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IBM zHW Migration Solutions - Delivery Consultant 
India, Karnataka, Bengaluru 
840789598

10.07.2024

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