Z/OS Session Management Expert - Contract (AUS Citizens Only Apply)

Vertali APAC Pty Ltd; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertali APAC Pty Ltd is seeking a z/OS Session Management Expert for a 12-month contract, open to candidates based in any Australian city with possible travel. Australian citizenship with baseline or NV1 clearance is preferred, and overseas or non-citizen applicants are not considered.

The role requires extensive mainframe experience and expertise in session management tools. The position will involve requirements validation, solution design, deployment execution, testing input, and training on

Qualifications

• AUSTRALIAN CITIZENs ONLY with Baseline/NV1 clearance preferred.
• Minimum 5 years local experience in mainframe environments.
• Strong knowledge of z/OS Session Management and related tooling.
• Experience coding in REXX, JCL, NCL or SSPL.
• Familiarity with ISPF, SDSF and mainframe automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical requirements validation and solution design development.
• Provide deployment guidance, testing input, and training on IBM tools.

Skills

Mainframe

Session Management

REXX

JCL

NCL

SSPL

ISPF

SDSF

Cobol

PL/1

Z/OS

Automation

Migration

Training

Jira

ServiceNow

Education

Technology degree

Tools

Jira

ServiceNow

Job description

z/OS Session Management Expert - Contract (AUS Citizens Only Apply)

Job Openings z/OS Session Management Expert - Contract (AUS Citizens Only Apply)

About the job z/OS Session Management Expert - Contract (AUS Citizens Only Apply)

We are seeking a highly capable IBM Mainframe Session Management Expertfor one of our clients. The candidate will beresponsible for leadingtechnical requirements validation, solution design development,providing technical direction on conversion and deploymentexecution, providing input on testing, and delivering training on IBM Tools.

This is likely to be intiallya 12-month contractengagement for the right skilled candidatebased in any Australian city, withsome travel to the end Customer required from time to time over the course of the engagement.

Pre-requisits:

• The role is for an AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSONLY, preferrably with an active Baseline or even better NV1 Government clearance OR ability to obtain one of these.
• PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOURE LOCATED OVERSEAS OR ONLY HAVE AUSTRALIAN PR AND/OR YOU ARE A MAINFRAME PROGRAMMER/DEVELOPER,
• Only applicants with the requisite skills and experience defined below need to apply, and
• At least 5 years local experience is desired.

Role Purpose:

This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to bring their skills and experience to bare and provide Mainframe Session Management-based skills incorporating alignment, design, development, delivery and maintenance of a new session management solution to replicate the functionality of an existing solution that meets the business needs of a large organisation.

• 15+ years relevant Mainframe technology experience,
• Multiple years' experience in Systems Programming and Session Management,
• Knowledge of Broadcom SOLVE:Access and/or IBM CL/SuperSession required,
• Experience coding in REXX, JCL, Network Control Language (NCL) and/or Structured Session Procedure Language (SSPL) required,
• Knowledge of ISPF and ISPF Dialogue Management Services,
• Experience with SDSF (Spool Display Search Facility),
• Experience in installation and maintenance of mainframe automation solutions,
• Experience doing application development on IBM Z, including programming languages like Cobol or PL/1 is highly desirable,
• Experience in migrating between mainframe session management products would also behighly desireable,
• Provide targeted training and knowledge transfer, and
• Skills and experience using Jira and ServiceNow.

Key non-technical capabilities:

• Tertiary qualification in a Technology discipline or related field, highly desireable,
• Sound understanding of standard mainframe, controls, operating procedures and session management,
• Use technical expertise and judgement to align, define and implement automation solutions to support business needs,
• Provide services to support, guide and assure design of solutions in line with agreed migration objectives (ie. like for like),
• Understanding of change, processes and requirements around Mainframe systems in order to maintain session management functions and processes, and
• Excellent verbal, written/documentation and presentation skills as well as stakeholder management.

Notes:

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Start date is ASAP/early 2027.
• Attractive remuneration on offer, but will very much depend on skills and experience.
• High-level role brief available upon request.