Technology Operations - Senior Analyst, AVP

Job Description: Job Title- Mainframe Technical Operations Governance & Modernization, AVP Location- Pune, India Role Description The Mainframe Technical Operations Governance & Modernization Lead is responsible for the governance, operational stability, modernization strategy, and lifecycle management of enterprise mainframe platforms. The role ensures operational requirements while driving modernization initiatives that transform legacy mainframe environments. The individual acts as the bridge between infrastructure teams, application teams, vendors, and senior management What we’ll offer you As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy Best in class leave policy Gender neutral parental leaves 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral) Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents Accident and Term life Insurance Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above Your key responsibilities Define and maintain Mainframe Governance Framework, RACI, policies, standards, and procedures. Lead governance forums with infrastructure and vendor teams. Establish KPI, KRI, SLA, and operational health reporting. Strong expertise in ITIL-based service management, change management, disaster recovery and efficient mainframe operations Track audit findings, remediation plans, and risk register actions. Govern vendor service delivery and operational performance. Govern availability, capacity, performance, backup, and disaster recovery. Oversee change, release, and problem management processes. Ensure monitoring of critical platforms and operational tooling. Manage operational risk and service resilience. Review operational metrics and continuous improvement initiatives. Develop enterprise mainframe modernization roadmap. Lead the identification and execution of modernization opportunities across cloud integration, application transformation, platform modernization. Drive modernization business cases and investment proposals. Lead modernization of legacy COBOL, PL/I, JCL, CICS, IMS, and DB2 applications. Introduce CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and automation. Integrate mainframe platforms with cloud GCP platforms Drive adoption of AI-assisted tooling for code analysis, documentation, testing, and migration. Your skills and experience Mainframe Technologies: IBM z/OS,z15 / z17 Architecture,TSO/ISPF, SDSF , MQ and CICS Databases: DB2 & IMS DB Development Technologies: COBOL, JCL & REXX 15+ years in Mainframe Infrastructure or Mainframe Engineering. 8+ years in technical support or governance roles. Proven experience managing enterprise-scale z/OS environments. Experience driving modernization and cloud transformation programs. Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs. How we’ll support you Training and development to help you excel in your career Coaching and support from experts in your team A culture of continuous learning to aid progression A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs About us and our teams Please visit our company website for further information: We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively. Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group. We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.