Senior GEN Consultant

SUMMARY:

As a Senior Gen Conversion Consultant, you’ll lead the modernisation of legacy CA Gen (Cool:Gen) estates, specialising in structured conversion and regeneration programmes. Most of the work focuses on helping organisations move away from Gen, primarily converting to COBOL (mainframe or cloud-hosted via Micro Focus), as well as Java, .NET, or TypeScript/Angular. You will bring deep expertise in Gen models and environments, working hands-on across the full migration lifecycle using specialised tooling (MigrationWorks), ensuring high-quality, low-risk transformation of mission-critical systems. This is a highly technical, model-driven legacy modernisation role.

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING:

You will join our engineering team and be a valued member working closely in a collaborative, autonomous, cross-functional team. You will help with the following:

• Lead end-to-end Gen conversion and regeneration programmes
• Analyse and deeply understand existing Gen Models, Action Diagrams, Procedures and Data Structures
• Work primarily with Mainframe Gen estates (including 3270 block-mode green screens)
• Support Distributed (non-mainframe) Gen environments where required
• Execute structured conversions using MigrationWorks across its five stages:

- Discover – Assess and understand the Gen model

- Prepare – Optimise and refactor models to improve conversion accuracy

- Extract – Export models from Gen into XML format

- Convert – Transform XML into the target environment (COBOL, Java, .NET, TypeScript/Angular)

- Adapt – Perform post-production refinements, standards alignment and optimisation

• Collaborate closely with client engineering teams to ensure smooth hand-offs and minimal disruption
• Troubleshoot complex Gen issues within legacy environments
• Provide technical leadership and best practice guidance during modernisation initiatives
• Support proposals and technical discussions where deep Gen expertise is required

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or any related technical field.
• Extensive hands-on experience with CA Gen / Cool:Gen
• Deep understanding of: Gen Models, Action Diagrams, Business Components, Data Models, 3270 block mode implementations
• Experience working in Mainframe environments
• Proven involvement in Gen migration, regeneration, or conversion projects
• Strong troubleshooting capability within complex Gen estates
• Experience with one or more target languages: COBOL (especially mainframe or Micro Focus COBOL in cloud environments), Java, .NET, TypeScript / Angular
• Experience working with XML transformations
  
• Exposure to distributed Gen estates
  
• Experience modernising legacy systems to cloud or hybrid environments
  
• Familiarity with structured migration tooling (MigrationWorks is a significant plus)
  
• Strong English communication skills, written and verbal

AWESOME BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Experience across multiple destination languages (source + target architecture understanding)
• Knowledge of Micro Focus COBOL deployments in cloud environments
• Exposure to enterprise legacy transformation programmes
• Experience mentoring junior consultants or client teams
• Involvement in RFPs or technical pre-sales activities

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Be part of our collegial environment where responsibility and authority are shared equally amongst colleagues and help create our company culture
• A culture in which we don’t criticise failure but ensure we learn from our mistakes
• An Agile environment where your ideas are welcome
• The possibility to grow and experience different projects
• Ongoing Training & Mentoring
• The possibility to travel

- ATTENTION! THIS POSITION IS FOR PORTUGAL OR BRAZIL BASED ONLY