Job Description

Remote (Australia-wide) + 1–2 weeks on-site in SA

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3-month contract

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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.

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This is a review and advisory engagement, not a development role.

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You'll evaluate the current-state architecture of a mainframe application, map its dependencies, and deliver a transparent, well-reasoned modernisation recommendation to guide the department's future ICT direction — informed by real understanding of the technology, not just a template.

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

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Engagement type: 3-month contract at this stage.

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What you'll do:

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- Assess the current-state architecture of a mainframe application, including its technology stack (COBOL, PL/I, Assembler, CICS, IMS, DB2, VSAM, JCL)
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- Map integration points, data flows, and upstream/downstream system dependencies
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- Assess technical debt, supportability, licensing exposure, and end-of-life risk
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- Apply a 6R modernisation framework (rehost, replatform, refactor, rearchitect, rebuild, retire) to develop a disposition recommendation
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- Identify risks, constraints, and indicative costs/effort for the recommended path
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- Run workshops and interviews with department SMEs, vendors, and platform owners to validate findings
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- Produce a comprehensive findings report and present to governance/steering forums
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What you'll bring:

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- Demonstrated experience assessing or architecting mainframe-based enterprise applications
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- 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
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- Experience applying modernisation or cloud migration frameworks
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- Strong stakeholder engagement skills — comfortable running workshops and presenting to senior government stakeholders
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- Excellent report‐writing and documentation skills
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- Prior government or regulated‐sector experience highly regarded
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📌 Mainframe Application Assessor (Architecture) (South Australia)
🏢 Nixil
📍 South Australia