Senior Technical Lead: DB2 for z/OS Tools (Remote)

Whizdom; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Senior leadership role

Hybrid remote/on-site work

Travel to Canberra occasionally

Job summary

Whizdom seeks a Technical Lead specializing in DB2 for z/OS tools to support a major tools-conversion and implementation program within a Federal Government environment.

You will lead technical requirements validation, solution design and conversion planning, and provide technical direction across implementation, testing, cutover and post‑implementation activities. The role is hybrid remote/on-site with occasional travel to Canberra.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading DB2 for z/OS tools-conversion initiatives.
• Strong expertise in DB2 for z/OS and subsystem administration.
• Experience with DB2 utilities (Load, Copy, Recover, Merge/Modify).
• Knowledge of security, auditing and access-control requirements.
• Experience with backup, recovery and disaster-recovery processes.

Responsibilities

• Review business and technical use cases and lead technical requirements validation for tool replacements.
• Develop solution designs aligned with program requirements.
• Provide technical direction across implementation, testing, production cutover and post-implementation activities.
• Advise on testing strategy and overall testing approach.
• Contribute to implementation planning with focus on production cutover.
• Develop reporting and performance metrics.
• Deliver technical training related to the implemented tools.

Skills

DB2 for z/OS

Tools-conversion

Technical leadership

SQL tuning

Security & compliance

Backup & recovery

CA/Broadcom tools

Jira & ServiceNow

Communication

Tools

CA Log Analyzer

RC/Migrator

RC/Query

Detector

DB2 Tools Customizer

IBM DB2 Administration Tool

DB2 Automation Expert

Job description

Whizdom seeks a Technical Lead specializing in DB2 for z/OS tools to support a major tools-conversion and implementation program within a Federal Government environment.

You will lead technical requirements validation, solution design and conversion planning, and provide technical direction across implementation, testing, cutover and post‑implementation activities. The role is hybrid remote/on-site with occasional travel to Canberra.