Reporting & Migration Architect

Job Description

Reporting & Migration Architect

Roles & Responsibilities

Role : Reporting & Migration Architect (WebFOCUS to / ).

We are seeking a Reporting & Migration Specialist to lead the migration of enterprise reporting capabilities from WebFOCUS to a Core-based reporting engine leveraging / .

This role will be responsible for designing scalable secure and maintainable reporting services integrating with enterprise systems and enabling asynchronous and event-driven report processing using Azure Service Bus.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting Platform Migration & Architecture

Lead the end-to-end modernization of WebFOCUS reports data logic and scheduling into a .NET-based reporting framework.

Analyze legacy WebFOCUS components (FEX procedures data sources parameters access controls).

Design a target-state reporting architecture Core Web APIs and .

Define standards for report templates metadata versioning scheduling and distribution.

.NET Development & Engineering

Core / Web API services for report execution and delivery.

Build and maintain report templates using .

Create reusable components for data access filtering and report export (PDF Excel CSV).

Ensure performance optimization using EF Core LINQ and optimized SQL queries.

Data Integration & Messaging

Work extensively with SQL Server for data retrieval and transformation.

Implement Azure Service Bus for:

o Asynchronous report processing

o Long-running or batch report generation

o Event-driven report triggers and orchestration

Integrate reporting services with upstream and downstream enterprise applications.

DevOps Quality & Governance

Implement CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.

Ensure adherence to enterprise security logging error handling and monitoring standards.

Conduct design and code reviews; mentor and guide development teams.

Produce architectural documentation migration guidelines and operational runbooks.

Stakeholder & Business Collaboration

Partner with business users and data teams to validate report accuracy and behavior.

Translate functional requirements into scalable reporting solutions.

Provide technical leadership throughout the migration lifecycle.

Required Technical Skillset

Core Engine ering Skills (Must-Have)

.NET Core / .NET 6 C#

Core Web API

Microservices architecture

Entity Framework Core (EF Core) and LINQ

SQL Server (complex queries performance tuning)

Hands-on WebFOCUS Reports experience(report development procedures data handling Fex file conversion )

Reporting Technologies

/ (preferred; hands-on experience is a strong advantage)

o Report design and layout

o Parameterized reports

o Multiple output formats

Experience with other enterprise reporting tools is acceptable if FastReports exposure is limited.

Cloud & DevOps

Azure Cloud & Azure DevOps (Repos Pipelines Releases)

Experience services to Azure or cloud environments

Understanding of application monitoring diagnostics and operational support

Messaging & Integration

Azure Service Bus

o Queues and topics

o Asynchronous processing

o Event-driven workflows and decoupled services

Experience Requirements

8-12 years of overall software development experience

5 years in development

3 years of hands-on WebFOCUS experience

Proven experience leading or enabling legacy reporting migrations

Strong architectural and system design experience

Nice-to-Have / Added Advantage

Direct implementation experience with /

Experience modernizing BI or reporting platforms

Knowledge of access control and report-level security models

Containerization experience (Docker / Kubernetes)

Soft Skills & Leadership Traits

Strong problem-solving and analytical mindset

Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Ability to operate independently in ambiguous migration environments

Mentorship and technical leadership capabilities