Mainframe Tech Lead: Modernize & Cloud-Enabled Systems

Zurich 56 Company Ltd; North Sydney Council; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks annual leave

Hybrid work arrangement

Wellbeing payment

Global mobility opportunities

Tree planting for new employees

Job summary

Zurich is seeking a Technical Lead - Mainframe to shape the future of our core platforms. You will blend hands-on engineering with leadership, guiding teams to modernise mainframe environments and connect them into cloud-enabled, API-driven ecosystems.

You will collaborate with architects, engineers and product teams to ensure platforms are secure, reliable and scalable, delivering high-quality outcomes while advancing our technology transformation across distributed and mainframe systems.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in software engineering with leadership of enterprise-scale mainframe projects.
• Deep hands-on expertise in COBOL, CICS, JCL and DB2.
• Experience modernising legacy apps into API-driven and cloud-integrated architectures.
• Strong understanding of DevOps/DevSecOps, CI/CD, automation and secure delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development and optimisation of mainframe applications (COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2).
• Drive evolution of legacy platforms into API-enabled, cloud-integrated solutions.
• Own solution design and ensure alignment with roadmaps and standards.
• Champion automation, DevSecOps and AI-assisted development practices.
• Collaborate with architects and chapter leads to uplift code quality and testing standards.
• Contribute hands-on development and proof-of-concepts to enable high-quality delivery.

Skills

Mainframe

COBOL

CICS

JCL

DB2

API-driven

Cloud

DevOps

Automation

AI-assisted development

Tools

AWS

Container platforms

Job description

Zurich is seeking a Technical Lead - Mainframe to shape the future of our core platforms. You will blend hands-on engineering with leadership, guiding teams to modernise mainframe environments and connect them into cloud-enabled, API-driven ecosystems.

You will collaborate with architects, engineers and product teams to ensure platforms are secure, reliable and scalable, delivering high-quality outcomes while advancing our technology transformation across distributed and mainframe systems.