About Remote Labs SRL

Remote Labs SRL is a Romanian education and training company, founded in 2019, that makes hands-on technical training available to anyone, anywhere. We connect real laboratory equipment, servers and test devices to the internet, so students, professionals and company teams can practise on real infrastructure from wherever they are. Around these remote labs we run interactive courses, practical workshops, mentoring and certifications in IT and engineering, helping schools and businesses train people without the cost of building and maintaining physical labs.

About the Role

You will plan and run legacy system rewrites in a fractional consulting capacity. This role focuses on helping organisations modernise legacy systems by shaping rewrite work and guiding delivery from planning through execution. You will help our clients and our own platform move away from ageing systems, planning and leading legacy rewrites on a fractional basis.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan legacy system rewrite initiatives.

• Run legacy system rewrites from initiation through delivery.

• Assess legacy systems to inform rewrite planning and execution.

• Guide stakeholders through the rewrite approach and modernisation process.

• Assess legacy applications, their architecture, risks and dependencies.

• Define modernisation strategies such as re-platforming, refactoring or rewriting.

• Plan migrations in phases with minimal disruption to users.

• Guide engineering teams through the implementation and review their work.

• Present recommendations, costs and timelines to stakeholders.

Requirements

• Experience planning legacy system rewrites.

• Experience running legacy system rewrites.

• Ability to manage rewrite work from planning through execution.

• Consulting capability suited to a fractional engagement model.

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including several legacy modernisation projects.

• Strong knowledge of enterprise stacks such as Java, .NET or mainframe-era systems.

• Experience with cloud migration and microservices architectures.

• Excellent communication skills with technical and business stakeholders.

Nice to Have

• Experience with strangler-fig and incremental migration patterns.

• Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure or GCP).

• Experience in regulated industries such as banking or the public sector.

How You Will Work

• Fractional freelance (B2B) engagement, about 1–3 days per week.

• Fully remote: you can work from anywhere, with working hours that overlap with Central European Time.

• Remote Labs SRL does not offer visa sponsorship or visa support.

Skills we're looking for

Technical skills

• Software Engineering
• Java
• .NET
• Mainframe Systems
• Cloud Migration

Interpersonal skills

• Stakeholder Management
• Strategic Thinking
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Verbal Communication
• Team Leadership