AWS Mainframe Modernization Architect

Accenture • Kirkland, WA

22h

About The Position

Are you ready to step up to the New and take your technology expertise to the next level? Accenture is looking for passionate and customer obsessed AWS cloud developers and AWS solutions architects to join our AWS Practice. You will help drive innovation, build differentiated solutions, and define new customer experiences for our customers (and customers, customers). You’ll work with smart people across our industry, specialist organizations, and technology groups to help our customers get the most out of AWS in their cloud journey. The AWS Practice within is home to our deepest AWS experts and supports Accenture’s more than 1,500 certified AWS architects across the company. Join our team and be among Accenture’s most talented AWS practitioners, our AWS SWAT team. The group is responsible for Accenture’s most complex AWS projects and provides our delivery capability for the Accenture AWS Business Group (AABG). AABG is the deepest relationship Amazon Web Services has with any partner in the ecosystem. Choosing Accenture and the AWS Practice will take your AWS experience and skills to the next level and allow you to work in an innovative and collaborative environment. At Accenture, you can lead the world’s largest enterprises on the path to native cloud transformation and serverless, on the leading edge of cloud. Join Accenture and help transform leading organizations and communities around the world. The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance. Choose Accenture and make delivering innovative work part of your extraordinary career. Learn more about our AABG and AWS at Accenture here: https://www.accenture.com/us-en/service-aws-cloud You Are: As a Mainframe Modernization Architect, you will play a critical role in helping enterprise clients transform their legacy mainframe environments into modern, cloud-native architectures. You will leverage your deep expertise in mainframe technologies and modernization strategies to design scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions on leading cloud platforms. This position requires strong technical leadership, hands-on experience with mainframe systems, and a passion for driving innovation through cloud adoption.

Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years years of hands-on experience with AWS Solutions, Cloud Migration, Application Modernization and/or Data & AI transformation programs covering both functional and technical aspects
• Professional-level cloud architecture certification (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
• Minimum of 5 years experience with modernization tools such as Blu Age, Micro Focus, or equivalent frameworks.
• Minimum 5 years experience in microservices, containers (Docker/Kubernetes), and serverless architectures.
• Strong communication skills for engaging technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. If Associates degree, 6 years of work experience.

Responsibilities

• Solution Architecture & Design: Define target-state architectures for migrating mainframe workloads using approaches such as replatforming, refactoring, and re-architecting. Create modernization roadmaps and reference architectures aligned with client business objectives. Design hybrid solutions integrating mainframe systems with distributed and cloud-native environments.
• Client Engagement & Advisory: Act as a trusted advisor to enterprise customers, guiding them through modernization strategies and cloud best practices. Conduct assessments of legacy systems and recommend optimal migration patterns (e.g., Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, Retire, Replace). Lead technical workshops, proof-of-concepts (POCs), and migration readiness assessments.
• Implementation Leadership: Collaborate with professional services teams, partners, and client teams to deliver end-to-end modernization projects. Establish CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and automated testing frameworks for modernized applications. Ensure compliance with security, governance, and regulatory requirements throughout the migration process.
• Risk & Performance Management: Identify and mitigate risks associated with large-scale mainframe migrations. Optimize performance, scalability, and cost efficiency using cloud-native services and architectures.
• Thought Leadership & Knowledge Sharing: Develop reusable technical assets, whitepapers, and best-practice guides. Mentor teams and contribute to community events, blogs, and technical forums.

Benefits

• Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level