Senior Programmer Analyst, RPG

We are seeking a senior level Programmer Analyst to join our Lawrence, Kansas IT team. The primary focus is RPG development in our IBM i / Power
10 environment. This role is ideal for a hands‑on developer who is equally comfortable supporting and enhancing existing business applications, designing new solutions, and partnering with users to improve operational efficiency.

This is a part‑time on‑site role, approximately 25‑30 hours per week. Remote work is not available.

• Design, develop, test, implement, and maintain RPG‑based applications and enhancements supporting critical business operations.
• Troubleshoot production issues, analyze root causes, and deliver reliable fixes with thorough testing and clear documentation.
• Partner with IT leadership, peer programmers, vendors, and business users to gather requirements, define solutions, and deliver projects from design through deployment.
• Develop technical documentation including scope, functional specifications, technical designs, process flows, object models, and testing plans.
• Support and improve integrations between IBM i applications and external systems using APIs, web services, delimited files, and FTP/SFTP‑based exchanges.
• Work across application and infrastructure teams to support upgrades, vendor‑led changes, testing cycles, and deployment planning.
• Analyze current business processes and recommend improvements that increase efficiency, maintainability, and user experience.
• Participate in code reviews, knowledge sharing, documentation, and cross‑coverage for business‑critical systems.
• Protect company, customer, and personnel information by maintaining strict confidentiality and following established security practices.
• Provide occasional after‑hours support for critical business issues as needed; weekend support is not typically required.

• RAS/ERP running on an IBM Power
  10 environment, with RPG IV ILE development using free‑form RPG, structured programming, and SQL.
• Mirrored production and high‑availability environments supported through geographically separate infrastructure, using iTera Mirroring.
• Warehouse mobile devices integrated with ERP for warehouse management processes.
• Windows‑based middleware and Java‑powered integration services used to move and transform data between business systems.
• IBM web services that expose RPG service programs to online ordering and other connected platforms.
• Mobile sales and delivery applications integrated with the ERP platform to support field operations.
• Collaboration with infrastructure teams supporting VMware, disaster recovery, and backup/recovery platforms.

• Bachelor’s degree in CIS, Computer Science, MIS, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 10+ years of application development experience, including senior‑level responsibility for analysis, design, development, testing, and production support.
• Strong experience with RPG IV ILE, fully free‑form RPG, service programs, procedures, data structures, and modular IBM i application design.
• Strong experience with DB2 for i, embedded SQL, and SQL‑based data access and troubleshooting.
• Experience with DDS display files, menus, subfiles, dialog‑style interfaces, printer files, and externally described files.
• Working knowledge of IBM i operational concepts such as job scheduling, job logs, spool files, resource monitoring, and general system health review.
• Experience designing, documenting, and supporting integrations using APIs, web services, delimited files, and FTP/SFTP.
• Experience creating functional and technical documentation, test plans, process flows, and implementation details for new solutions and enhancements.
• MS SQL experience, including ETL‑related scripting and support using Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with technical teams, vendors, and business users.
• Ability to understand the broader business context while breaking complex initiatives into detailed, executable steps.
• Strong attention to detail, a high level of accuracy, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.