Senior LANSA Developer – IBM i / AS400 - 10941914

Senior LANSA Developer – IBM i / AS400

Requirement ID

10941914

Location

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Start Date

ASAP

Duration

6 Months

Experience

8–10 years

Employment Type

Contract

Language

Dutch & English

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior LANSA Developer with extensive experience in LANSA development and IBM i / AS400 environments.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and supporting business-critical applications running on LANSA and IBM i (AS400/iSeries) platforms. You will work with LANSA development frameworks, RDML/RDMLX, DB2/400, and SQL while supporting application performance, production issues, and ongoing enhancements.

This is a senior-level position requiring strong technical expertise, analytical skills, and the ability to work independently in an Agile environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and maintain applications using LANSA.
• Develop applications using:
• Visual LANSA
• LANSA RDML
• RDMLX
• LANSA Frameworks
• LANSA Repository
• Develop and maintain application screens, business logic, and underlying processes.
• Analyze business and technical requirements and translate them into effective LANSA solutions.
• Work with IBM i / AS400 / iSeries environments.
• Develop and maintain applications using DB2/400.
• Manage and troubleshoot IBM i components, including:
• Job queues
• Batch processing
• Message queues
• System monitoring
• Application processes
• Investigate and resolve production issues within LANSA and IBM i environments.
• Perform application and database performance troubleshooting.
• Develop and optimize SQL queries.
• Analyze and resolve production data issues.
• Support data modelling and database-related activities.
• Collaborate with business users, technical teams, and other developers to deliver application enhancements.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and follow Agile development practices.
• Maintain technical documentation and support application knowledge transfer.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of existing applications and development processes.

Must-Have Skills & Experience

LANSA Development

• 8+ years of software development experience, with strong experience in LANSA.
• Extensive hands-on experience with:
• Visual LANSA
• RDML
• RDMLX
• LANSA Frameworks
• LANSA Repository concepts
• Strong experience developing screens and application business logic.
• Ability to troubleshoot and maintain existing LANSA applications.
• Experience working on enterprise-scale LANSA applications.

IBM i / AS400

• Strong hands-on experience with IBM i / AS400 / iSeries.
• Experience with DB2/400.
• Understanding of IBM i job queues and batch processing.
• Experience working with message queues.
• Experience with system monitoring and operational support.
• Strong production troubleshooting and performance analysis skills.

SQL & Database

• Strong SQL development skills.
• Experience with DB2 databases, particularly DB2/400.
• Understanding of data modelling and database structures.
• Experience troubleshooting production data issues.
• Strong query optimization and performance-tuning skills.
• Knowledge of database administration and DBMS concepts.

Agile & Collaboration

• Experience working within an Agile development environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of technical tasks.
• Good communication skills when working with technical and business stakeholders.
• Ability to document technical solutions and support knowledge transfer.

Technical Competencies

• LANSA
• Visual LANSA
• RDML / RDMLX
• LANSA Frameworks
• LANSA Repository
• IBM i
• AS400 / iSeries
• DB2/400
• SQL
• Database Administration
• Data Modelling
• Query Optimization
• Batch Processing
• Job Queues
• Message Queues
• System Monitoring
• Production Support
• Performance Troubleshooting
• Agile Development

Language Requirements

• Dutch: Required
• English: Required

The candidate should be able to communicate effectively in Dutch and English in a professional working environment.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior developer with deep expertise in LANSA and IBM i/AS400 environments. You should have strong hands-on development experience combined with the ability to troubleshoot production issues, optimize SQL and database performance, and maintain business-critical applications.

Experience with legacy and enterprise application environments, combined with a modern Agile way of working, will be highly valuable.

Contract Details

Role

Senior LANSA Developer

Requirement ID

10941914

Location

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Start Date

ASAP

Duration

6 months

Experience

8–10 years

Language

Dutch & English

Employment Type

Contract