About the role

Why you would like it:

• 6-month contract with strong potential to extend 
• NZ-based role on a major mainframe modernisation programme 
• SAS mainframe focus, working within a complex enterprise environment 

The opportunity:

This role supports Phase 2 of a significant mainframe modernisation programme. You’ll be working across SAS within the mainframe environment, helping run, monitor, troubleshoot and support migration-related activity across batch processing, job scheduling and data connectivity.

This is not a modern mainframe development role. The focus is on SAS running in a mainframe environment, with hands-on operational and diagnostic capability across JCL, ISPF, spooling, SASLOG, SASLIST and related tooling.

What you’ll be doing:

• Running SAS in batch mode and troubleshooting through SASLOG and SASLIST 
• Reading and understanding SAS programs stored in mainframe PDS libraries 
• Running, monitoring and diagnosing mainframe jobs, including SAS jobs 
• Working with file formats such as VSAM, CSV and EBCDIC 
• Supporting DB2 connectivity within the mainframe environment 
• Using job scheduling tools such as CA7, Control-M, OPC or similar 
• Working with technical teams to identify, resolve and document processing issues 

What you’ll bring:

• Strong working knowledge of SAS within a mainframe environment 
• Hands-on experience with ISPF, JCL, spooling and DB2 connectivity 
• Proven ability to diagnose and resolve batch processing errors 
• Experience handling mainframe file formats including VSAM, CSV and EBCDIC 
• Familiarity with mainframe job schedulers such as CA7, Control-M, OPC or similar 
• Ability to work confidently across legacy environments and migration activity 
• Banking or financial services experience would be advantageous 
• COBOL exposure would be a useful bonus 

Contract details:

• 6-month contract, with extension potential 
• New Zealand based

Contractor benefits:

• Wellbeing Discovery Sessions 
• Welcome Packs 
• Hnry discount 
• Exclusive invites 
• Optional Pay-As-You-Go PI/PL Insurance 

If this sounds like your background, apply now or get in touch for a confidential conversation.

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