PowerBuilder Developer
Astra North Infoteck Inc.
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- Experience (Years): 8-10
Summary
Job Description: Job Title: PowerBuilder Developer Work Style: Hybrid (Tues-Thurs 8:30-5pm)
Location: Toronto, ON
Skills: Digital : Microsoft Azure~MySQL
Experience Required: 10 & Above
PowerBuilder & SQL Developer ? Azure Lift and Shift Migration
Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced PowerBuilder & SQL Developer with hands on expertise in supporting and modernizing legacy applications and leading their transition from on premise infrastructure to Microsoft Azure.
This role is ideal for someone who understands traditional client server PowerBuilder applications and can contribute to a cloud migration initiative involving refactoring, re platforming, and optimizing workloads for Azure.
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Key Responsibilities:
PowerBuilder Development & Modernization
? Develop, maintain, and enhance existing PowerBuilder client?server applications.
? Assess legacy PowerBuilder codebases to identify dependencies, integration points, performance issues, and cloud readiness.
? Refactor or remediate PowerBuilder components to ensure compatibility with Azure hosted databases and services.
Azure Lift and Shift (Primary Focus)
? Work closely with the cloud engineering team to support the migration of PowerBuilder applications from on prem servers to Azure.
? Participate in re platforming activities, including:
o Migrating databases to Azure SQL Database or SQL Managed Instance.
o Adapting application configurations for Azure VM, Azure Files, or hybrid network setups.
o Ensuring authentication, connectivity, and integration points work seamlessly post migration.
? Assist in testing, validating, and stabilizing applications after they have been lifted into Azure.
SQL Development & Database Optimization
? Design, maintain, and optimize SQL databases prior to and after migration to Azure.
? Rewrite or optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, and triggers to ensure performance in cloud environments.
? Implement indexing, partitioning, and tuning strategies suited for Azure SQL platforms.
Cloud Ready Architecture Support
? Collaborate on modernizing components that integrate with PowerBuilder applications (APIs, file storage, batch jobs).
? Contribute to decisions around Azure services such as Azure App Services, Azure Storage, Azure Key Vault, and monitoring.
Testing, Troubleshooting & Production Support
? Conduct root cause analysis for cloud specific issues such as connectivity, performance degradation, and network latency.
? Support smoke testing, regression testing, and post migration validation.
? Ensure application resilience, logging, and monitoring once hosted in Azure.
Cross Functional Collaboration
? Partner with business analysts, cloud architects, DBAs, and project teams to ensure a smooth migration journey.
? Prepare technical documentation related to migration steps, remediation work, and cloud deployment requirements.
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Required Skills & Qualifications:
Core Technical Skills
? Strong PowerBuilder development experience (versions 10?12.6 or Appeon PB preferred).
? Advanced SQL programming (T SQL, PL/SQL, or similar) with deep database design and optimization skills.
? Experience with SQL Server and comfort working with Azure SQL services.
? Understanding of client server architectures and their transition patterns to cloud.
Azure Migration Skills (Highly Preferred)
? Experience supporting lift and shift migrations from on prem to Azure.
? Familiarity with:
o Azure SQL Database / Managed Instances
o Azure VMs and networking (VNets, VPN, ExpressRoute)
o Azure Storage (Files, Blob)
o Application configuration in hybrid cloud environments
? Knowledge of dependency mapping and identifying cloud blockers in legacy applications.
Soft Skills
? Strong analytical and problem solving capabilities?especially around legacy system behavior.
? Clear and effective communication with both technical and non technical stakeholders.
? Ability to work in a fast paced, migration focused environment.
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Nice to Have
? Experience with CI/CD pipelines or DevOps practices related to migrations.
? Familiarity with modernization of legacy applications (APIs, microservices, etc.).
? Exposure to Appeon PowerBuilder (Cloud Edition) or modernization paths from classic PB.
- Dice Id: 90940976
- Position Id: 695000022641240
- Posted 3 days ago
Company Info
About Astra North Infoteck Inc.
We are a global information technology services, management consulting and outsourcing company headquartered in Canada. Astra North helps clients navigate the ever-changing complex information technology landscape with its portfolio of IT consulting services, managed services and staffing and talent management solutions.
The core challenge facing many businesses in their IT functions is the increasing shortage of talent across the globe and its resultant impact on productivity. To overcome this challenge Astra-North provides its clients with a single source Integrated Recruitment Process Outsourcing - iRPO Service. Astra-North works as a specialist strategic partner for its clients by providing the best talent pool of IT Professionals on contract hire, permanent hire or managed services basis through its comprehensive and integrated recruitment, staff augmentation, workforce solutions, recruitment process outsourcing and managed services programs which are customized for individual client needs. Astra North Staffing Services include managing programs that are in compliance with matters focussing on careers, communications, legal and regulatory issues, technology and outsourcing, budgeting and metrics, IT staffing management best practices and global staffing management issues.
Our technical service extends the entire software development lifecycle from Consulting, Business Process Analysis, Requirement Mapping, Analysis, Design, Development, Testing to Implementation and Support. Astra-North Infoteck has expertise in building, maintaining and reengineering IT solutions to meet its client’s evolving needs.We help clients become agile to meet and exceed their goals.
Astra-North ~ Conquering Today's Challenges, Achieving Tomorrow's Vision!
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