You will be responsible for developing and delivering IBM zHW Migration solution design, architecture, and implementation of application migration solutions which may include:
- Assessing As-Is Fujitsu application environment and architecture.
- Designing To-Be IBM Z application environment and architecture
- Evaluating gaps between As-Is and To-Be applications and designing migration strategy and planning.
- Providing technical guidance and leading migration of applications from As-Is to To-Be
- Planning and leading application migration PoC and migration implementation reports and documentation.
- Creating Migration play books.
- Other technical tasks as necessary to accomplish successful customer outcomes
- Strong collaboration and communication skills as you work across the client, partner, and IBM team.
- Contributing to the development of service offerings that will help in making the migration services scalable and repeatable.
- Understanding clients’ main challenges and developing solutions that helps them reach true business value by working thru the phases of design, development integration, implementation, migration, and product support with a sense of urgency
This role requires a strong knowledge of the IBM Systems Z hardware and software ecosystem, focusing on IBM Z application environment skills. Strong z/OS, middleware and language skills and Fujitsu MSP, middleware (AIM/DB,DC) and language skills are needed.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
- 15 + years’ experience working with:
- Deep expertise in z/OS, middleware (DB2,CICS,IMS) and language capabilities including application design and development
- Deep expertise in IBM Z environment programming skills (COBOL, Assembler, LE on z/OS etc.)
- Strong in Fujitsu mainframe application capabilities including MSP, middleware and language for migration design and plan to IBM Z
- Successfully delivering IBM Z projects and/or architecting and planning infrastructures and applications migration for customer’s datacentres
- Customer or executive facing communications, requirements analysis, documentation, and report presentations.
- AIM/DC and IBM transaction processing products skills.
- AIM/DB and IBM database and data conversion from MSP to z/OS skills.
- MSP and IBM z/OS JCL and utilities skills
- Ability to lead customer technical workshops up to 20+ people and work independently.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- English: Fluent
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
- Deep Knowledge or experience in installing and configuration of IBM z Products. Deep Knowledge or experience with IBM Z DevOps solution, including Opensource
- Conversion tool development knowledge
- Large experience with advisory type of roles or direct leadership for DevOps transformation projects, leveraging business partners for execution as needed
- In addition to the above experience, the ideal candidate will have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Dynamic team player who is comfortable working in a small, but rapidly evolving environment.
- A passion for making a difference in their profession and the environment