Mainframe Migration Engineer
New Era Technology
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Job summary
New Era Technology in Houston is seeking a JCL Mainframe Migration Engineer to analyze, transform, and migrate legacy batch workloads (JCL-based) to modern target platforms such as Azure, distributed systems, or cloud-native architectures.
This role is central to mainframe modernization and rehosting projects, ensuring functional equivalence, performance stability, and minimal disruption during transitions from IBM z/OS to modern environments.
Qualifications
- Experience with mainframe batch jobs, JCL, GDG and PDS.
- Automation scripting with PowerShell and Azure.
- Migration projects from mainframe to cloud preferred.
- Strong collaboration and communication in cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Analyze Control-M and/or Atomic schedule on mainframe
- Perform maintenance/troubleshooting/investigation of JCL jobs on mainframe including spool and SMF
- Analyze CICS environment for loaded programs and its configuration
- Work with ISPF, GDG, PSD and MFT for migration investigation
- Support conversion mainframe batch jobs (JCL) to PowerShell scripts for Azure.
- Help configure and automate nightly, weekly, and monthly batch jobs in Azure.
- Optimize batch job performance (concurrency, multi-threading, thread safety).
- Discover and document business requirements for batch jobs.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to clarify technical and operational expectations.
- Develop and maintain PowerShell modules, including code signing and security practices.
- Participate in daily standups, sprint planning, and troubleshooting sessions.
- Work with cross-functional teams (front-end, back-end, database, mainframe experts).
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Job description
Join New Era Technology, where People First is at the heart of everything we do. With a global team of over 3,000 professionals, we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, empowered, and inspired to grow. Our mission is to securely connect people, places, and information with end-to-end technology solutions at scale.
At New Era, you'll join a team-oriented culture that prioritizes your personal and professional development. Work alongside industry-certified experts, access continuous training, and enjoy competitive benefits. Guided by our core attributes — putting people first, embracing continuous learning, and thriving through collaboration and inclusion — we nurture our people to deliver exceptional customer service.
If you want to make an impact in a supportive, growth-oriented environment, New Era is the place for you.
We are seeking a JCL Mainframe Migration Engineer to join our dynamic team. responsible for analyzing, transforming, and migrating legacy mainframe workloads - specifically JCL (Job Control Language)-based batch processes - to modern target platforms such as Azure, distributed systems, or cloud-native architectures.
This role plays a critical part in mainframe modernization and rehosting projects, ensuring functional equivalence, performance stability, and minimal disruption during transition from legacy environments (e.g., IBM z/OS) to modern platforms.
You will work independently in collaboration with cross-functional teams to align migration strategies with enterprise standards and industry best practices. The ideal candidate will demonstrate deep technical expertise, a passion for automation, and a commitment to operational excellence.
- Analyze Control-M and/or Atomic schedule on mainframe
- Perform maintenance/troubleshooting/investigation of JCL jobs on mainframe including spool and SMF
- Analyze CICS environment for loaded programs and its configuration
- Work with ISPF, GDG, PSD and MFT for migration investigation
- Support conversion mainframe batch jobs (JCL) to PowerShell scripts for Azure.
- Help configure and automate nightly, weekly, and monthly batch jobs in Azure.
- Optimize batch job performance (concurrency, multi-threading, thread safety).
- Discover and document business requirements for batch jobs.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to clarify technical and operational expectations.
- Develop and maintain PowerShell modules, including code signing and security practices.
- Participate in daily standups, sprint planning, and troubleshooting sessions.
- Work with cross-functional teams (front-end, back-end, database, mainframe experts).
- Expert in Mainframe JCL
- Expert in Mainframe Job scheduler, specially Control-M
- Expert in Mainframe CICS especially familiarity with CA Ideal
- Strong experience with PowerShell scripting and automation in Azure.
- Expert mainframe batch job concepts (JCL, GDG, PDS)
- Experience with C#/.NET, SQL Server, and Azure Storage.
- Understanding of thread safety, locking mechanisms, and concurrency in scripting.
- Experience with migration projects (mainframe to cloud preferred).
- Ability to interpret and convert JCL scripts to PowerShell.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience with Agile methodologies and working in cross-functional teams.
- Experience with operationalizing batch jobs.
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