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

Chance

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
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