2 of 2 Contract VSAM Jobs in the UK

a culture shift to DevOps principles - automating as much of the software development lifecycle as possible. Ability to develop and maintain technical documentation and instructional procedures. Good knowledge of VSAM concepts and Access Method services Basic knowledge of z/OS Communications Server concepts In-depth practical experience/understanding across a range of mainframe products and technologies. Workload scheduling More ❯

mainframe applications to cloud platforms. Evaluate applications for multiple migration paths: decommissioning, replatforming, rewriting, SaaS replacement, or mainframe lift-and-shift. Analyse technical stacks and integrations (CICS COBOL, IMS, VSAM, QSAM, relational databases, flat file systems). Collaborate with application and infrastructure SMEs to define optimal target platforms and integration strategies. Provide architectural guidance on cloud-native solutions, including AWS … IMS, batch/online hybrid systems. Hands-on experience assessing legacy workloads and determining appropriate cloud-native migration paths. Knowledge of mainframe file systems and access methods (e.g., QSAM, VSAM). Familiarity with AWS (PaaS-first strategy): Lambda, ECS, EKS, RDS, EC2 custom builds, S3, EFS. Experience with Azure IaaS/PaaS, especially Azure SQL Managed Instance and file migration More ❯