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Adabas Specialist (Recent Experience Essential), Central Government, London, 12+ Months
The Adabas specialist will ensure a smooth transition from source to target platform, managing trial runs, data reconciliation, data mapping, readiness assessments and informing the development of replacement services.
Significant experience required in Data Architecture, data quality, Natural/Adabas and robust Project Management, able to manage business and technical aspects of migration.
The specialist will be required to work with internal teams, other suppliers and external stakeholders, following structured methodologies (Waterfall for the source system and Agile for the target). Working directly with the Programme Manager in a programme team environment. The Programme will replace legacy data systems, such as the Police National Computer & Police National Database, with the Law Enforcement Data Service (LEDS). LEDS shall ensure continuity of business services, and act as a platform for innovation to transform the way the client manages and supplies data services to Law Enforcement Communities and other authorised Agencies throughout the UK and internationally.
The role requires a deep understanding of migration from a Natural/Adabas database mainframe environment. The specialist will oversee the data migration strategy, and document relevant business logic and rules in order to migrate to a new system.
Key Skills/Experience
* Recent (in the past 4 years) demonstrable experience of migrating data from an Adabas-based mainframe environment to a modern open system.
* Recent (in the past 4 years) demonstrable experience of data analysis, cleansing, mapping, data reconciliation, data resolution and warehousing.
* Recent (in the past 4 years) demonstrable experience of co-ordinating activities across various programme work streams to ensure an effective, efficient and joined up approach to data migration activities.
* Recent (in the past 4 years) demonstrable experience of defining the Data Migration Strategy and seeing it through to test, dry runs and live implementation.
* Experience of Software AG repliator.
* Experience of working with Natural to extract business rules.
* A deep understanding of migration - both of data and associated business logic, re-platforming and data readiness within public sector.
* Experience of Natural and SQL.
* A deep understanding of data and associated business logic, re-platforming and data readiness within public sector.
* Must be fully conversant in data migration and data profiling and data quality projects
* Working in an agile environment
