Mainframe - SAP Integration Solution Architect

Position Summary
We are seeking a Solution Architect with strong expertise in SAP and IBM Mainframe technologies to lead end-to-end integration between the two platforms for a leading global retail client. The role will connect legacy mainframe systems with modern SAP environments to support seamless data exchange, business continuity and modernization.
Position type: Contract - 6 months (extendable) | Remote (India)
Key Responsibilities
Architect integrations between SAP (S/4HANA, ECC, BTP) and IBM Mainframe technologies (COBOL, CICS, DB2, IMS, MQ).
Design data exchange patterns using SAP Integration Suite (CPI), MQ Series and REST/SOAP APIs.
Lead technical discovery, solution design and architecture reviews across SAP and mainframe teams.
Establish reusable integration standards and patterns for bi-directional data flows.
Translate business requirements into scalable, maintainable integration architectures.
Guide migration and modernization of mainframe workloads to SAP or hybrid environments.
Ensure performance, security, reliability and compliance requirements are met.
Google Cloud mainframe and SAP integration using Google Mainframe Connector for z/OS DB2 EBCDIC transcoding, batch processing and GCP/BigQuery data synchronization, along with GCP Integration Connectors for SAP.
DB2 for z/OS and CDC pipelines: Change Data Capture and high-volume batch/ETL replication between mainframe DB2 and SAP staging/landing environments, with minimal impact on z16 MIPS/MSU usage.
APIs and hybrid integration architecture using IBM z/OS Connect (OpenAPI 3.0) for real-time REST API enablement, integrated with SAP Integration Suite (CPI) and Pub/Sub or Kafka event streams.

Skills
SAP, REST API, Kafka, GCP, ETL

Experience
8+ yrs

Work arrangement
Yes