Introduction
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Your Role and Responsibilities
The IBM Technology Expert Labs organization is looking for an IBM zHW Migration Delivery Consultant with expertise in Fujitsu and IBM mainframe OS, middleware and language technology and products to lead and deliver pre-sales and post-sales client engagements that enable the adoption of IBM zSystems

Ideal candidates will have demonstrated a successful history of implementing Fujitsu to IBM mainframe applications migration engagements, be familiar with application migration methods, can independently assess application environments, evaluate gaps between Fujitsu mainframe and IBM Z and create application migration solution recommendations for client environments while displaying excellent collaboration and communication with Clients, Sellers, Business Partners and Colleagues by delivering reports to clients.

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 to migrate applications from As-Is to To-Be
• Planning and leading application migration PoC and migration implementation reports and documentation.
• Other technical tasks as necessary to accomplish successful customer outcomes

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.

You will work with customers and IBM Sales and Business Partners to position, scope, and delivery of competitive mainframe platform mgration solution offering on the IBM Z® platform, each of which uses middleware and application development and migration expertise for Fujitsu and IBM Z. Candidates must possess a strong background in executive consulting or technical sales and knowledge of application migration solutions.

Joining the IBM Technology Expert Labs teams means you'll have a career delivering world-class services for our clients. As the ultimate expert in IBM products, you'll bring together all the necessary technology and services to help customers solve their most challenging problems. Working in IBM Technology Expert Labs means accelerating the time to value confidently and ensuring speed and insight while our clients focus on what they do best—running and growing their business. 

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
7 to 12+ years’ experience working with:

• z/OS, middleware(Db2,CICS,IMS) and language capabilities including application design and development
• IBM Z environment programming skills (COBOL, Assembler, LE on z/OS etc.)
• 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 data centers
• 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.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• English: Fluent

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Knowledge or experience in installation and configuration of IBM Z products
• Knowledge or experience with IBM Z DevOps solution, including Opensource
• Knowledge of experience with Developer for z/OS (IDz)
• Conversion tool development knowledge
• 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.
• If customers are Japanese, Japanese language skills would be an added advantage