Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Software Resources is a trusted staffing partner specializing in Technology, Finance, and Accounting placements. They are seeking a Senior Legacy Modernization Technical Architect / Solution Assurance Consultant to support a legacy modernization initiative involving mainframe applications and PowerBuilder-based systems, providing technical analysis and architectural assessments.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate proposed modernization and migration architectures for technical feasibility, scalability, maintainability, and business alignment
- Assess vendor claims and technical assumptions regarding application compatibility, data access, and platform migration strategies
- Analyze PowerBuilder application dependencies, data access methods, and interactions with mainframe-hosted data and services
- Review COBOL and mainframe architectures to determine impacts associated with data migration, platform modernization, or application refactoring
- Validate whether existing PowerBuilder applications can effectively operate against non-mainframe data stores and identify remediation requirements where necessary
- Conduct independent technical assessments of vendor-provided code solutions, design artifacts, and implementation approaches
- Review technical deliverables, statements of work, architecture documents, and project work products for completeness and compliance with contractual requirements
- Identify technical risks, gaps, assumptions, and potential implementation challenges
- Develop findings, recommendations, and executive-level technical assessments to support project governance and stakeholder decision-making
- Participate in architecture reviews, technical workshops, and vendor discussions as a subject matter expert
Skills
- 10+ years of experience in enterprise application architecture, systems integration, or modernization initiatives
- Strong experience with PowerBuilder application architecture, development, and database connectivity
- Deep understanding of IBM mainframe environments, including COBOL-based applications and associated data platforms
- Experience evaluating legacy modernization, replatforming, or migration solutions
- Ability to analyze application-to-data-layer dependencies and assess impacts of database migration strategies
- Experience reviewing source code, technical designs, and vendor implementation approaches
- Strong technical writing and documentation review skills
- Ability to communicate complex technical findings to both technical and executive audiences
- Experience with mainframe-to-distributed platform migrations
- Familiarity with database modernization and data migration strategies
- Experience supporting government or regulated-industry technology programs
- Knowledge of software architecture governance, quality assurance, and compliance review processes
- Experience serving as an independent verification and validation (IV&V), technical assurance, or solution oversight resource
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- A 401(k) with company match
- Short-term disability
- Life insurance with AD&D
Company Overview
Software Resources is a staffing and recruiting company specializing in IT and human resource services. It was founded in 1992, and is headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is http://softwareresources.com.