VB6 Engineer
Inside IR35, £530 P/D
3 monthly rolling contract (Expected to last 12-15 months)
Hybrid, 1-2 days on site per week in Telford
Active SC would be advantageous
As a VB6 Engineer, you will remediate, stabilise, and modernise VB6 applications decoupling data from existing databases to target relational platforms (eg, Oracle/SQL Server) and implementing secure, supportable fixes. You'll collaborate with architects, DB specialists, testers, and delivery leads to plan and execute safe change in line with client standards.
Key Outcomes
* Risk reduction & compliance: Identify and remediate vulnerabilities, unsupported dependencies, and non compliant VB6 patterns to meet security and data protection expectations.
* Decoupling from Ingres: Refactor data access; support migration from Ingres to the agreed target RDBMS while retaining VB6 UI where required.
* Quality & Release readiness: Deliver thoroughly tested fixes and enhancements that are verifiable in SIT, E2E/UAT and OAT/NFR phases, supporting traceability and sign off.
* Knowledge transfer: Produce clear documentation and handover notes to live support teams.
Responsibilities
1. Analyse VB6 applications (forms, modules, class librar...