Legacy mainframe systems represent significant investments for organizations but often constrain digital transformation initiatives. Our mainframe migration experts specialize in transitioning critical business applications from legacy infrastructure to modern platforms while preserving essential business logic and ensuring operational continuity throughout the process.
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Our experts bring decades of experience across multiple mainframe environments including IBM z/OS, AS/400, and legacy COBOL systems. We combine deep technical expertise with business acumen to deliver migrations that not only modernize your technology stack but also unlock new operational capabilities and competitive advantages while carefully managing transition risks.
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We offer expert consultants and fully integrated teams with deep technical and business expertise, carefully selected to match your unique needs.
We recruit the most sought-after roles within IT and business, giving you access to highly specialized candidates you wouldn't find in traditional search channels.
We provide access to top expertise from Eastern Europe with competitive rates, fluent English skills, and extensive experience with global clients.
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We deliver the right expertise quickly, accurately and without obligation. With 17 years in the market and a global approach, we ensure you reliability and long-term stability.
With more than 17 years of experience, multiple European offices, and a carefully curated network of over 15,000 experts, we provide premium solutions wherever you need them.
We go beyond traditional search channels to quickly find skilled experts that perfectly match your need, ensuring an immediate impact on your business.
We are invested in our client's success and build lasting relationships focused on long-term value creation.
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With our Europe-wide network of top-tier IT and business professionals, we bring together over 15,000 highly qualified experts, each equipped with deep industry knowledge and specialized skills. Whether you need cutting-edge technology solutions, strategic business consulting, or project execution support, our professionals are ready to deliver exceptional results.
Mainframe migration is more than a technical upgrade; it's a critical business transformation. Moving legacy applications and data from a mainframe environment to a modern platform, such as the cloud, is a complex undertaking with significant implications for operational efficiency, scalability, and long-term growth. The success of such a high-stakes project hinges on one crucial factor: having the right people. This is why many organizations choose to hire a mainframe migration specialist or a full team of experts to navigate the process.
The challenge lies in the niche nature of the required skills. A successful migration requires a deep understanding of legacy systems, languages like COBOL and PL/I, and JCL, combined with robust expertise in modern cloud architectures, microservices, and DevOps practices. Finding professionals who bridge this gap is essential, and this is where focused mainframe migration talent acquisition becomes a strategic priority.
The role of a mainframe migration expert has evolved significantly. It's no longer just about code conversion or a "lift-and-shift" approach. Today's top-tier mainframe migration consultants are strategists who can analyze your existing environment, understand your business goals, and design a tailored modernization roadmap.
Their responsibilities often include:
This strategic oversight is a core component of effective mainframe migration consulting services. When you find a mainframe migration consultant with this blend of technical acumen and business insight, you gain a partner who can ensure the project delivers true value, not just a new technology stack.
The demand for skilled mainframe migration talent is high, but the supply of qualified professionals is limited. The generation of developers who built and maintained these legacy systems is retiring, creating a significant skills gap. At the same time, the push for digital transformation is accelerating, placing immense pressure on organizations to modernize.
This unique market dynamic makes traditional recruitment methods challenging. It’s not enough to simply post a job description. Effective mainframe migration recruitment requires a proactive approach and a deep network within this specialized community. Many of the most experienced mainframe migration contractors and specialists are not actively searching for roles but are engaged through trusted networks and specialized mainframe migration staffing agencies. These agencies and dedicated mainframe migration recruiters have pre-existing relationships with the talent you need to find.
Engaging with a mainframe migration recruitment agency can drastically reduce the time and effort required to source and vet candidates, allowing you to focus on the project itself. These partners understand the nuances of the required skill sets and can quickly identify individuals who are a precise match for your technical and cultural needs.
Mainframe migration is a project with a defined beginning and end. For this reason, many companies find that hiring full-time, permanent employees for the entire scope of the project isn't the most efficient or cost-effective solution. This is where the value of on-demand expertise becomes clear.
Opting to hire mainframe migration consultants or developers on a contract basis provides unmatched flexibility. It allows you to bring in elite-level expertise for the exact duration you need it, whether for a few months of initial assessment or for the multi-year duration of a full-scale transformation. Mainframe migration contractors bring a wealth of experience from various projects, offering fresh perspectives and proven solutions to common challenges. This approach allows you to scale your team up or down as project phases evolve, ensuring you always have the right skills at the right time without the long-term overhead of permanent staff.
A successful migration project typically requires a team of professionals with distinct but complementary skills. While roles can overlap, a well-rounded team often includes a combination of strategic and technical experts.
Key roles to consider include:
A specializedmainframe migration staffing approach can help you source these individual roles or assemble a complete, cohesive team tailored to your project's specific requirements.
Given the complexity and criticality of these projects, many organizations choose to partner with a firm that specializes in mainframe migration talent. A dedicated partner, such as a focused mainframe migration recruitment agency, can provide access to a curated network of pre-vetted mainframe migration specialists, consultants, and developers.
The right talent partner can accelerate your timeline significantly. Instead of spending months searching for qualified candidates, you can be presented with expertly matched professionals within a matter of days. This ensures that project momentum is maintained from the outset. Furthermore, a flexible engagement model allows you to onboard these experts—either on-site or remotely—without committing to a permanent hire until you are certain you have found the perfect fit. This approach de-risks the hiring process and provides the agility needed to respond effectively to the dynamic demands of a major technology transformation.
With our Europe-wide network of top-tier IT and business professionals, we bring together over 15,000 highly qualified experts, each equipped with deep industry knowledge and specialized skills. Whether you need cutting-edge technology solutions, strategic business consulting, or project execution support, our professionals are ready to deliver exceptional results.
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Ulrik Calum - Managing Director
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