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Project descriptionApplication Modernization Practice is a horizontal practice, supporting all business verticals in Luxoft.We are looking for a Senior System Analyst who will be able to work with different domain zones.For this project we have an ambitious goal to migrate a legacy system written in HLASM (High-Level Assembler) from the mainframe to a cloud-based Java environment for a big airline company in the USA.ResponsibilitiesDevelop, analyze, prioritize, and organize requirement specifications, data mapping, diagrams, and flowcharts for developers and testers to follow;Recovering the design, requirement specifications and functions of a system from an analysis of its code (currently High-Level Assembler, Cobol in the nearest future);Translate non-technical requirements into clear technical specifications;Convert low level code descriptions into meaningful functional requirements;Organize requirements into features and stories;Maintain knowledge base for the system and the project;Participate in the optimization of internal team processes.SkillsMust haveMust be ready to deep dive into High-Level Assembler code to reverse engineer requirements;Must be able to provide concise and coherent documentation in English (target audience is native speakers);Must be able to enhance requirements with models and diagrams as neededWe expect from the candidate:At least 3 years of experience as System/Functional analyst;Analytical mindset;Understanding of and practical experience with different types of requirements and their representation;Good understanding of non-functional requirements;Ability to communicate in both business and technical languages;High level of seniority when dealing with complex tasks;Experience in analyzing and documenting integrations;Experience of working on projects with international stakeholders (USA, UK);Good theoretical and practical knowledge of analytical tools (functional/non-functional requirements, use cases, user stories, UML).Nice to haveExperience with IBM zOS mainframeUnderstanding of IBM High-Level Assembler, COBOLExperience with microservices architecture, message brokers