Mainframe Modernization Experience (Most Important)
Tell me about a time when you modernized applications on a mainframe.
What to listen for:
- Technologies involved (COBOL, PL/1, JCL, CICS, DB2, IMS, VSAM, etc.)
- Business domain (Claims, Policy Administration, Underwriting, Billing, etc.)
- Modernization approach
- Target architecture
- Business outcomes
Key Skills:
Strong experience in mainframe architecture and application pattern/component identification - PL/1, COBOL, CICS, IMS/DB2, JCL
Proven expertise in application sizing, complexity scoring, and business/technical health assessment for large mainframe portfolios
Demonstrated skill in APR/TIME analysis and R-lane disposition methodology
Strong track record in target-state architecture and wave-based roadmap design for legacy-to-cloud modernization
Responsibilities:
Drives application segregation, pattern identification, and complexity/health assessment
Defines APR/TIME analysis and R-lane disposition for each application
Owns the end-to-end modernization roadmap and wave-based transformation plan