Principal Customer Solutions Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Sep 25, 2026. First seen by Alion on May 25, 2026.
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Job Description Summary:
The Customer Solutions Engineer a highly skilled Mainframe Modernization Senior Consultant to provide technical support and/or leadership in the creation and delivery of technology solutions designed to support our Customers’ Digital TransformationThe ideal candidate will possess deep technical skill and relevant project experience in at least one of the following focus areas:
Requirements:
Provide services to customers (75%)
Works on complex project scope with minimal direction from with Customer/SI nominated representatives to accomplish assigned tasks.
Contributes to design for specific deliverables and assists in the deployment Rocket products
Contribute to implement new solutions under the direction of Delivery Architects
Create proof of concept / proof of value technology analysis and pilots.
Conduct external and internal technical presentations/trainings to peer groups.
Uses and contributes to technical forums within the Rocket AMC environment and local professional communities and technical user groups.
Applies own subject matter knowledge to solve a variety of common technical issues.
Exercises independent judgment within defined practices and procedures to determine appropriate action
Participates as part of a team and maintains good relationships with team members and customers.
Team Leadership (25%)
Ultimately accountable for Technical solution implementation for project.
Leads a team and communicates project status and risks to all project stakeholders on behalf of the team.
Use technical experience to give customer sound technical advice.
Responsible for knowing the Architecture, versions, and requirements.
Responsible for determining appropriate technical resource requirements for project completion. Works with PM to request resources.
Coordinating with PM on technical communication to customer, any new requirements or changes in scope and impacts to delivering the technical solution.
Determine if change is a product defect or enhancement before communicating to customer.
Responsible for estimating new requirements of Project and gaining Architect or Manager approval.
Conducting or assigning code reviews.
Expected Qualification and Soft Skills
5-7 years of relevant technical experience
Excellent communication / customer service skills / confident telephone manner
Proactive and able to work under pressure
Experience in complex IT project implementations, customizations and or maintenance
Must have an analytical mind set to analyse test result and facilitate defect resolution
Organized and methodical, dealing with numerous tasks.
Fluent in written and verbal English.
Requested Technical skills
Technical skills to include two or more of the following:
IBM Enterprise COBOL or PLI programming experience
System level experience of IBM CICS; IMS and JCL
Relational databases, such as IBM DB2/UDB, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server; PostgreSQL
Windows operating system
Linux/UNIX operating system
Knowledge of major Cloud Provider infrastructure and technologies, such as AWS, Azure, GCP, Cloud Foundry, Docker / Kubernetes
Desired Project Experience
A practical experience of mainframe application modernization project is highly desirable. For example:
Experience with tools and methodologies used to migrate mainframe workloads via hardware/middleware emulation, automated code conversion, and re-platforming.
Experience with COBOL modernization and porting application code across platforms.
Familiarity with agile engineering practices like Test Automation, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), DevOps, and Test Data Management, etc.
Experience developing, deploying, and tuning data modernization solution for mainframe such as IMS/DB, IDMS, ADABAS and VSAM data migration
Experience with implementing and operating DevOps and Agile tools/platforms across some part of the development lifecycle
Experience configuring automation pipelines in GitHub, Azure DevOps, AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins or similar tools
Other Preferred Skills
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
Rocket COBOL based products - Enterprise Developer, Visual COBOL, Enterprise Server, Server Express, Net Express
Any additional mainframe language or environment, such as REXX; Assembler; Natural; Adabas; …
Relevant Business and IT Architecture Certifications such as, AWS Solution Architect Professional, Microsoft AZURE Solution Architect, Google Cloud Certification; Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) etc.
Proficient in another EU language
What Rocket Software can offer you in USA:
Unlimited Vacation Time as well as paid holidays and sick time
Health and Wellness coverage options for Rocketeers and dependents
Life and disability coverage
Fidelity 401(k) and Roth Retirement Savings with matching contributions
Monthly student debt benefit program
Tuition Reimbursement and Certificate Reimbursement Program opportunities
Leadership and skills training opportunities
EOE M/F/Vet/Disability. Rocket Software Inc. 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, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Rocket Software Inc. is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
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