Key Requirements:- Senior Leader with Telecom OSS infrastructure experience, including leadership of large, cross-functional modernization programs. Deep technical expertise in TIRKS circuit provisioning lifecycles.
- Strong IBM Mainframe skills (z/OS, JCL, IMS, VSAM, CICS).
- Hands-on modern architecture experience (APIs, microservices, AWS/Azure).
- Master of SQL, data modeling, and enterprise ETL migration tools.
- Proven mainframe modernization experience - led or architected at least one largescale legacy modernization program using a tiered disposition model (retire, re-host, replatform, AI-assisted refactor, replace-with-COTS).
- Familiarity with real-time API enablement patterns (z/OS Connect, CICS Transaction Gateway, MQ-based request/reply) and data replication / CDC approaches (e.g., Debezium, Db2) is strongly preferred.
- Applied Gen-AI tooling for modernization - hands-on experience using generative AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Amazon Q Developer / CodeWhisperer, Claude, or equivalent) for legacy code comprehension, COBOL/JCL analysis and autodocumentation, test-case generation, and AI-assisted refactoring.
- Must be able to define where AI accelerates delivery and where human-in-the-loop (HITL) review and validation are mandatory.
Benefits: Danta offers a compensation package to all W2 employees that are competitive in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, the option to elect healthcare insurance (Dental, Medical, Vision), Major holidays and Paid sick leave as per state law.
The rate/ Salary range is dependent on numerous factors including Qualification, Experience and Location.