Remote Mainframe Migration Engineer - JCL to Azure

NEW ERA TECHNOLOGY; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

New Era Technology, LLC. is seeking a JCL Mainframe Migration Engineer to analyze, transform, and migrate legacy mainframe workloads to modern targets such as Azure and cloud-native architectures.

You will work with cross-functional teams to align migration strategies with enterprise standards, emphasizing automation and operational excellence while ensuring minimal disruption during transitions from legacy environments.

Qualifications

• Expert in mainframe JCL and batch job concepts (JCL, GDG, PDS).
• Strong experience with Control-M job scheduler and CICS environment.
• Proficient in PowerShell scripting for Azure automation.
• Experience migrating mainframe workloads to cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of C#/.NET and SQL Server in Azure.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; Agile experience.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and optimize mainframe batch jobs with JCL and Control-M.
• Translate legacy JCL into PowerShell scripts for Azure.
• Investigate and maintain mainframe environments (CICS, GDG, MFT).
• Configure and automate nightly, weekly, monthly batch jobs in Azure.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Participate in daily standups and sprint planning.
• Develop PowerShell modules with security practices.

Skills

Mainframe JCL

Control-M

Mainframe CICS CA Ideal

PowerShell scripting

JCL to PowerShell conversion

C#/.NET

SQL Server

Azure Storage

Concurrency / thread safety

Agile methodologies

Cross-functional collaboration

Automation in Azure

Tools

ISPF

GDG

MFT

PDS

Job description

New Era Technology, LLC. is seeking a JCL Mainframe Migration Engineer to analyze, transform, and migrate legacy mainframe workloads to modern targets such as Azure and cloud-native architectures.

You will work with cross-functional teams to align migration strategies with enterprise standards, emphasizing automation and operational excellence while ensuring minimal disruption during transitions from legacy environments.