Harvey Nash Plc
Edinburgh, Midlothian
*Please note this role is fully onsite due to the nature of the role* Here at Harvey Nash our client a leading financial services organisation is looking to recruit a hands-on experienced Mainframe Infrastructure Engineer . This role will see you leading a team within a fast-paced environment. You will be responsible for contributing to and overseeing the implementation, and ongoing support of infrastructure technologies, ensuring they align with requirements, objectives, and architectural direction. You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to define product roadmaps and manage the end-to-end life cycle of the team's products. Your role will be pivotal in resolving production issues and ensuring a seamless, high-quality experience for customers. Im looking to speak with candidates who have the below experience: Lead and manage a technical operations team in a fast-paced environment Extensive experience of Mainframe technologies such as IBM Z Series hardware, as well as IBM and Broadcom products including CA7, CICS, DB2, Connect:Direct, RACF, MQ, and WebSphere A strong understanding of the management and execution of controls Proficient with observability and monitoring tools , eg Grafana, Splunk Operate within an Agile framework, utilising Scrum and Kanban methodologies with tools such as Jira Familiarity with DevOps practices , including CI/CD pipelines , is beneficial If you would be interested in having a further chat then please send your CV to the link for shortlisting.
*Please note this role is fully onsite due to the nature of the role* Here at Harvey Nash our client a leading financial services organisation is looking to recruit a hands-on experienced Mainframe Infrastructure Engineer . This role will see you leading a team within a fast-paced environment. You will be responsible for contributing to and overseeing the implementation, and ongoing support of infrastructure technologies, ensuring they align with requirements, objectives, and architectural direction. You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to define product roadmaps and manage the end-to-end life cycle of the team's products. Your role will be pivotal in resolving production issues and ensuring a seamless, high-quality experience for customers. Im looking to speak with candidates who have the below experience: Lead and manage a technical operations team in a fast-paced environment Extensive experience of Mainframe technologies such as IBM Z Series hardware, as well as IBM and Broadcom products including CA7, CICS, DB2, Connect:Direct, RACF, MQ, and WebSphere A strong understanding of the management and execution of controls Proficient with observability and monitoring tools , eg Grafana, Splunk Operate within an Agile framework, utilising Scrum and Kanban methodologies with tools such as Jira Familiarity with DevOps practices , including CI/CD pipelines , is beneficial If you would be interested in having a further chat then please send your CV to the link for shortlisting.
Sanderson
Sanderson are seeking a seasoned Infrastructure Architect to lead a complex and high-impact on-premise to cloud migration for a major financial services organisation. With the end of a strategic data centre hosting contract approaching in Summer 2027, our client is accelerating plans to modernise their estate - migrating a large, mixed portfolio of applications to cloud or SaaS platforms. This is a critical programme of work focusing on mainframe, open systems (AIX, Solaris, Linux, Windows), and SQL Server-based applications. You'll work closely with SMEs across multiple domains to assess and plan migration strategies that align with the organisation's future-state architecture - including AWS and Azure. Key Responsibilities Lead architectural assessment and strategy for migrating legacy and mainframe applications to cloud platforms. Evaluate applications for multiple migration paths: decommissioning, replatforming, rewriting, SaaS replacement, or mainframe lift-and-shift. Analyse technical stacks and integrations (CICS COBOL, IMS, VSAM, QSAM, relational databases, flat file systems). Collaborate with application and infrastructure SMEs to define optimal target platforms and integration strategies. Provide architectural guidance on cloud-native solutions, including AWS Lambda, ECS/EKS, RDS, S3, EFS, and containerised/serverless platforms. Explore use of mainframe migration tooling, cloud-based COBOL runtimes, and compiler compatibility. Support migration of storage (NAS) and file systems, potentially to Azure NetApp Files or equivalent. Produce high-level and detailed migration approaches, including cost estimation, sizing, and performance projections. Ensure alignment with cloud best practices and enterprise standards. Ideal Candidate Profile Proven experience as an Infrastructure Architect delivering on-prem to cloud and SaaS migrations in complex enterprise environments. Deep understanding of mainframe architectures, particularly CICS, COBOL, IMS, batch/online hybrid systems. Hands-on experience assessing legacy workloads and determining appropriate cloud-native migration paths. Knowledge of mainframe file systems and access methods (e.g., QSAM, VSAM). Familiarity with AWS (PaaS-first strategy): Lambda, ECS, EKS, RDS, EC2 custom builds, S3, EFS. Experience with Azure IaaS/PaaS, especially Azure SQL Managed Instance and file migration solutions like Azure NetApp Files. Comfortable working with hybrid estates: AIX, Solaris, Linux, Windows. Strong analytical skills: able to assess application characteristics (complexity, dependencies, business value, lifecycle) to guide migration choices. Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills - comfortable operating in ambiguous, multi-team environments. Desirable Experience working with or migrating from on prem mainframe Exposure to containerised serverless architecture. Financial services or regulated industry background. Reasonable Adjustments: Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients. If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason , please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.
Sanderson are seeking a seasoned Infrastructure Architect to lead a complex and high-impact on-premise to cloud migration for a major financial services organisation. With the end of a strategic data centre hosting contract approaching in Summer 2027, our client is accelerating plans to modernise their estate - migrating a large, mixed portfolio of applications to cloud or SaaS platforms. This is a critical programme of work focusing on mainframe, open systems (AIX, Solaris, Linux, Windows), and SQL Server-based applications. You'll work closely with SMEs across multiple domains to assess and plan migration strategies that align with the organisation's future-state architecture - including AWS and Azure. Key Responsibilities Lead architectural assessment and strategy for migrating legacy and mainframe applications to cloud platforms. Evaluate applications for multiple migration paths: decommissioning, replatforming, rewriting, SaaS replacement, or mainframe lift-and-shift. Analyse technical stacks and integrations (CICS COBOL, IMS, VSAM, QSAM, relational databases, flat file systems). Collaborate with application and infrastructure SMEs to define optimal target platforms and integration strategies. Provide architectural guidance on cloud-native solutions, including AWS Lambda, ECS/EKS, RDS, S3, EFS, and containerised/serverless platforms. Explore use of mainframe migration tooling, cloud-based COBOL runtimes, and compiler compatibility. Support migration of storage (NAS) and file systems, potentially to Azure NetApp Files or equivalent. Produce high-level and detailed migration approaches, including cost estimation, sizing, and performance projections. Ensure alignment with cloud best practices and enterprise standards. Ideal Candidate Profile Proven experience as an Infrastructure Architect delivering on-prem to cloud and SaaS migrations in complex enterprise environments. Deep understanding of mainframe architectures, particularly CICS, COBOL, IMS, batch/online hybrid systems. Hands-on experience assessing legacy workloads and determining appropriate cloud-native migration paths. Knowledge of mainframe file systems and access methods (e.g., QSAM, VSAM). Familiarity with AWS (PaaS-first strategy): Lambda, ECS, EKS, RDS, EC2 custom builds, S3, EFS. Experience with Azure IaaS/PaaS, especially Azure SQL Managed Instance and file migration solutions like Azure NetApp Files. Comfortable working with hybrid estates: AIX, Solaris, Linux, Windows. Strong analytical skills: able to assess application characteristics (complexity, dependencies, business value, lifecycle) to guide migration choices. Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills - comfortable operating in ambiguous, multi-team environments. Desirable Experience working with or migrating from on prem mainframe Exposure to containerised serverless architecture. Financial services or regulated industry background. Reasonable Adjustments: Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients. If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason , please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.
