Remote (Australia-wide) + 1–2 weeks in office in SA 3-month contract This role is open to an experienced Mainframe Application Assessor to lead an architecture-focused assessment of a legacy mainframe application for a South Australian Government department. This is a review and advisory engagement, not a development role. You’ll evaluate the current-state architecture of a mainframe application, map its dependencies, and deliver a clear, well-reasoned modernisation recommendation to guide the department’s future ICT direction — informed by real understanding of the technology, not just a template. Location:

Based anywhere in Australia, remote-friendly. You will need to be in office in South Australia for approximately 1–2 weeks for workshops, stakeholder interviews, and discovery sessions. Engagement type:

3-month contract at this stage. What you’ll do:

Assess the current-state architecture of a mainframe application, including its technology stack (COBOL, PL/I, Assembler, CICS, IMS, DB2, VSAM, JCL) Map integration points, data flows, and upstream/downstream system dependencies Assess technical debt, supportability, licensing exposure,



and end-of-life risk Apply a 6R modernisation framework (rehost, replatform, refactor, rearchitect, rebuild, retire) to develop a disposition recommendation Identify risks, constraints, and indicative costs/effort for the recommended path Run workshops and interviews with department SMEs, vendors, and platform owners to validate findings Produce a comprehensive findings report and present to governance/steering forums What you’ll bring:

Demonstrated experience assessing or architecting mainframe-based enterprise applications Working knowledge of mainframe technologies (COBOL/PL1/Assembler, CICS/IMS, DB2/VSAM, JCL) — hands‑on coding not required, but you need to genuinely understand the stack to assess it credibly Experience applying modernisation or cloud migration frameworks Robust stakeholder engagement skills — comfortable running workshops and presenting to senior government stakeholders Excellent report‑writing and documentation skills Prior government or regulated‑sector experience highly regarded
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📌 Mainframe Application Assessor Architecture Adelaide (Australia)
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📍 Australia