JCL Mainframe Migration Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze Control-M and/or Atomic schedule on mainframe
• Perform maintenance/troubleshooting/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 mainframe batch jobs (JCL) to PowerShell 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 PowerShell modules, including code signing and security practices
• Participate in daily standups, sprint planning, and troubleshooting sessions
• Work with cross-functional teams (front-end, back-end, database, mainframe experts)

Technical Proficiency

• Expert in Mainframe JCL
• Expert in Mainframe Job scheduler, specially Control-M
• Expert in Mainframe CICS especially familiarity with CA
• Strong experience with PowerShell scripting and automation in Azure
• Expert 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 PowerShell
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Experience with Agile methodologies and working in cross-functional teams
• Experience with operationalizing batch jobs