Senior Business Analyst / Mainframe Modernization Lead - Remote Canada Position
Req ID: 386676
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We are currently seeking a Senior Business Analyst / Mainframe Modernization Lead - Remote Canada Position
NTT DATA is seeking a Senior Business Analyst with strong Mainframe modernization experience to lead the assessment, planning, and execution of the XICS transformation program. This role will analyze the current Mainframe-based policy print and correspondence ecosystem, define future-state solutions, develop a modernization roadmap, and ultimately transition into a Program Management role overseeing delivery.
The ideal candidate combines deep knowledge of Mainframe technologies with strong business analysis, stakeholder management, and program leadership skills.
Ideal Candidate
A hands-on modernization leader who can understand complex Mainframe environments, engage business and technical stakeholders, assess legacy technologies, define future-state solutions, and lead the program from discovery through implementation. The candidate should be equally comfortable reviewing COBOL programs, facilitating executive workshops, and managing large-scale transformation initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Discovery & Assessment
- Lead assessment of legacy Mainframe document generation and print solutions, including XICS, COBOL, Assembler, VSAM, DB2, batch processing, and related integrations.
- Develop a comprehensive inventory of applications, programs, jobs, forms, business rules, interfaces, and dependencies.
- Analyze policy print, billing, correspondence, endorsements, notices, and customer communication processes across multiple business units.
- Document current-state architecture, process flows, operational risks, and modernization constraints.
- Facilitate workshops with business, architecture, application, infrastructure, and operations teams.
Modernization Strategy
- Evaluate target-state solutions and replacement options for legacy print and correspondence platforms.
- Define business, functional, operational, and technical requirements.
- Develop future-state architecture recommendations, migration approaches, and implementation roadmaps.
- Support technology evaluations involving CCM platforms, document management, AWS, APIs, and modernization tools.
- Build executive-level business cases, funding requests, and governance materials.
Program Leadership
- Transition into Program Manager role during implementation.
- Manage project plans, risks, dependencies, stakeholder communications, and governance activities.
- Coordinate business, development, architecture, cloud, infrastructure, vendor, and testing teams.
- Support architecture reviews, funding approvals, and executive decision making.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of Business Analysis, Project Management, or Program Management experience.
- Strong Mainframe background with experience in:
- IBM z/VSE and/or z/OS
- COBOL and Assembler
- JCL, VSAM, DB2
- Batch processing environments
- Experience with Mainframe modernization and legacy application transformation initiatives.
- Strong requirements gathering, process analysis, and documentation skills.
- Proven ability to drive discovery efforts and translate findings into actionable roadmaps.
- Excellent executive communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Experience
- Mainframe modernization and platform migration programs
- OpenLegacy or API enablement solutions
- Customer Communications Management (CCM) platforms such as Quadient Inspire or Exstream
- Document Management platforms such as OnBase
- AWS and cloud-native architectures
- Insurance, financial services, or other highly regulated industries
- Print, correspondence, billing, and customer communication systems
Key Deliverables
- Current-State Assessment
- Appl