Senior Java Architect (COBOL to Java)

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

Your Role And Responsibilities

This position will focus primarily on the development of CTU, an automated refactoring tool that translates COBOL to a modern object oriented (Java) equivalent. Secondary responsibilities include project related activities (integrate new libraries, solution customization, automation), or other language modernization.

What You’ll Need To Do

• Design Java solutions for modernizing legacy applications
• Write well designed, testable code
• Problem solving, including helping others
• Participate in code reviews

It's expected that you'll spend most of the time on technical/coding activities.

Development is done mostly on Windows machines, and CTU is built on eclipse.

This role can be performed from anywhere in the U.S

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• 7+ years' experience of Java Development
• Experience with Java libraries (Spring Framework, Guava, Apache Commons, Guice /Dependency Injection, JPA, EMF)
• Good SQL / ORM/ Relational Databases knowledge
• Practical skills in CI/CD - some of Git, Maven, Gradle, Docker, Jenkins, Jira
• Good command of Test-Driven Development

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Compilation technologies / ANT LR / XText
• Cloud /Kubernetes
• Performance Tuning
• MVS / COBOL / JCL