DataStage Migration Architect – IBM CP4D in New York, New York at New York, New York

CTG is seeking to fill a DataStage Migration Architect – IBM CP4D position for our client.

Location: New York, NY
Duration: 11 months

Duties:

• Own end-to-end migration strategy, architecture, and execution from IBM DataStage 11.7 to IBM CP4D 5.3 DataStage NextGen.

• Design migration patterns for Server Jobs, Parallel Jobs, Sequence Jobs, routines, shared containers, sub-flows, parameter sets, and orchestration pipelines.

• Develop reusable migration patterns, MVPs, complexity classifications, and wave entry/exit criteria.

• Use S2PX, IBM CCMT, MettleCI, CPDCLI, and AI coding tools for code conversion, refactoring, automation, and mass migration activities.

• Establish performance baselines and quality gates; validate migrated jobs meet or exceed legacy runtimes.

• Lead production cutover, dress rehearsals, back-out planning, remediation, issue resolution, and knowledge transfer.

• Collaborate with SMEs, platform support, stakeholders, and IBM CP4D Product Engineering/Support.

Skills:

• Expert IBM DataStage 11.7 — Server, Parallel, and Sequence Jobs.

• Proven CP4D 5.x DataStage NextGen migration experience.

• Strong IBM OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) knowledge.

• Expert Unix/Linux scripting and Python.

• Experience with S2PX, IBM CCMT, MettleCI, CPDCLI.

• Experience using AI coding agents/tools, including GitHub Copilot and IBM Bob, for code conversion, refactoring, and automation.

• Strong migration architecture, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and cutover skills.

• Insurance and Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) domain experience preferred.

Experience:

• Expert-level experience architecting and executing DataStage-to-CP4D migrations.

• Experience leading large-scale, pattern-based ETL migration programs.

• Experience with high availability architecture, production cutovers, performance validation, and migration remediation.

• Experience working with technical SMEs, business stakeholders, platform teams, and vendor/product support organizations.

• Insurance/EDW experience strongly preferred.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Excellent verbal and written English communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group are required.

CTG does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee based recruitment services for this role.

To Apply:
To be considered, please apply directly to this requisition using the link provided. Kindly forward this to any other interested parties. Thank you!