Senior Db2 for z/OS Tools Lead — Mainframe Modernisation

Kestrel Eight; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote Australia-wide

Job summary

Kestrel Eight is partnering with a global technology vendor to modernise a major Australian Government mainframe tooling program. We seek a senior Db2 for z/OS tools specialist to lead the Db2 stream and ensure data integrity and performance parity throughout the migration.

You will design, build, and execute the migration strategy, validate requirements, and train client DBAs on the new tooling suite. Strong experience with CA Db2 tools and an active NV1 or higher clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Senior Db2 for z/OS DBA or tools specialist with migration experience.
• Experience with CA Db2 tools (RC/Migrator, RC/Query, Detector) or similar.
• Australian citizenship and NV1 or higher security clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Validate technical requirements across the Db2 tools estate.
• Design and build migration and deployment approach across the full tool set.
• Execute migration and deployment.
• Support test planning and execution for data integrity and SQL performance parity.
• Train client DBAs on the new tooling.

Skills

Db2 for z/OS expertise

Tools migration experience

Data integrity parity

NV1 clearance

Australian citizenship

Tools

RC/Migrator

RC/Query

Detector

Db2 tooling suite

Job description

Kestrel Eight is partnering with a global technology vendor to modernise a major Australian Government mainframe tooling program. We seek a senior Db2 for z/OS tools specialist to lead the Db2 stream and ensure data integrity and performance parity throughout the migration.

You will design, build, and execute the migration strategy, validate requirements, and train client DBAs on the new tooling suite. Strong experience with CA Db2 tools and an active NV1 or higher clearance is required.