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.
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The opportunity
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You will lead the migration of the client's full Db2 for z/OS tools estate to a modern 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.
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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.
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What you will do
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- Validate technical requirements across the Db2 tools estate.
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- Design and build the migration and deployment approach, sequencing across the full tool set.
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- Execute migration and deployment.
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- Support test planning and execution, particularly data integrity and SQL performance parity.
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- Train client DBAs on the new tooling.
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What you will bring
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- 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).
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- Experience with a up-to-date enterprise Db2 tools administration and automation suite.
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- A track record leading a Db2 tools migration or conversion project, not just steady-state DBA work.
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- Current NV1 (or above) security clearance and Australian citizenship.
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Well Regarded
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- Test data management and data masking tooling experience.
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- Advanced Db2 SQL performance tuning.
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Contract Details
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Detail Value Rate Negotiable — market rates, open to candidate expectations
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Term 12+ Months (indicative). Contract or permanent engagement — both considered
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Location Canberra (ACT) preferred, hybrid. Remote considered Australia-wide for the right candidate
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Start October 2026
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Clearance Current NV1 (or above) security clearance and Australian citizenship mandatory
📌 IBM Mainframe Db2 Tools SME (Canberra)
🏢 Kestrel Eight
📍 Canberra
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