Mainframe Technical Lead- VSE to Z/OS migration

Mainframe Technical Lead- VSE to Z/OS migration

Job Description:

• This is for a US-based Mainframe Technical Lead supporting a Unisys-led modernization program for Globe Life.
• The most important requirement is direct experience with VSE-to-z/OS migration.
• This is a niche profile, and that specific background is the priority.

The candidate should be able to support the following:

• Strong IBM mainframe background with VSE and z/OS experience
• Experience with legacy application modernization and migration
• Familiarity with Easytrieve, JCL, legacy COBOL, RPG, and assembler
• Ability to act as the technical liaison between the client, Unisys, and the delivery partner
• Experience providing status updates, coordinating technical discussions, and helping manage migration progress

A few additional details:

• This is not a cloud or distributed replatforming effort
• The migration is from VSE 6.2 to z/OS 3.2
• Infrastructure is in the client data center
• Access would be through the client's Citrix VDI environment
• The role is US-based and client-facing, with some travel expected to the Dallas/McKinney area

They are looking for the following:

• A Client delivery resource or partner who can provide a senior US-based engineer to help migrate applications off a legacy mainframe to x86/open systems
• Own the dev/testing/integration workstream (application-level migration)
• Work alongside the Partner's technical lead currently leading the effort (PSC in Australia) not be a separate team

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• Mainframe
• Z/OS
• Migration from VSE to any other Mainframe platform
• Migration from VSE to z/OS
• Citrix VDI
• Easytrieve
• JCL
• legacy COBOL
• RPG
• Assembler

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