Job Description

Location

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Canberra
n Australia-wide

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Work Site

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Hybrid

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Employment Type

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12+ Month Contract
n Permanent Considered

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Closing Date

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16 Oct, 2026

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Job Title

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IBM Mainframe JCL, Output and Print Tools SME

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Chance

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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.

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What you will do

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

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Broad z/OS operations background covering at least two of: JCL validation tooling,



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

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

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

📌 Ibm Mainframe Jcl, Output And Print Tools Sme Canberra
🏢 Kestrel Eight
📍 Canberra