality throughout the modernization journey.

This consultant will become part of the initial anchor team responsible for establishing the foundation of a multi-year transformation program.

Responsibilities

 * Design API strategies that expose legacy custody accounting functionality.
 * Develop integration approaches between IBM mainframe applications and modern cloud architectures.
 * Analyze existing COBOL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, and batch processing workflows to identify modernization opportunities.
 * Partner with architecture, infrastructure, and business teams to define service-based integration patterns.
 * Support incremental modernization while minimizing operational risk.
 * Design secure RESTful APIs and event-driven services.
 * Participate in application decomposition and modernization planning.
 * Produce technical documentation and integration standards.
 * Support production implementations and issue resolution.
 * Mentor development teams on legacy modernization best practices.


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