IT Legacy Expertise
Fractional and direct-hire leaders who keep your most critical legacy systems running and evolving.
Why legacy expertise
still matters
AS/400, mainframes, and custom-built applications still power mission critical workflows across industries. While newer platforms often take the spotlight, studies show many organizations rely on core legacy systems for efficiency, compliance, and stability. The challenge is talent: as these skills become rarer, securing leaders who can maintain, modernize, and integrate legacy environments is more essential than ever.
Our role: placing the people who make it work
For over 25 years, 3D Tek has built its reputation on legacy system expertise. We provide fractional and direct-hire professionals and executives who:
- Understand rare programming languages and platforms
- Safeguard stability while enabling modernization
- Bridge legacy with cloud and enterprise systems
- Provide leadership continuity for critical operations
Specialized Legacy Talent
Core Languages & Platforms Expertise:
- Business Basic
- FoxPro
- RPG
- Visual Basic
- COBOL
- WebSphere
- Pick/MultiValue
- Perl
- Ada
- Assembly Language
- And More!
Impact: Keep legacy systems secure, stable, and fully supported
Key Roles We Place
- Programmers / Developers / Analysts
- Systems & Database Administrators (DBA)
- Architects & Project Leads
- Directors, CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs
- Interim and fractional executives bridging IT strategy and operations
Legacy doesn’t mean outdated — it means valuable
Well-run legacy environments deliver resilience and continuity. Our leaders protect business critical systems while layering on integration, modernization, and compliance measures. The result: future ready IT without unnecessary disruption.
Why 3D Tek
- 25 years as a national leader in legacy system recruitment
- Deep candidate networks across rare and niche technologies
- eTRACCS methodology ensures precise alignment of skills and culture
- Pre‑vetted fractional and direct‑hire leaders available in weeks, not months

We are a boutique search firm providing exceptional executive and professional talent to our clients and helping talented experts achieve their career goals.
Our goal is to match human capital needs with highly qualified individuals as quickly and efficiently as possible, with the end goal of enhancing the client’s organizational capability.