Z Session Technical Lead / z/OS Migration Specialist 12-Month Contract + Extension | Remote & Onsite | Australian Citizens Only About the Chance Our client is supporting a major technology transformation within a

Federal Government environment

and is seeking an experienced

Z Session Technical Lead

to join a specialist program delivery team. The initial engagement is for

12 months, with an option to extend , with remote working supported and occasional travel to Canberra as required.

This is a senior technical role suited to an experienced IBM Z professional with strong expertise in

CL/SuperSession, CA/Broadcom SOLVE: Access and z/OS session management and migration .

The Role Working closely with the program leadership team, you will lead technical requirements validation, solution design and migration activities associated with implementing an

IBM Z Session solution

and replacing existing ISV capabilities.

You will provide technical direction across conversion, deployment, testing, production cutover, risk and compliance, and knowledge transfer activities.

Key Responsibilities

Review business and technical use cases.

Lead technical requirements validation for ISV replacement and implementation of the IBM Z Session solution.

Develop and contribute to solution designs.

Provide technical guidance on conversion and deployment.

Define and advise on testing approaches.

Provide technical input into risk and compliance management.

Contribute to implementation planning, with particular focus on production cutover and impacts across people, process and technology.

Support post-implementation reviews.

Develop reporting and metrics.





Provide technical guidance around data collection and integration requirements.

Deliver targeted training and knowledge transfer.

Mandatory Skills & Experience To be considered, you will need strong hands-on technical experience across:

Leading

Z Session conversion/migration

activities.

CA/Broadcom SOLVE:Access .

End-to-end

IBM Session Manager

solutions.

Translating ISV software fusnctions into

CL/SuperSession

solutions.

CL/SuperSession session selection methods and trigger phrases.

CL/SuperSession libraries and commands.

Installation of CL/SuperSession and execution of the

IVP process .

CL/SuperSession administrator dialogs, including user and session definitions.

CL/SuperSession integration with

VTAM .

Advanced

SSPL programming

and SSPL dialog creation.

Working knowledge of

JCL and z/OS .

Providing technical direction for data collection and integration.

Technical training and knowledge transfer.

Jira and ServiceNow .

Highly Desirable

Broader experience with

IBM Z software products .

Microsoft Office Word or PowerPoint certification.

Eligibility & Working Arrangements

Australian Citizenship is mandatory.

Existing

Federal Government security clearance is preferred.

Remote working is supported.

Occasional travel to

Canberra

may be required.

Initial

12-month contract with an option to extend .

Why Apply? This is an opportunity to take a key technical leadership position on a significant Federal Government technology program and apply highly specialised IBM Z and CL/SuperSession expertise across the full migration lifecycle, from requirements and solution design through to cutover and post-implementation review.

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