Powerbuilder Migration Consultant
Apply NowCompany: KollaSoft Inc
Location: Phoenix, AZ 85032
Description:
Company Description
Kollasoft is a robust and innovative technology company based in Arizona, US. We impart innovation and drive change by offer of end-to-end technology services and products, and complex technology solutions. It is integral to Kollasoft's DNA to understand customer's needs and deliver services as per the right business model.
We have a balanced strategy when it comes to offering technology support to local and global businesses. If our IT services are about understanding and listening to clients, and offering bespoke solutions within timelines; product development is all about innovation, IP and "content"; and our IT training and staffing activities aim to ensure quality work output.
Job Description
Description of Duties:- Advise the migration team on the best approaches, tools, and techniques to incrementally migrate the existing PowerBuilder application to a C# .NET application for a multi-phase migration to span multiple years. (50% of total work effort)- Recommendation will be developed, documented, and delivered with full assistance of migration team (50% of total work effort)
Job Summary:The Arizona Supreme Court and Court of Appeals utilize a case and court management system developed in PowerBuilder. This application development was commenced in an early version of PowerBuilder that predates the PFC. The application is a typical two tier client server application chiefly built around the datawindow. The application has been continuously maintained and enhanced over its lifespan. A new significant release of the application is currently pending deployment to Production. The application is currently at a modern version pf PowerBuilder (12.5.2) and uses an Informix database on the back-end.
The Information technology Division (ITD) of the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) is seeking to modernize the application to more modern tool sets. This includes C#, .NET, and WPF, and to also replace the Informix database with MS SQL Server.To this end, the AOC is seeking a consultant for an engagement of limited duration to advise the migration team on the best approaches, tools, and techniques to incrementally migrate the existing PowerBuilder application to a C# .NET application. The migration team anticipates that this migration may require multiple years to complete, so it is imperative in the approach that the migration occur in multiple phases. At each phase, until completion, the application will still be in part PowerBuilder, and the rest, increasingly, in C# .NET.
After a complete review of the application, and with the full assistance and cooperation of the migration team, a recommendation will be developed, documented, and delivered. This recommendation will advise on the best combination of tool sets and techniques to use to successfully achieve this multi-phase migration.The qualified candidate will have modern PowerBuilder experience and expertise, including PowerBuilder 12.5 or higher, and PB .NET. Expertise in C# is also imperative. Furthermore, the qualified candidate must have prior experience in migrating medium to large PowerBuilder applications into C# and .NET.A three week engagement is anticipated.
Requirements: Must have prior experience in migrating medium to large PowerBuilder applications to C# and .NET.
Technology - 5 years of experience, with Advanced and Expect levels in:Operating Systems/Environment Windows 7, 8.1, 10 (Advanced - 5 years experience)Programming Languages/Development tools PowerBuilder 12.5.2 (Advanced - 5 years experience) ; PB.NET expertise in C# (Adanced - 5 years experience)Database Systems/Database Tools Informix, MS SQL Server (Advanced - 5 years experience) ; C#, .NET, WPF (Advanced - 5 years experience)Frameworks/SDL's/Methodologies NET 3.5, 4.0 (Advanced - 5 years experience)Misc. Applications
Qualifications
echnology - 5 years of experience, with Advanced and Expect levels in:Operating Systems/EnvironmentWindows 7, 8.1, 10 (Advanced - 5 years experience)Programming Languages/Development toolsPowerBuilder 12.5.2 (Advanced - 5 years experience) ; PB.NET expertise in C# (Adanced - 5 years experience)Database Systems/Database Tools Informix, MS SQL Server (Advanced - 5 years experience) ; C#, .NET, WPF (Advanced - 5 years experience)Frameworks/SDL's/Methodologies NET 3.5, 4.0 (Advanced - 5 years experience)Misc. Applications
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Kollasoft is a robust and innovative technology company based in Arizona, US. We impart innovation and drive change by offer of end-to-end technology services and products, and complex technology solutions. It is integral to Kollasoft's DNA to understand customer's needs and deliver services as per the right business model.
We have a balanced strategy when it comes to offering technology support to local and global businesses. If our IT services are about understanding and listening to clients, and offering bespoke solutions within timelines; product development is all about innovation, IP and "content"; and our IT training and staffing activities aim to ensure quality work output.
Job Description
Description of Duties:- Advise the migration team on the best approaches, tools, and techniques to incrementally migrate the existing PowerBuilder application to a C# .NET application for a multi-phase migration to span multiple years. (50% of total work effort)- Recommendation will be developed, documented, and delivered with full assistance of migration team (50% of total work effort)
Job Summary:The Arizona Supreme Court and Court of Appeals utilize a case and court management system developed in PowerBuilder. This application development was commenced in an early version of PowerBuilder that predates the PFC. The application is a typical two tier client server application chiefly built around the datawindow. The application has been continuously maintained and enhanced over its lifespan. A new significant release of the application is currently pending deployment to Production. The application is currently at a modern version pf PowerBuilder (12.5.2) and uses an Informix database on the back-end.
The Information technology Division (ITD) of the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) is seeking to modernize the application to more modern tool sets. This includes C#, .NET, and WPF, and to also replace the Informix database with MS SQL Server.To this end, the AOC is seeking a consultant for an engagement of limited duration to advise the migration team on the best approaches, tools, and techniques to incrementally migrate the existing PowerBuilder application to a C# .NET application. The migration team anticipates that this migration may require multiple years to complete, so it is imperative in the approach that the migration occur in multiple phases. At each phase, until completion, the application will still be in part PowerBuilder, and the rest, increasingly, in C# .NET.
After a complete review of the application, and with the full assistance and cooperation of the migration team, a recommendation will be developed, documented, and delivered. This recommendation will advise on the best combination of tool sets and techniques to use to successfully achieve this multi-phase migration.The qualified candidate will have modern PowerBuilder experience and expertise, including PowerBuilder 12.5 or higher, and PB .NET. Expertise in C# is also imperative. Furthermore, the qualified candidate must have prior experience in migrating medium to large PowerBuilder applications into C# and .NET.A three week engagement is anticipated.
Requirements: Must have prior experience in migrating medium to large PowerBuilder applications to C# and .NET.
Technology - 5 years of experience, with Advanced and Expect levels in:Operating Systems/Environment Windows 7, 8.1, 10 (Advanced - 5 years experience)Programming Languages/Development tools PowerBuilder 12.5.2 (Advanced - 5 years experience) ; PB.NET expertise in C# (Adanced - 5 years experience)Database Systems/Database Tools Informix, MS SQL Server (Advanced - 5 years experience) ; C#, .NET, WPF (Advanced - 5 years experience)Frameworks/SDL's/Methodologies NET 3.5, 4.0 (Advanced - 5 years experience)Misc. Applications
Qualifications
echnology - 5 years of experience, with Advanced and Expect levels in:Operating Systems/EnvironmentWindows 7, 8.1, 10 (Advanced - 5 years experience)Programming Languages/Development toolsPowerBuilder 12.5.2 (Advanced - 5 years experience) ; PB.NET expertise in C# (Adanced - 5 years experience)Database Systems/Database Tools Informix, MS SQL Server (Advanced - 5 years experience) ; C#, .NET, WPF (Advanced - 5 years experience)Frameworks/SDL's/Methodologies NET 3.5, 4.0 (Advanced - 5 years experience)Misc. Applications
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.