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 recent 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