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JCL Mainframe Migration Engineer
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Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, 85003, USA
Listed on 2026-06-26
Listing for:
New Era Technology
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-06-26
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Unix/Linux, Systems Engineer, Azure, IT Infrastructure
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Summary
We are seeking a JCL Mainframe Migration Engineer to join our dynamic team. The role focuses on analyzing, transforming, and migrating legacy mainframe workloads—specifically JCL-based batch processes—to modern target platforms such as Azure, distributed systems, or cloud-native architectures. This position plays a critical part in mainframe modernization and rehosting projects, ensuring functional equivalence, performance stability, and minimal disruption during the transition from legacy environments (e.g., IBM z/OS) to modern platforms.
Key Responsibilities- Analyze Control‑M and/or Atomic schedules on mainframe.
- Perform maintenance, troubleshooting, and 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 of mainframe batch jobs (JCL) to Power Shell 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 Power Shell modules, including code signing and security practices.
- Participate in daily stand‑ups, sprint planning, and troubleshooting sessions.
- Work with cross‑functional teams (front‑end, back‑end, database, mainframe experts).
- Expertise in Mainframe JCL.
- Expertise in Mainframe Job scheduler, especially Control‑M.
- Expertise in Mainframe CICS, especially familiarity with CA Ideal.
- Strong experience with Power Shell scripting and automation in Azure.
- Expertise in 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 Power Shell.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience with Agile methodologies and working in cross‑functional teams.
- Experience with operationalizing batch jobs.
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