IBM Mainframe Automation and Monitoring SME

Location

Canberra

Australia-wide

Work Site

Hybrid

Employment Type

12+ Month Contract

Permanent Considered

Closing Date

16 Oct, 2026

IBM Mainframe Automation and Monitoring 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 mainframe automation and monitoring specialist to lead one stream of this program.

The opportunity

You will lead the migration of the client’s automation and network monitoring tooling to a modern enterprise platform. The stream runs end to end: requirements validation, solution design, migration execution, test input and training delivery to the client’s operations team.

This is lead-level work on a program with genuine scale and a long runway. It will suit a practitioner who has taken a mainframe toolset through a real conversion before and can carry both the technical design and the client conversation.

What you will do

• Validate technical requirements for the automation and monitoring workstream with the client and the delivery team.
• Design and build the migration and deployment approach for each in-scope tool.
• Execute the migration and deployment.
• Support test planning and execution.
• Train client operations staff on the new tooling.

What you will bring

• Demonstrated experience with CA/Broadcom NetView, Ops/MVS, Netmaster and SYSVIEW, or equivalent enterprise mainframe automation and monitoring tools.
• Senior or lead-level z/OS systems programming or automation background.
• A track record leading a tool migration or platform conversion, not just steady-state administration.
• Current NV1 (or above) security clearance and Australian citizenship.

Well Regarded

• Prior experience migrating between major mainframe tooling vendors.
• CICS and MQ performance monitoring exposure.

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

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 Automation and Monitoring 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 mainframe automation and monitoring specialist to lead one stream of this program.

The opportunity

You will lead the migration of the client’s automation and network monitoring tooling to a modern enterprise platform. The stream runs end to end: requirements validation, solution design, migration execution, test input and training delivery to the client’s operations team.

This is lead-level work on a program with genuine scale and a long runway. It will suit a practitioner who has taken a mainframe toolset through a real conversion before and can carry both the technical design and the client conversation.

What you will do

• Validate technical requirements for the automation and monitoring workstream with the client and the delivery team.
• Design and build the migration and deployment approach for each in-scope tool.
• Execute the migration and deployment.
• Support test planning and execution.
• Train client operations staff on the new tooling.

What you will bring

• Demonstrated experience with CA/Broadcom NetView, Ops/MVS, Netmaster and SYSVIEW, or equivalent enterprise mainframe automation and monitoring tools.
• Senior or lead-level z/OS systems programming or automation background.
• A track record leading a tool migration or platform conversion, not just steady-state administration.
• Current NV1 (or above) security clearance and Australian citizenship.

Well Regarded

• Prior experience migrating between major mainframe tooling vendors.
• CICS and MQ performance monitoring exposure.

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

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.