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Migration Architect (Mainframe to GCP)

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 10 Jul 2026

💰 $207,401/yr($88,544/yr – $207,401/yr)

About the role

Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way you’d like, where you’ll be supported and inspired by a collaborative community of colleagues around the world, and where you’ll be able to reimagine what’s possible. Join us and help the world’s leading organizations unlock the value of technology and build a more sustainable, more inclusive world.

Location

This is a hybrid role based across multiple locations - Dallas, Atlanta, Nashville, Chicago, New Jersey

About the job you're considering

The Capgemini team offers extensive career opportunities and provides mentoring and coaching for teammates. This role is an experienced professional with a strong background in software development.

Your role

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.

Your skills and experience

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.

#LI-RM1 - Hybrid

The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is $88,544 - $207,401.

Capgemini provides compensation range information in accordance with applicable national, state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws. The base compensation range listed for this position reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation Capgemini, in good faith, believes it may pay for the role at the time of this posting. This range may be subject to change as permitted by law.

The actual compensation offered to any candidate may fall outside of the posted range and will be determined based on multiple factors legally permitted in the applicable jurisdiction.

These may include, but are not limited to: Geographic location, Education and qualifications, Certifications and licenses, Relevant experience and skills, Seniority and performance, Market and business consideration, Internal pay equity.

It is not typical for candidates to be hired at or near the top of the posted compensation range.

In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for additional compensation such as variable incentives, bonuses, or commissions, depending on the position and applicable laws.

Capgemini offers a comprehensive, non-negotiable benefits package to all regular, full-time employees. In the U.S. and Canada, available benefits are determined by local policy and eligibility and may include:

Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade, Company paid holidays, Personal Days, Sick Leave