DevOps Migration Specialist
Remote
POSITION OVERVIEW
The DevOps Migration Specialist drives the transition of IBM Z application development and change management toolchains from legacy CA/Broadcom ISV products to IBM''s modern DevOps platform. The role encompasses CA Endevor to IBM DBB/IDz/IDD migration, CA Easytrieve to IBM COBOL conversion using IBM Migration Utility, and CICS Batch Application Control implementation. The ideal candidate brings a strong z/OS application development or systems programming background and is comfortable working at the intersection of mainframe and modern CI/CD practices.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Lead the migration from CA Endevor to IBM Dependency Based Build (DBB), IBM Developer for z/OS (IDz), and IBM DevOps Deploy (IDD).
• Implement and configure CI/CD pipelines integrating GitHub, Jenkins, and Artifactory with IBM Z tooling.
• Execute CA Easytrieve to IBM COBOL migrations using the IBM Migration Utility for z/OS, including discovery, batch conversion, parallel testing, and output comparison.
• Manage CICS Batch Application Control (CBAC) migrations from CA DADS Plus, including control file creation and JCL generation.
• Provide installation and migration expertise across z/OS and USS environments.
• Train application developers on IBM DevOps tools and modern z/OS development practices.
• Debug pipeline and build failures; provide root-cause analysis and remediation.
• Collaborate with client application development teams on migration readiness, parallel testing, and production promotion.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, best practices guides, and migration runbooks.
Additional Comments
TOOL MIGRATION SCOPE (ISV / Legacy Tool(s) to IBM Replacement(s))
- CA Endevor (incl. for DB2, PC-to-Endevor, Automated Config, Extended Processing, External Security, Parallel Dev Mgmt, Quick-Edit) to GitHub, IBM DBB, IBM IDz, Jenkins, Artifactory, IBM IDD
- CA Easytrieve Plus Report Generator / Easytrieve Plus Runtime to IBM COBOL via IBM Migration Utility
- CA DADS Plus to CICS Batch Application Control (CBAC)