Location

Canberra
Australia-wide

Work Site

Hybrid

Employment Type

12+ Month Contract
Permanent Considered

Closing Date

16 Oct, 2026

Job Title

IBM Mainframe JCL, Output and Print Tools SME

Opportunity

Kestrel Eight has partnered with a global enterprise technology vendor to deliver a large-scale mainframe tooling modernisation program for a major Australian Government client. We are looking for a broad z/OS operations specialist to lead this stream of the program.

What you will do

- Validate technical requirements across JCL, output, performance diagnostics and print tooling.
- Design and build the migration and deployment approach for each tool.
- Execute migration and deployment.
- Support test planning and execution.
- Train client operations staff on the current tooling.

What you will bring

- Broad z/OS operations background covering at least two of: JCL validation tooling, output and report management,



application performance diagnostics, print and spool management.
- Experience with at least one live tool migration or conversion in this space.
- Current NV1 (or above) security clearance and Australian citizenship.

Well Regarded

- Enterprise content or output management platform implementation experience.
- Mainframe application performance analysis tooling experience.

Contract Details

Rate Negotiable — market rates, open to candidate expectations
Term 12+ Months (indicative). Contract or permanent engagement — both considered
Location Canberra (ACT) preferred, hybrid. Remote considered Australia-wide for the right candidate
Start October 2026
Clearance Current NV1 (or above) security clearance and Australian citizenship mandatory

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📌 IBM Mainframe JCL, Output and Print Tools SME (Canberra)
🏢 Kestrel Eight
📍 Canberra