Senior RPG Programmer​/Analyst - Remote - FS

About the Role

The Impact You’ll Make As a Senior RPG Programmer/Analyst, you will lead the analysis, design, development, and maintenance of business-critical IBM i applications. You are architecting solutions that help our clients bridge the gap between legacy reliability and modern efficiency – not just writing code. You will work both independently and as part of a collaborative team, providing our clients with consulting services in support of their business applications systems.

• Consult & Collaborate:
  Support our clients in resolving application issues, identify business needs, and deliver solutions throughout the full project life cycle.
• Architect & Develop:
  Analyze, design, code, and test software applications using all versions of RPG and SQL.
• Testing and Quality Assurance:
  
  Ensure program and application integrity through various testing phases (Unit, Integration, Smoke, etc.).
• Document and Communicate:
  Translate system architecture into clear textual and visual documentation for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Quality Leadership:
  Capable of leading a small technical team when required. Lead code reviews for database and logic changes.
• Modernize:
  Support our clients to transform legacy business applications into modern, scalable ILE applications.

Expertise: 20+ years of proven experience with the IBM i (iSeries/AS/400) platform.

• Advanced RPG:
  Mastery of various forms of RPG (especially RPGLE, including Free-form syntax and embedded SQL).
• Database Depth:
  Expert-level DB2 application programming and database design.
• Modern Concepts:
  Deep understanding of ILE concepts (Modules, Service Programs, Binding Directories).
• Change Management:
  Experience navigating structured deployment and version control processes.
• Communication:
  Capable of verbal and written communication with various levels of client personnel. The ability to explain technical "why" to stakeholders in business terms and "how" to developers in technical terms.

• Application Packages:
  Experience with major IBM I ERP systems (Infor LX, BPCS, Infor XA, MAPICS, PRMS, JDE, Frontier, HFA, etc.).
• Applications:
  Distribution, Manufacturing, Finance, Insurance.
• Tooling:
  Experience with RDi (Rational Developer for i) or Eclipse-based IDEs.
• Modern Dev Ops:
  Familiarity with Git or SVN in an IBM i environment.
• Analysis:
  Experience with Impact Analysis tools.
• Integrations:
  Experience with integration solutions using APIs, JSON, XML and other integration tools such as Go Anywhere.