Mainframe Migration BA - IBM Z Expert (Remote)

Whizdom; Canberra; Remote; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Whizdom is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to support a large-scale IBM Z / mainframe migration within a regulated Australian federal government environment. The role focuses on discovery, requirements gathering, product mapping, and stakeholder engagement across legacy and target systems.

This predominantly remote position may require occasional travel to Canberra; you will collaborate with architects, operations and delivery teams to preserve critical functionality and ensure a smooth

Qualifications

• Proven BA experience in infrastructure or software migration programs.
• Experience in regulated environments with change-control and audit requirements.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration across business, operations and delivery teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for requirements documentation and sign-off.
• Experience facilitating workshops and requirements-validation sessions.
• Solid operational and project-management knowledge.
• Strong negotiation and prioritisation skills to manage competing demands.

Responsibilities

• Document current tools, scheduled jobs, reports, alerts, monitoring rules and access patterns.
• Engage with business users to capture requirements and define use cases.
• Work with architects on product mapping, including identifying differences, gaps and areas with no direct replacement.
• Provide input into test cases and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) scripts.
• Support stakeholder engagement and end-user readiness, including documentation, training inputs and communications.
• Report project activity, scope changes, challenges and requirements to leadership.
• Communicate project status, milestones and risks to program management and customer stakeholders.

Skills

Migration BA

Stakeholder engagement

Requirements gathering

Workshop facilitation

Change control

Compliance understanding

Communication skills

Job description

Whizdom is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to support a large-scale IBM Z / mainframe migration within a regulated Australian federal government environment. The role focuses on discovery, requirements gathering, product mapping, and stakeholder engagement across legacy and target systems.

This predominantly remote position may require occasional travel to Canberra; you will collaborate with architects, operations and delivery teams to preserve critical functionality and ensure a smooth