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Application Architect – COBOL to Java

IBM

Warwick, England

Remote
Mid Level
Full Time
Posted January 13, 2026

Tech Stack

cobol java spring spring-framework eclipse guava apache-commons commons guice apache-maven gradle docker jenkins jira jcl kubernetes j2ee react avature

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Job Description

**Introduction** A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio **Your Role And Responsibilities** The Technical Lead position will focus primarily on the development of CTU, an automated refactoring tool that translates COBOL to a modern object oriented (Java) equivalent. Secondary responsibilities include project related activities (integrate new libraries, solution customization, automation), or other language modernization. - Design and implement Java applications - Write well designed, testable code - Problem solving - identifying and resolving issues with applications - Participate in code reviews - Stay connected with latest technologies **Preferred Education** Bachelor's Degree **Required Technical And Professional Expertise** - Core Java – 5 years working experience - Java libraries (some of - Spring Framework, Eclipse RCP, Eclipse EMF, Guava, Apache Commons, Guice / Dependency Injection, JPA) - Good SQL / ORM/ Relational Databases knowledge - Good command of Test-Driven Development - Practical skills in CI/CD – some of Git, Maven, Gradle, Docker, Jenkins, Jira - Excellent problem solving and algorithmic thinking - Ability to take ownership of business problems and technical solutions - Strong communication and interpersonal skills – teamwork **Preferred Technical And Professional Experience** - Compilation technologies / ANTLR / XText - MVS / COBOL / JCL - Performance Tuning - Cloud / Kubernetes - J2EE application development - Java Script Frameworks (Angular, React, VueJS)