Location

Canberra

Australia-wide

Work Site

Hybrid

Employment Type

12+ Month Contract

Permanent Considered

Closing Date

16 Oct, 2026

Job Title

IBM Mainframe Db2 Tools SME

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 senior Db2 for z/OS tools specialist to lead the Db2 stream of this program, working alongside the vendor’s delivery team.

The opportunity

You will lead the migration of the client’s full Db2 for z/OS tools estate to a up-to-date IBM enterprise platform, sequencing the conversion across a wide range of DBA and tooling functions: bind analysis, query monitoring, change management, recovery, data extraction and SQL performance.

It is a broad estate and the sequencing matters. This will suit a senior Db2 practitioner who has run a tools conversion before and can hold data integrity and performance parity as non-negotiables while the estate moves.

What you will do

- Validate technical requirements across the Db2 tools estate.
- Design and build the migration and deployment approach, sequencing across the full tool set.
- Execute migration and deployment.




- Support test planning and execution, particularly data integrity and SQL performance parity.
- Train client DBAs on the new tooling.

What you will bring

- Senior Db2 for z/OS DBA or tools specialist background, ideally with direct experience on CA Db2 tools (RC/Migrator, RC/Query, Detector, or similar).
- Experience with a modern enterprise Db2 tools administration and automation suite.
- A track record leading a Db2 tools migration or conversion project, not just steady-state DBA work.
- Current NV1 (or above) security clearance and Australian citizenship.

Well Regarded

- Test data management and data masking tooling experience.
- Advanced Db2 SQL performance tuning.

Contract Details

Detail Value 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 Db2 Tools SME (Canberra)
🏢 Kestrel Eight
📍 Canberra