AS400 Developer​/Admin

Location:
Oklahoma City, OK (Hybrid On-Site 3/2 From Day
1)

Duration: 12+ Months

Hours: 20 hours per week

Visa: USC, GC, H4-EAD, L2-EAD

The Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES), in coordination with the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID),is seeking an experienced, high-caliber AS400 Developer/Admin for along-term contract engagement.

This critical resource will provide essential application maintenance, database management, and application-level administration services for OID’s core IBM AS/400 (IBM i Series) environment.

Because the underlying AS/400 hardware partition, operating system, and baseline infrastructure are fully hosted and managed by an external provider, this position does not require hardware orOS-level systems engineering. Instead, the contractor will focus on applicationdevelopment, software support, database management, and serving as the technical liaison to Ensono for environment-level modifications.

Additionally, the contractor will play a keyrole in assisting state IT leadership with database extraction, documentation of legacy business logic, and support for ongoing cloud migration and data archiving initiatives.

• Maintain, modify, and optimize custom legacy application code written in RPG, RPG III, RPG IV (ILE RPG), RPGLE, and Control Language (CL).
• Investigate and troubleshoot operational bugs,batch run anomalies, and user-reported system issues.
• Update existing logic to adapt to regulatory changes, licensing requirements, and agency business process updates.
• Serve as the primary technical point ofcontact to coordinate with the hosting provider for system maintenance, OS patching schedules, database utilities, and environmental adjustments.
• Manage application-level security configurations, including user profiles, object-level authority, and verify system audit logs (QAUDJRN) to maintain system integrity.
• Manage local job queues, active subsystems,and application-level job schedulers.
• Coordinate with Ensono’s storage and backup operations teams to ensure application backup windows, disaster recovery testing, and restoration verifications are carried out successfully.

• Query, manage, and tune DB2 for i databases,optimizing SQL queries and indexes to ensure database responsiveness.
• Support secure, automated file transfers(SFTP/FTP) and interfaces between the hosted AS400 partition and downstream state, regional, or partner systems.

• Cooperate with state database administrator sand cloud architects to extract, clean, and archive legacy tables.
• Document system flows, database schemas, andinterdependencies to facilitate a seamless transition of legacy business logicto modern cloud systems.

Experience: Minimumof five (5) years of hands-on experience in AS400 (IBM i, iSeries) applicationdevelopment and support.

Programming

Skills:

Exceptional proficiency in RPG IV (ILE RPG), RPGLE, CL, and SQL on DB2 for i.

Hosting Coordination: Prior experience working in a hosted/managed AS400 environment, collaborating with external hosting providers (such as Ensono) to resolve infrastructure or environmental issues.

Application Administration: Proven experience in IBM i work management, subsystem coordination, application security, and user profile management.

Data Integration: Strong background in file transfer automation (FTP, SFTP) and managing externalintegrations.

Direct experience assisting in legacy-to-cloud migrations or data warehousing extractions.

Familiarity with modern IBM i tools, such as Rational Developer for i (RDi).

Prior experience working in public sector environments or supporting insurance regulatory systems.

This role is structured as a contract engagement.
Candidates must be local to Oklahoma City or willing to relocate , as hybrid schedules require designated on-site days at Oklahoma Insurance Department or OMES facilities.

Candidates must pass a comprehensive background check as required by State of Oklahoma IT security standards.