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Modernization Consultants help organizations evolve legacy systems to meet modern business and technology demands. They assess existing platforms, define transformation strategies, and guide teams through incremental change. Working with both executives and technical teams, they help reduce risk while enabling progress. Success in this role requires technical breadth, strong communication skills, and the ability to build trust in conservative enterprise environments.
The role may have different names depending on geography and domain. Some of the most common name variations of the Modernization Consultant role in the Mainframe and COBOL space are Modernization Consultant, Legacy Modernization Consultant, Transformation Consultant, Application Modernization Specialist.
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Based on 4 job listings, the average salary for a Modernization Consultant in the Mainframe space is $132,238 in 2026.
These are the top skills employers on Backbone Jobs are looking for when hiring Modernization Consultants: Mainframe, DB2, CICS, z/OS.
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