diff --git a/jobspec/parse.go b/jobspec/parse.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6584f3eb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobspec/parse.go
@@ -0,0 +1,363 @@
+package jobspec
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl"
+	hclobj "github.com/hashicorp/hcl/hcl"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
+)
+
+// Parse parses the job spec from the given io.Reader.
+//
+// Due to current internal limitations, the entire contents of the
+// io.Reader will be copied into memory first before parsing.
+func Parse(r io.Reader) (*structs.Job, error) {
+	// Copy the reader into an in-memory buffer first since HCL requires it.
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	if _, err := io.Copy(&buf, r); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Parse the buffer
+	obj, err := hcl.Parse(buf.String())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error parsing: %s", err)
+	}
+	buf.Reset()
+
+	var job structs.Job
+
+	// Parse the job out
+	jobO := obj.Get("job", false)
+	if jobO == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("'job' stanza not found")
+	}
+	if err := parseJob(&job, jobO); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error parsing 'job': %s", err)
+	}
+
+	return &job, nil
+}
+
+// ParseFile parses the given path as a job spec.
+func ParseFile(path string) (*structs.Job, error) {
+	path, err := filepath.Abs(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	f, err := os.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	return Parse(f)
+}
+
+func parseJob(result *structs.Job, obj *hclobj.Object) error {
+	if obj.Len() > 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("only one 'job' block allowed")
+	}
+
+	// Get our job object
+	obj = obj.Elem(true)[0]
+
+	// Decode the full thing into a map[string]interface for ease
+	var m map[string]interface{}
+	if err := hcl.DecodeObject(&m, obj); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	delete(m, "constraint")
+	delete(m, "meta")
+
+	// Set the name to the object key
+	result.Name = obj.Key
+
+	// Defaults
+	result.Priority = 50
+	result.Region = "global"
+	result.Type = "service"
+
+	// Decode the rest
+	if err := mapstructure.WeakDecode(m, result); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Parse constraints
+	if o := obj.Get("constraint", false); o != nil {
+		if err := parseConstraints(&result.Constraints, o); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Parse out meta fields. These are in HCL as a list so we need
+	// to iterate over them and merge them.
+	if metaO := obj.Get("meta", false); metaO != nil {
+		for _, o := range metaO.Elem(false) {
+			var m map[string]interface{}
+			if err := hcl.DecodeObject(&m, o); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := mapstructure.WeakDecode(m, &result.Meta); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// If we have tasks outside, do those
+	if o := obj.Get("task", false); o != nil {
+		var tasks []*structs.Task
+		if err := parseTasks(&tasks, o); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		result.TaskGroups = make([]*structs.TaskGroup, len(tasks), len(tasks)*2)
+		for i, t := range tasks {
+			result.TaskGroups[i] = &structs.TaskGroup{
+				Name:  t.Name,
+				Count: 1,
+				Tasks: []*structs.Task{t},
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Parse the task groups
+	if o := obj.Get("group", false); o != nil {
+		if err := parseGroups(result, o); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error parsing 'group': %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func parseGroups(result *structs.Job, obj *hclobj.Object) error {
+	// Get all the maps of keys to the actual object
+	objects := make(map[string]*hclobj.Object)
+	for _, o1 := range obj.Elem(false) {
+		for _, o2 := range o1.Elem(true) {
+			if _, ok := objects[o2.Key]; ok {
+				return fmt.Errorf(
+					"group '%s' defined more than once",
+					o2.Key)
+			}
+
+			objects[o2.Key] = o2
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(objects) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Go through each object and turn it into an actual result.
+	collection := make([]*structs.TaskGroup, 0, len(objects))
+	for n, o := range objects {
+		var m map[string]interface{}
+		if err := hcl.DecodeObject(&m, o); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		delete(m, "constraint")
+		delete(m, "meta")
+		delete(m, "task")
+
+		// Build the group with the basic decode
+		var g structs.TaskGroup
+		g.Name = n
+		if err := mapstructure.WeakDecode(m, &g); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// Parse constraints
+		if o := o.Get("constraint", false); o != nil {
+			if err := parseConstraints(&g.Constraints, o); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Parse out meta fields. These are in HCL as a list so we need
+		// to iterate over them and merge them.
+		if metaO := o.Get("meta", false); metaO != nil {
+			for _, o := range metaO.Elem(false) {
+				var m map[string]interface{}
+				if err := hcl.DecodeObject(&m, o); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				if err := mapstructure.WeakDecode(m, &g.Meta); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Parse tasks
+		if o := o.Get("task", false); o != nil {
+			if err := parseTasks(&g.Tasks, o); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		collection = append(collection, &g)
+	}
+
+	result.TaskGroups = append(result.TaskGroups, collection...)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func parseConstraints(result *[]*structs.Constraint, obj *hclobj.Object) error {
+	for _, o := range obj.Elem(false) {
+		var m map[string]interface{}
+		if err := hcl.DecodeObject(&m, o); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		m["LTarget"] = m["attribute"]
+		m["RTarget"] = m["value"]
+		m["Operand"] = m["operator"]
+
+		// Build the constraint
+		var c structs.Constraint
+		if err := mapstructure.WeakDecode(m, &c); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if c.Operand == "" {
+			c.Operand = "="
+		}
+
+		*result = append(*result, &c)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func parseTasks(result *[]*structs.Task, obj *hclobj.Object) error {
+	// Get all the maps of keys to the actual object
+	objects := make([]*hclobj.Object, 0, 5)
+	set := make(map[string]struct{})
+	for _, o1 := range obj.Elem(false) {
+		for _, o2 := range o1.Elem(true) {
+			if _, ok := set[o2.Key]; ok {
+				return fmt.Errorf(
+					"group '%s' defined more than once",
+					o2.Key)
+			}
+
+			objects = append(objects, o2)
+			set[o2.Key] = struct{}{}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(objects) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	for _, o := range objects {
+		var m map[string]interface{}
+		if err := hcl.DecodeObject(&m, o); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		delete(m, "config")
+		delete(m, "constraint")
+		delete(m, "meta")
+		delete(m, "resources")
+
+		// Build the task
+		var t structs.Task
+		t.Name = o.Key
+		if err := mapstructure.WeakDecode(m, &t); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// If we have config, then parse that
+		if o := o.Get("config", false); o != nil {
+			for _, o := range o.Elem(false) {
+				var m map[string]interface{}
+				if err := hcl.DecodeObject(&m, o); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				if err := mapstructure.WeakDecode(m, &t.Config); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Parse constraints
+		if o := o.Get("constraint", false); o != nil {
+			if err := parseConstraints(&t.Constraints, o); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Parse out meta fields. These are in HCL as a list so we need
+		// to iterate over them and merge them.
+		if metaO := o.Get("meta", false); metaO != nil {
+			for _, o := range metaO.Elem(false) {
+				var m map[string]interface{}
+				if err := hcl.DecodeObject(&m, o); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				if err := mapstructure.WeakDecode(m, &t.Meta); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// If we have resources, then parse that
+		if o := o.Get("resources", false); o != nil {
+			var r structs.Resources
+			if err := parseResources(&r, o); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("task '%s': %s", t.Name, err)
+			}
+
+			t.Resources = &r
+		}
+
+		*result = append(*result, &t)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func parseResources(result *structs.Resources, obj *hclobj.Object) error {
+	if obj.Len() > 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("only one 'resource' block allowed per task")
+	}
+
+	for _, o := range obj.Elem(false) {
+		var m map[string]interface{}
+		if err := hcl.DecodeObject(&m, o); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		delete(m, "network")
+
+		if err := mapstructure.WeakDecode(m, result); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// Parse the network resources
+		if o := o.Get("network", false); o != nil {
+			if o.Len() > 1 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("only one 'network' resource allowed")
+			}
+
+			var r structs.NetworkResource
+			var m map[string]interface{}
+			if err := hcl.DecodeObject(&m, o); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := mapstructure.WeakDecode(m, &r); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			result.Networks = []*structs.NetworkResource{&r}
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/jobspec/parse_test.go b/jobspec/parse_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..793197c79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobspec/parse_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+package jobspec
+
+import (
+	"path/filepath"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
+)
+
+func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		File   string
+		Result *structs.Job
+		Err    bool
+	}{
+		{
+			"basic.hcl",
+			&structs.Job{
+				Name:        "binstore-storagelocker",
+				Type:        "service",
+				Priority:    50,
+				AllAtOnce:   true,
+				Datacenters: []string{"us2", "eu1"},
+				Region:      "global",
+
+				Meta: map[string]string{
+					"foo": "bar",
+				},
+
+				Constraints: []*structs.Constraint{
+					&structs.Constraint{
+						LTarget: "kernel.os",
+						RTarget: "windows",
+						Operand: "=",
+					},
+				},
+
+				TaskGroups: []*structs.TaskGroup{
+					&structs.TaskGroup{
+						Name:  "outside",
+						Count: 1,
+						Tasks: []*structs.Task{
+							&structs.Task{
+								Name:   "outside",
+								Driver: "java",
+								Config: map[string]string{
+									"jar": "s3://my-cool-store/foo.jar",
+								},
+								Meta: map[string]string{
+									"my-cool-key": "foobar",
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+
+					&structs.TaskGroup{
+						Name:  "binsl",
+						Count: 5,
+						Constraints: []*structs.Constraint{
+							&structs.Constraint{
+								LTarget: "kernel.os",
+								RTarget: "linux",
+								Operand: "=",
+							},
+						},
+						Meta: map[string]string{
+							"elb_mode":     "tcp",
+							"elb_interval": "10",
+							"elb_checks":   "3",
+						},
+						Tasks: []*structs.Task{
+							&structs.Task{
+								Name:   "binstore",
+								Driver: "docker",
+								Config: map[string]string{
+									"image": "hashicorp/binstore",
+								},
+								Resources: &structs.Resources{
+									CPU:      500,
+									MemoryMB: 128,
+									Networks: []*structs.NetworkResource{
+										&structs.NetworkResource{
+											MBits:         100,
+											ReservedPorts: []int{1, 2, 3},
+											DynamicPorts:  3,
+										},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+							&structs.Task{
+								Name:   "storagelocker",
+								Driver: "java",
+								Config: map[string]string{
+									"image": "hashicorp/storagelocker",
+								},
+								Resources: &structs.Resources{
+									CPU:      500,
+									MemoryMB: 128,
+								},
+								Constraints: []*structs.Constraint{
+									&structs.Constraint{
+										LTarget: "kernel.arch",
+										RTarget: "amd64",
+										Operand: "=",
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			false,
+		},
+
+		{
+			"multi-network.hcl",
+			nil,
+			true,
+		},
+
+		{
+			"multi-resource.hcl",
+			nil,
+			true,
+		},
+
+		{
+			"default-job.hcl",
+			&structs.Job{
+				Name:     "foo",
+				Priority: 50,
+				Region:   "global",
+				Type:     "service",
+			},
+			false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		path, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join("./test-fixtures", tc.File))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("file: %s\n\n%s", tc.File, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		actual, err := ParseFile(path)
+		if (err != nil) != tc.Err {
+			t.Fatalf("file: %s\n\n%s", tc.File, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(actual, tc.Result) {
+			t.Fatalf("file: %s\n\n%#v\n\n%#v", tc.File, actual, tc.Result)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/jobspec/test-fixtures/basic.hcl b/jobspec/test-fixtures/basic.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc107ecc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobspec/test-fixtures/basic.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+job "binstore-storagelocker" {
+    region = "global"
+    type = "service"
+    priority = 50
+    all_at_once = true
+    datacenters = ["us2", "eu1"]
+
+    meta {
+        foo = "bar"
+    }
+
+    constraint {
+        attribute = "kernel.os"
+        value = "windows"
+    }
+
+    task "outside" {
+        driver = "java"
+        config {
+           jar = "s3://my-cool-store/foo.jar"
+        }
+        meta {
+           my-cool-key = "foobar"
+        }
+    }
+
+    group "binsl" {
+        count = 5
+        task "binstore" {
+            driver = "docker"
+            config {
+                image = "hashicorp/binstore"
+            }
+            resources {
+                cpu = 500
+                memory = 128
+
+                network {
+                    mbits = "100"
+                    reserved_ports = [1,2,3]
+                    dynamic_ports = 3
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        task "storagelocker" {
+            driver = "java"
+            config {
+                image = "hashicorp/storagelocker"
+            }
+            resources {
+                cpu = 500
+                memory = 128
+            }
+            constraint {
+                attribute = "kernel.arch"
+                value = "amd64"
+            }
+        }
+
+        constraint {
+            attribute = "kernel.os"
+            value = "linux"
+        }
+
+        meta {
+            elb_mode = "tcp"
+            elb_interval = 10
+            elb_checks = 3
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/jobspec/test-fixtures/default-job.hcl b/jobspec/test-fixtures/default-job.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..314138973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobspec/test-fixtures/default-job.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+job "foo" {}
diff --git a/jobspec/test-fixtures/multi-network.hcl b/jobspec/test-fixtures/multi-network.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6fe09544
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobspec/test-fixtures/multi-network.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+job "binstore-storagelocker" {
+    group "binsl" {
+        count = 5
+        task "binstore" {
+            driver = "docker"
+
+            resources {
+                cpu = 500
+                memory = 128
+
+                network {
+                    mbits = "100"
+                    reserved_ports = [1,2,3]
+                    dynamic_ports = 3
+                }
+
+                network {
+                    mbits = "128"
+                    reserved_ports = [1,2,3]
+                    dynamic_ports = 3
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/jobspec/test-fixtures/multi-resource.hcl b/jobspec/test-fixtures/multi-resource.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3058ea485
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobspec/test-fixtures/multi-resource.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+job "binstore-storagelocker" {
+    group "binsl" {
+        count = 5
+        task "binstore" {
+            driver = "docker"
+
+            resources {
+                cpu = 500
+                memory = 128
+            }
+
+            resources {
+                cpu = 500
+                memory = 128
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/nomad/structs/structs.go b/nomad/structs/structs.go
index d688c033b..c08973c12 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/structs.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/structs.go
@@ -532,8 +532,8 @@ type NodeListStub struct {
 // on a client
 type Resources struct {
 	CPU      float64
-	MemoryMB int
-	DiskMB   int
+	MemoryMB int `mapstructure:"memory"`
+	DiskMB   int `mapstructure:"disk"`
 	IOPS     int
 	Networks []*NetworkResource
 }
@@ -602,15 +602,19 @@ func (r *Resources) Add(delta *Resources) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (r *Resources) GoString() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("*%#v", *r)
+}
+
 // NetworkResource is used to represesent available network
 // resources
 type NetworkResource struct {
 	Device        string // Name of the device
 	CIDR          string // CIDR block of addresses
 	IP            string // IP address
-	ReservedPorts []int  // Reserved ports
 	MBits         int    // Throughput
-	DynamicPorts  int    // Dynamically assigned ports
+	ReservedPorts []int  `mapstructure:"reserved_ports"` // Reserved ports
+	DynamicPorts  int    `mapstructure:"dynamic_ports"`  // Dynamically assigned ports
 }
 
 // Copy returns a deep copy of the network resource
@@ -634,6 +638,10 @@ func (n *NetworkResource) Add(delta *NetworkResource) {
 	n.DynamicPorts += delta.DynamicPorts
 }
 
+func (n *NetworkResource) GoString() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("*%#v", *n)
+}
+
 const (
 	// JobTypeNomad is reserved for internal system tasks and is
 	// always handled by the CoreScheduler.
@@ -692,11 +700,14 @@ type Job struct {
 	// AllAtOnce is used to control if incremental scheduling of task groups
 	// is allowed or if we must do a gang scheduling of the entire job. This
 	// can slow down larger jobs if resources are not available.
-	AllAtOnce bool
+	AllAtOnce bool `mapstructure:"all_at_once"`
 
 	// Datacenters contains all the datacenters this job is allowed to span
 	Datacenters []string
 
+	// Region is the Nomad region that handles scheduling this job
+	Region string
+
 	// Constraints can be specified at a job level and apply to
 	// all the task groups and tasks.
 	Constraints []*Constraint
@@ -807,6 +818,10 @@ func (tg *TaskGroup) LookupTask(name string) *Task {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (tg *TaskGroup) GoString() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("*%#v", *tg)
+}
+
 // Task is a single process typically that is executed as part of a task group.
 type Task struct {
 	// Name of the task
@@ -830,6 +845,10 @@ type Task struct {
 	Meta map[string]string
 }
 
+func (t *Task) GoString() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("*%#v", *t)
+}
+
 // Constraints are used to restrict placement options in the case of
 // a hard constraint, and used to prefer a placement in the case of
 // a soft constraint.