Job Title: Senior Business Analyst (Mainframe Modernization Lead)

Location: Remote (Canada)

Employment Type: Contract

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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 transition into a Program Management role overseeing delivery.

Responsibilities:

- Lead assessment of legacy Mainframe document generation and print solutions (XICS, COBOL, Assembler, VSAM, DB2, batch processing)
- Develop inventory of applications, programs, jobs, forms, business rules, interfaces, and dependencies
- Analyze policy print, billing, correspondence, endorsements, notices, and customer communication processes
- Document current-state architecture, process flows, and modernization constraints
- Facilitate workshops with business, architecture, application, infrastructure, and operations teams
- Evaluate target-state solutions and replacement options for legacy print/correspondence platforms
- Define business, functional, operational, and technical requirements
- Develop future-state architecture recommendations, migration approaches, and roadmaps




- Support technology evaluations (CCM platforms, document management, AWS, APIs)
- Build executive-level business cases, funding requests, and governance materials
- Transition into Program Manager role during implementation
- Manage project plans, risks, dependencies, stakeholder communications, and governance

Required Skills:

- 10+ years Business Analysis, Project Management, or Program Management experience
- Strong Mainframe background: IBM z/VSE and/or z/OS, COBOL, Assembler, JCL, VSAM, DB2, batch processing
- Experience with Mainframe modernization and legacy application transformation
- Solid requirements gathering, process analysis, and documentation skills
- Proven ability to drive discovery and translate findings into actionable roadmaps
- Excellent executive communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management

Preferred Skills:

- Mainframe modernization and platform migration programs
- OpenLegacy or API enablement solutions
- CCM platforms (Quadient Inspire, Exstream)
- Document Management platforms (OnBase)
- AWS and cloud-native architectures
- Insurance, financial services, or other regulated industries
- Print, correspondence, billing, and customer communication systems

📌 Senior Business Analyst (Mainframe Modernization Lead) (Canada)
🏢 United Software Group
📍 Canada