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The role is the focal point for the customer on organization-level initiatives such as modernization, optimization and software rationalization, and presents initiatives to customer IT leadership for review and acceptance.\nJob Responsibilities : Strategy and roadmap\nBuild the multi-year roadmap of software and hardware upgrades, covering IBM and ISV software, and inform leadership for approval.\nReview and approve the latest solutions for the mainframe environment.\nPresent initiatives to customer IT leadership for review and acceptance to proceed.\nProvide an annual technology briefing to customer leadership on initiatives and the multi-year technology roadmap from the mainframe infrastructure perspective (CPC, storage, OS and other software). Capacity, performance and forecasting\nOwn mainframe capacity planning.\nReview capacity usage (MIPS/MSU Growth) periodically and recommend additions or reductions in CPU (GP/zIIP) capacity.\nReview storage usage (DASD & Tape utilization) & workload growth (SMF/RMF) and forecast on expected storage runway available and capacity requirements.\nOwn environment forecasting.\nPerform hardware sizing based on capacity requirements and usage trends. Hardware and software lifecycle\nPlan hardware refresh one year in advance & perform pre-requisite checks for any upgrade activity and prepare a plan to close the gaps before the actual product upgrade.\nPrepare the storage microcode and firmware upgrade plan with the distributed storage team.\nAssess the need for HIPERs and other security patches.\nAssess new software product requirements and perform the due-diligence of shortlisted products.\nTrack license renewal requirements for expiring software and apply for renewal in advance.\nMaintain an understanding of IBM and ISV product suite usage within the organization. Vendors, risk and compliance\nCollaborate with vendors.\nDrive architectural changes arising from risk and compliance requirements.\nAssess the complexity and change requirements to the mainframe system architecture arising from regulatory requirements.\nCoordinate enterprise-level network, storage and security infrastructure change preparation and testing requirements from the mainframe side.\nPerform RCA assessment, review and acceptance. Modernization and transformation\nAct as the customer's focal point for organization-level initiatives: modernization, optimization, software rationalization and other business requirements.\nLead environment modernization and optimization.\nAssess the impact and effort of transformation initiatives such as AI infusion, MIPS optimization, software decommissioning and software replacement.\nCollaborate with Application Support and Maintenance on modernization initiatives and on infrastructure requirements from the application side. Plan these with leadership approval. Commercial and cost\nAct as the point of contact for mainframe usage chargeback.\nContinuously evaluate alternative products that can replace expensive incumbent software without losing capability, and build the business case for each switch. Market and technology watch\nMaintain a view of vendor roadmaps, licensing models and pricing trends across ISV, IBM and emerging vendors.\nAssess vendor claims on GenAI, Agentic AI and AIOps critically, and separate what works in production from what is marketing.\nTrack developments in mainframe infrastructure, modernization, AIOps, GenAI and Agentic AI, and share relevant findings with leadership and practice teams.\nKey Responsibilities\nNA\nSkill Requirements\nSkill Requirement :\n15+ years of total experience in Mainframe Infrastructure services.\nProven track record in at least one of the following Mainframe System Programming or System Administration areas in the past: z/OS, Db2, CICS, IMS, Mainframe Storage, Mainframe Network, Mainframe Hardware, Mainframe Automation, Mainframe Batch tools.\nGood knowledge of Mainframe Sysplex, GDPS, Storage Grid Replication, Safeguarded copies/Immutable backup, CPC capacity update (up/down)\nGood knowledge of Modern mainframe products : zOSMF, ZOAU, zowe, Ansible, Linux on z, zCX, zOCP, zOS Connect and AIOps observability\nGood knowledge of Performance & capacity tools: Intellimagic, IZPCA, MXG etc.\nExperienced in the Hardware (CPC - 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