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Key Skills (Must Have) : CA Gen, COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, CICS
Other Skills (Must Have) : Architecture Skills, Automation Skills, Solution Skills, Team Leadership Skills, Knowledge of Cloud Platforms
Modernization Skills (Nice to Have) : Microfocus, HeirLoom, TmaxSoft, AWS Blu Age, GCP-G4 etc.,
Primary skills
· Hands On Skills
o To Be Hands-On in One or More of the Key Skills Mentioned above
o Must have - Knowledge on how CA Gen applications integrate with MQ for messaging and integrating with distributed systems (Java, .NET)
o Knowledge on CA Gen Client Server Encyclopedia and Host Encyclopedia
o Knowledge on CA Gen Encyclopedia Components and Structure
· Architecture Skills
o To have working knowledge on Conducting Assessment & Develop the Deliverables
o To be strong in analysis of AS-IS Legacy system irrespective of type of legacy technologies modules involved.
o Should be able to use various internal/external tools to baseline the legacy inventory
o Should be able to visualize and suggest to-be solutions for each legacy technology
o Should be able to depict different types of architecture – current State, target State, integration architecture
o Should be able to arrive at estimation for ASIS legacy Solutions like Rewrite, Rehost, Retire, Replace Etc., & also arrive at Roadmap
o Provide Thought Leadership & Solutions from Legacy Architecture Perspective as a part of consulting projects
o To be able to do any R&D kind of work on the legacy side to provide POV & Recommendations
o Exposure to Various Cloud platforms and able to suggest pros/cons of any solution suggested by Other Enterprise Architects.
o Candidate to have knowledge/experience in evaluating the products/ecosystem tools as part of the legacy modernization, identify the appropriate target replacement products by doing features/capabilities comparison, work with the concerned vendors for getting the quote, estimation
o Candidate to have exposure in onboarding a new vendor for any third party usage – like NDA, MSA with the vendor
· Technical Delivery Skills
o Should be able to lead and manage the development/modernization team and guide them on Architectural Solutions & If Required be Hands On
o To able to Develop any Prototype/Do any Proof of concept for complex solutions or scenarios as a part of the legacy Modernization Projects
o Should be able to review or prepare any sort legacy modernization artifacts like technical design documents/architecture documents, etc., created by the team members.
· Innovation/Automation Skills
o Must be able to do proper requirements gathering for any Tool Initiatives
o Must be able design or develop any required tools to expedite the legacy modernization consulting/execution projects
o Must be able to evaluate & suggest any kind of third party tools related to legacy modernization work
· Soft Skills
o Good communication, analytical and presentation skills, problem solving skills and learning attitude.
o Should have Good Client Handling Skills
Secondary skills
· Knowledge on Assembler, PL/I etc.
· Knowledge on different Mainframe Software’s like Printers, Schedulers, Source Control Management to propose the target state replacements.
· Knowledge of various Cloud platforms & their technical aspects
· Working Knowledge of modernization tools – Microfocus, Heirloom, TmaxSoft rehosting platforms.
· Able to troubleshoot the technical issues, and use the debugging tools like Xpediter, dump analysis
· Good to have certifications of cloud platforms at solution architect level.
Roles and responsibilities:
· Associate will be part of the Legacy Modernization team.
· Associate is also responsible for the deliverables for those consulting projects which will include the technical assessment of the application, Tools development, Application data analysis.
· There would be requirement for customization in the framework for different system applications based on the technology they are using, and associate shall be able to understand the requirement and will modify the framework accordingly.
· Associate will also be involved during the actual implementation phase of the project to provide better guidance and best practices to improve the overall quality of Cognizant’s deliverable to the client in projects.
· It would be an added advantage if associate has prior experience on Modernization Projects / has Partner solution experience with Microfocus, Heirloom, Tmaxsoft, AWS Blu Age, GCP G4 etc.
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