Job Description

Open Systems Architect - Legacy Modernization

Employment Type Full-time

The successful candidate will be responsible for job management, reporting, I/F, batch and related technology for mainframe to open environment migration projects.

Specific tasks include:

• Conduct a comprehensive evaluation of current job management, reporting, and batch processing systems.
• Develop procedures for migrating mainframe applications to an open environment.
• Providing technical support to the development team, including identifying and addressing technical issues and providing solutions
• Establish standards for TOBE system performance, security, usability, etc.
• Assist in the preparation of technical documentation for projects, such as architectural design documents.
• Assist in the preparation of technical documentation for projects, such as architectural design documents.

Main Clients

Our clients include a wide variety of major companies in the financial, manufacturing, and distribution industries in Japan.

Major beverage manufacturers, major telecommunications carriers, major automobile companies, major electric power companies, major insurance companies, major trust banks, major airline companies, major consumer electronics manufacturers, etc.

We want people like this to join our company:

Those who are looking to utilize their previous mainframe and project management experience.

Those who have experience in specific areas of legacy systems, but would like to increase their market value by taking on the challenge of modernization.

If you have experience in a specific area of legacy systems and would like to take on the challenge of modernization to increase your market value, then you are the right person for the job.

Required Skills:

• Knowledge of open systems architecture and related technologies, including job management, reporting, and batch processing systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Welcome Skills:

• Experience in migration from mainframe to open platforms through rewrite, rehosting, rebuild, etc.
• Experience in handling global projects and working with foreign companies and people.
• Experience (or interest) in offshore development.
• Technical knowledge of mainframe environment such as COBOL85, PL/I, RPG, JCL, Assembler, RDB, NDB, etc. of IBM, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Unisys, etc.
• Experience in program development, operation and maintenance in one of the mainframe environments such as IBM, Fujitsu, NEC, Hitachi, Unisys, etc.

Required language and educational background

• No English required
• No academic background required