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Job Name
Sr Product Development Architect - USA
Country
United States
State
NA
Date Published
29-Jul-2025
Job ID
45388
Travel
You may occasionally be required to travel for business
Additional Locations
Detroit - Michigan, Houston - Texas, San Francisco - California, New York - New York, Washington - DC
This role can be based remotely in United States 
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Description and Requirements

CareerArc Code
CA-ML
Remote: #LI-Remote

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We are an award-winning, equal opportunity, culturally diverse, fun place to be. Giving back to the community drives us to be better every single day. Our work environment allows you to balance your priorities, because we know you will bring your best every day. We will champion your wins and shout them from the rooftops. Your peers will inspire, drive, support you, and make you laugh out loud!  


We help our customers free up time and space to become an Autonomous Digital Enterprise that conquers the opportunities ahead - and are relentless in the pursuit of innovation! 

Position Summary:

We are seeking a visionary Sr Product Development Architect to lead the modernization, strategic direction, and engineering excellence of our enterprise mainframe environment. This individual will serve as a technical authority and strategic partner to senior leadership, bringing deep expertise in mainframe infrastructure, systems engineering, and modernization practices. The Senior Architect will play a key role in enabling resilience, performance, scalability, and cost optimization across mission-critical workloads.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Technical Leadership & Strategy
    • Define and lead the mainframe and DevX technology roadmap, aligning with enterprise architecture and business goals.
    • Serve as the primary SME on z/OS, COBOL, CICS, DB2, IMS, DevX, and related technologies.
    • Partner with cross-functional leaders to design and implement hybrid cloud integration and modernization initiatives.
  • Engineering Excellence
    • Lead architectural reviews and provide governance on high-impact mainframe projects.
    • Oversee system reliability, availability, and disaster recovery design.
  • Innovation & Modernization
    • Identify and evaluate opportunities to modernize legacy applications (e.g., APIs, replatforming, DevOps for mainframe).
    • Guide the adoption of emerging tools such as z/OSMF, Ansible, OpenShift on Z, or Zowe.
  • Mentorship & Influence
    • Coach and mentor senior engineers and architects across infrastructure and application teams.
    • Influence enterprise-wide engineering practices, code quality, and system standards.
  • Governance & Risk
    • Ensure compliance with cybersecurity, regulatory, and audit frameworks relevant to mainframe operations (e.g., SOX, PCI, HIPAA).
    • Support risk mitigation and operational excellence through proactive design and automation.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
  • 15+ years of hands-on experience with mainframe systems and architecture, including:
    • IBM zSeries platforms (e.g., z15/z16)
    • z/OS, JES2/3, TSO, ISPF, VTAM, RACF
    • COBOL, PL/I, JCL, CICS, IMS, DB2
    • Java and related DevX Technologies
  • Demonstrated leadership in designing and scaling enterprise-wide mainframe solutions.
  • Proven track record in performance tuning, capacity planning, and workload automation.
  • Strong knowledge of enterprise security, encryption, and access control on mainframe platforms.
  • Familiarity with DevOps pipelines and automation tools applicable to the mainframe (e.g., Git, Jenkins, UrbanCode, BMC, CA tools).
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence C-level executives and technical teams.

 Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with hybrid cloud integration (AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud with z/OS Connect, Red Hat OpenShift).
  • Involvement in major replatforming, refactoring, or application modernization programs.
  • Certifications such as IBM Certified System Programmer, IBM Z Mainframe Professional, or TOGAF.
  • Contributions to the broader mainframe community (e.g., SHARE, Open Mainframe Project, whitepapers).


#LI-Remote 

Our commitment to you! 

 

BMC’s culture is built around its people. We have 6000+ brilliant minds working together across the globe. You won’t be known just by your employee number, but for your true authentic self. BMC lets you be YOU! 


If after reading the above, You’re unsure if you meet the qualifications of this role but are deeply excited about BMC and this team, we still encourage you to apply! We want to attract talents from diverse backgrounds and experience to ensure we face the world together with the best ideas! 

 

BMC is committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race, age, sex, creed, color, religion, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender,  gender expression,  gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy, disabled veteran or status as a protected veteran.  If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, visit the accommodation request page.

BMC Software maintains a strict policy of not requesting any form of payment in exchange for employment opportunities, upholding a fair and ethical hiring process.

The annual base salary range represents the low and high end of the BMC salary range for this position. Actual salaries depend on a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training, licensure, and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. 

The range listed is just one component of BMC's employee compensation package. Other rewards may include a variable plan and country specific benefits.

At BMC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at /near the top of the range. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $192,750 - $321,250

Min salary
192,750

Our commitment to you! 

 

BMC’s culture is built around its people. We have 6000+ brilliant minds working together across the globe. You won’t be known just by your employee number, but for your true authentic self. BMC lets you be YOU! 


If after reading the above, You’re unsure if you meet the qualifications of this role but are deeply excited about BMC and this team, we still encourage you to apply! We want to attract talents from diverse backgrounds and experience to ensure we face the world together with the best ideas! 

 

BMC is committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race, age, sex, creed, color, religion, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender,  gender expression,  gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy, disabled veteran or status as a protected veteran.  If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, visit the accommodation request page.

Mid point salary
257,000
Max salary
321,250
Min Salary - NEW
192,750
Max Salary - NEW
321,250