Senior Legacy Conversion Consultant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Evaluate and analyze legacy applications, primarily those developed in CA Gen.

• Implement application migration projects utilizing automation tools.

• Apply technical remedies and enhancements throughout the migration journey.

• Establish migration strategies for database access, online transactions, batch processing, user interfaces, and application components.

• Assist in phased migration methodologies.

• Execute migrations to native COBOL environments such as CICS, IMS-DC, and DB2, as well as contemporary technology stacks including Java, .NET, Spring Boot, Angular, and cloud platforms.

• Verify converted applications for functional equivalence, maintainability, and performance.

• Document migration standards, reusable patterns, and technical processes.

• Collaborate with technical leadership to define migration strategies and delivery roadmaps.

• Support technical proposals and Statements of Work.

• Communicate migration strategies and project outcomes to customers and technical stakeholders.

• Contribute to the ongoing enhancement of migration tools and modernization practices.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.

• Extensive commercial experience with CA Gen (Cool:Gen).

• Background in application migration, legacy modernization, or application re-platforming.

• Proficiency in analyzing Gen Models, Action Diagrams, Business Components, Data Models, and Data Structures.

• Experience with online transaction processing and batch processing.

• Familiarity with relational database access and performance optimization.

• Skills in UI design and implementation.

• Experience in mainframe environments, including familiarity with 3270 block-mode applications.

• Knowledge of one or more of COBOL (CICS, IMS-DC, DB2), Java, .NET, Spring Boot, Angular, or cloud platforms.

• Experience with automation tools for application migration or conversion.

• Familiarity with XML or model extraction as part of migration initiatives.

• Strong troubleshooting and debugging capabilities.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Effective communication skills with both technical and business stakeholders.

• Collaborative mindset focused on delivery and continuous improvement.

• Proficient in English communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Experience with MigrationWorks or similar application migration tools is a plus but not required.

• Background in supporting structured Gen conversion or regeneration programs is a plus but not required.

• Experience in delivering migrations across multiple target platforms is a plus but not required.

• Familiarity with mainframe tools such as ISPF, JCL, SPUFI, and SCLM is a plus but not required.

• Knowledge of CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevOps is a plus but not required.

• Experience in contributing to migration frameworks, automation tools, or application modernization initiatives is a plus but not required.

• Background in modernizing enterprise applications to cloud or hybrid environments is a plus but not required.

🏝️ Benefits

• A collegial environment where responsibility and authority are shared equally.

• A culture focused on learning from mistakes rather than criticizing failures.

• An agile environment that welcomes new ideas.

• Opportunities for growth and the chance to engage in various projects.

• Continuous training and mentoring.

• Opportunities for travel.