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Deutsche Telekom

Senior Application Architect

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About the opportunity

T-Systems, a German multinational belonging to the Deutsche Telekom Group, is seeking a senior IT professional with solid hybrid experience in application architecture, development, and database management, with a particular focus on integrating external systems through middleware technologies such as MQ, Kafka, SFTP, and CFT. Specialized in COBOL and DB2 (LUW/zOS) environments, with extensive experience in integrating legacy systems and modern distributed platforms.

Technical Requirements

Desired Profile

  1. Proven experience in designing and implementing end-to-end integration solutions, connecting mainframe applications with cloud and Linux (Azure) environments.
  1. Solid experience in DB2 administration, performance optimization, data modeling, and data integration, ensuring high availability, scalability, and reliability of mission-critical systems.
  1. Hands-on experience with middleware platforms (IBM MQ, Axway CFT), file transfer protocols (SFTP/FTPS), and event streaming (Kafka), enabling robust and efficient data exchange in heterogeneous system environments.
  1. Ability to analyze and resolve complex multi-layered challenges, encompassing applications, data, and infrastructure. Experience in automation, batch processing (Control-M/JCL), and modernization of legacy environments.
  1. Recognized for a holistic, architecture-oriented mindset, strong problem-solving skills, and effective communication with technical and business stakeholders in international environments.

Technical Requirements

  1. COBOL – hands-on development experience and understanding of legacy systems.
  1. DB2 LUW and/or DB2 z/OS:
  1. Administration and maintenance
  1. Backups and recovery
  1. Modeling and DDL (e.g., table creation)
  1. Index management
  1. Performance tuning and analysis
  1. Data loading and extraction (Load/Unload)
  1. Knowledge of Mainframe and its integration with distributed systems.
  1. Cloud (Azure) and Linux environments, including automation via scripting.
  1. Control-M / JCL – creation and administration of workflows and job scheduling.
  1. IBM MQ – configuration of channels, queues, and use of tools like MQ Explorer.
  1. Rocket Enterprise Server.
  1. Axway CFT – configuration of transfer flows.
  1. Transfer protocols: SFTP, FTPS.

Languages

  1. Advanced English (mandatory)

Other Requirements

  1. Availability to work within Germany's time zone.
  1. German (relevant advantage)

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