Associate Staff Engineer (RPG/IBM DB2)

Requirements

• Experience : 4+ years
• Strong hands-on experience in RPG development, including RPG III, RPG IV, and RPGLE.
• Extensive experience developing and maintaining applications on the IBM i (AS/400 / iSeries) platform.
• Strong expertise in IBM DB2 and SQL for application development, data manipulation, and troubleshooting.
• Hands-on experience with IBM MQ for messaging and application integration.
• Experience working with IBM i development tools, programming standards, and enterprise application environments.
• Good understanding of application integration concepts and experience integrating IBM i applications with distributed systems.
• Experience with ETL processes and data integration is an added advantage.
• Exposure to Java-based application integration is desirable.
• Knowledge of XMS (Extended Messaging Service) or similar messaging technologies is an added advantage.
• Strong analytical, debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with technical and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and maintain enterprise applications on the IBM i (AS/400 / iSeries) platform using RPG.
• Develop and maintain RPG III, RPG IV, and RPGLE programs based on business and technical requirements.
• Analyze existing applications, identify areas for enhancement, and implement robust and scalable solutions.
• Develop and optimize DB2 database queries, SQL programs, stored procedures, and data access components.
• Design and implement IBM MQ-based messaging solutions for reliable application-to-application communication.
• Integrate IBM i applications with external and distributed systems using messaging, APIs, and other integration mechanisms.
• Support ETL processes and data integration workflows where required.
• Troubleshoot application issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement permanent fixes.
• Perform unit testing, integration testing, debugging, and code reviews to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Collaborate with application architects, developers, QA teams, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, application specifications, and support documentation.
• Participate in production support, incident resolution, application enhancements, and maintenance activities.
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, development best practices, security guidelines, and SDLC processes.
• Contribute to application modernization and integration initiatives involving IBM i, Java, IBM MQ, and enterprise technologies.
• Provide technical guidance and support to team members when required.

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.