IBM Mainframe Db2 Tools SME

Location

Canberra

Australia-wide

Work Site

Hybrid

Employment Type

12+ Month Contract

Permanent Considered

Closing Date

16 Oct, 2026

IBM Mainframe Db2 Tools SME

Kestrel Eight has partnered with a global enterprise technology vendor to deliver a large-scale mainframe tooling modernisation program for a major Australian Government client. We are looking for a senior Db2 for z/OS tools specialist to lead the Db2 stream of this program, working alongside the vendor’s delivery team.

The opportunity

You will lead the migration of the client’s full Db2 for z/OS tools estate to a modern IBM enterprise platform, sequencing the conversion across a wide range of DBA and tooling functions: bind analysis, query monitoring, change management, recovery, data extraction and SQL performance.

It is a broad estate and the sequencing matters. This will suit a senior Db2 practitioner who has run a tools conversion before and can hold data integrity and performance parity as non-negotiables while the estate moves.

What you will do

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

What you will bring

• Senior Db2 for z/OS DBA or tools specialist background, ideally with direct experience on CA Db2 tools (RC/Migrator, RC/Query, Detector, or similar).
• Experience with a modern enterprise Db2 tools administration and automation suite.
• A track record leading a Db2 tools migration or conversion project, not just steady-state DBA work.
• Current NV1 (or above) security clearance and Australian citizenship.

Well Regarded

• Test data management and data masking tooling experience.
• Advanced Db2 SQL performance tuning.

Contract Details

Detail Value Rate Negotiable — market rates, open to candidate expectations Term 12+ Months (indicative). Contract or permanent engagement — both considered

Location

Canberra (ACT) preferred, hybrid. Remote considered Australia-wide for the right candidate

Start

October 2026

Clearance

Current NV1 (or above) security clearance and Australian citizenship mandatory

How to Apply

Apply with a current CV. For a confidential discussion, contact the Kestrel Eight team here.

Kestrel Eight is an Australian IT advisory and delivery firm. We place senior, locally based practitioners into enterprise and government programs across delivery, architecture, integration and platform modernisation.

Location

Canberra

Australia-wide

Work Site

Hybrid

Employment Type

12+ Month Contract

Permanent Considered

Closing Date

16 Oct, 2026

IBM Mainframe Db2 Tools SME

Kestrel Eight has partnered with a global enterprise technology vendor to deliver a large-scale mainframe tooling modernisation program for a major Australian Government client. We are looking for a senior Db2 for z/OS tools specialist to lead the Db2 stream of this program, working alongside the vendor’s delivery team.

The opportunity

You will lead the migration of the client’s full Db2 for z/OS tools estate to a modern IBM enterprise platform, sequencing the conversion across a wide range of DBA and tooling functions: bind analysis, query monitoring, change management, recovery, data extraction and SQL performance.

It is a broad estate and the sequencing matters. This will suit a senior Db2 practitioner who has run a tools conversion before and can hold data integrity and performance parity as non-negotiables while the estate moves.

What you will do

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

What you will bring

• Senior Db2 for z/OS DBA or tools specialist background, ideally with direct experience on CA Db2 tools (RC/Migrator, RC/Query, Detector, or similar).
• Experience with a modern enterprise Db2 tools administration and automation suite.
• A track record leading a Db2 tools migration or conversion project, not just steady-state DBA work.
• Current NV1 (or above) security clearance and Australian citizenship.

Well Regarded

• Test data management and data masking tooling experience.
• Advanced Db2 SQL performance tuning.

Contract Details

Detail Value Rate Negotiable — market rates, open to candidate expectations Term 12+ Months (indicative). Contract or permanent engagement — both considered

Location

Canberra (ACT) preferred, hybrid. Remote considered Australia-wide for the right candidate

Start

October 2026

Clearance

Current NV1 (or above) security clearance and Australian citizenship mandatory

How to Apply

Apply with a current CV. For a confidential discussion, contact the Kestrel Eight team here.

Kestrel Eight is an Australian IT advisory and delivery firm. We place senior, locally based practitioners into enterprise and government programs across delivery, architecture, integration and platform modernisation.