**Introduction** A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including Software and Red Hat. Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience. **Your role and responsibilities** The Technical Lead - Modernization Solutions is a pivotal role that focuses on the strategic design and implementation of solutions for our prospects and clients using Modern Systems' automated migration tools. This role is crucial in bridging traditional mainframe systems with contemporary application environments, thereby enabling our clients to leverage the full potential of their IT infrastructure. • Design and implement technical solutions based on Modern Systems' automated migration tools, ensuring seamless integration and migration of legacy systems to modern platforms. • Utilize extensive knowledge of z/OS, COBOL, JCL, and other mainframe-related technologies to understand and analyze client's existing systems. • Apply full-stack development expertise in Java and/or C# to architect and develop new or migrated applications, ensuring robustness, scalability, and maintainability. • Act as a key point of contact for clients during the implementation process, providing technical guidance and support, and ensuring client satisfaction through effective communication of project progress and solutions. • Lead and mentor a team of developers and technical staff, guiding them through complex modernization projects and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement. • Conduct detailed analysis, provide technical leadership, and recommend innovative solutions to address complex technical challenges. • Deliver presentations and technical reports to clients, explaining complex technical concepts in clear, understandable terms. • Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in application modernization, code and data conversion, and related technologies, continuously refining our service offerings. **Required technical and professional expertise** * z/OS, Cobol, JCL and other mainframe related technologies * full stack Java and/or C# applications and architectures * customer facing skills - presentations/reports, etc **Preferred technical and professional experience** * application modernisation * code and data conversion IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.