Senior Mainframe Solutions Architect

About GMThere’s never been a more exciting time to work for General Motors.To achieve our vision of a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion, we need people to join us who are passionate about creating safer, better and more sustainable ways for people to get around.

This bold vision won’t happen overnight, but just as we transformed how the world moved in the last century, we are committed to transforming how we move today and in the future.Why Work for UsOur culture is focused on building inclusive teams, where differences and unique perspectives are embraced so you can contribute to your fullest potential as you pursue your career.

Our locations feature a variety of work environments, including open work spaces and virtual connection platforms to inspire productivity and flexible collaboration.

And we are proud to support our employees volunteer interests, and make it a priority to join together in efforts that give back to our communities.Job DescriptionIn recent years, GM Information Technology has successfully executed the largest IT transformation in the history of the automotive industry, fully insourcing what once was a nearly completely outsourced IT function.

Today GM IT is a dynamic and fast paced organization that designs, develops and maintains all IT infrastructure, applications and solutions enabling GM’s global operations.

From designing and building the next generation of electric and other vehicles to developing a world-class GM experience for our dealers and customers, GM IT is driving real change in the most iconic automaker on the planet.

Our team delivers unique enterprise-wide IT solutions in cutting-edge technologies such as mobility, telematics, mission-critical business systems, supercomputing, cloud, vehicle engineering and real-time computing.

We offer challenging positions for passionate professionals looking to advance their careers and be a part of an IT organization focused on innovation, speed and business value.The Senior Mainframe Solutions Architect must have a strong foundation in design, development, and implementation of mainframe applications that integrate seamlessly with web and cloud hosted applications in a real-time enterprise environment.The ideal candidate will have experience in mainframe, web, and integration development and be capable of designing multi-application cross-functional solutions.

This individual will lead our mainframe modernization initiative which consists of fortifying legacy applications while developing plans to migrate key business functionality to the cloud or on-premises virtual infrastructure.

The Senior Mainframe Solutions Architect must be comfortable delivering solution architecture in an Agile environment and will have experience with CI/CD.

The candidate must be comfortable with domain-driven design and event-driven architecture and will have expertise in secure application design.

A delivery mindset with a hunger to learn and apply new technologies is a must.About the Team:The Senior Mainframe Solutions Architect will be a senior member of the Architecture/Development team supporting GM’s Global Purchasing and Supply Chain business as we execute GM’s vision of zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion.Additional Job DescriptionMinimum Qualifications:* A bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline* 7+ years of experience as a Solutions Architect or Enterprise Architect leading the design and development of large mainframe enterprise solutions* 7+ years of experience as a Mainframe developer with technologies such as COBOL, PL/I, JCL, DB2, IMS, ANSI C, and IBM MQ* 7+ years of experience integrating mainframe and midrange applications and migrating mainframe applications to the cloud or on-premises virtual infrastructures* Must exhibit exemplary communication skills and the ability to present information at a high level* Experience with modern mainframe toolsets to help with discovery, profiling, and migration automation* Experience with messaging architecture (MQ, Kafka)* Expertise in resilient application design and secure coding practices* Experience in guiding a team of developers from project initiation through deployment* Expertise in executing technical deep-dives on software design, code, and test artifacts* Ability to convert business requirements into technical specifications and designs as well as estimate the amount of effort necessary to complete tasks* Experience with various project delivery and development methodologies (e.g.

Agile/SAFe, TDD etc.)* Experience and deep understanding of logical and physical data modeling and relational database technologies* Experience with utilizing software development tools and best practices, i.e.

Spring, Azure DevOps, Rdz, IntelliJ, TDD, BDD, unit testing, code coverage, secure code analysis, source code management, etc.* CI/CD experience in defining and managing the build, deployment, and release pipelines.Preferred Qualifications:* Scaled Agile Framework architect experience* Experience designing and executing Zero-Downtime migrations* Expertise leveraging Object Oriented Programming methodologies and design patterns including domain-driven design, microservice architecture, cloud native (12 + 3 factor), service mesh and cloud design patterns* Hands-on experience using JAVA, REST, microservices, and containers (Pivotal Cloud Foundry or Docker/Kubernetes)this position is available at one of the following locations: Austin, TX
– Chandler, AZ
– Roswell, GADiversity InformationGeneral Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging.

We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.

We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities.We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.