What are the responsibilities and job description for the AS400 / iSeries (RPG) Developer position at Flex Employee Services?
We are seeking a talented and creative AS400 / iSeries (RPG) Developer for application development and support within a leading wholesale retail environment in the United States. The ideal candidate should be strong in problem-solving, collaboration, and end-to-end application development in an enterprise setting.
Responsibilities
- Analyze and develop iSeries applications supporting retail systems
- Create functional specifications using standard development practices
- Perform code reviews, unit testing, and QA coordination
- Work with analysts, product owners, QA, and IT leadership to define and deliver requirements
- Participate in estimation, release planning, deployment, and production support
- Provide 2nd level support for incident resolution and create KB articles
- Perform peer code reviews focusing on scalability, reuse, and best practices
- Collaborate on technical discussions involving architecture, design, and user experience
- Ensure adherence to client development standards and deployment processes
Must-Have Skills
iSeries / AS400 Development
- Strong programming experience on iSeries platform
- RPG, RPG ILE, SQLRPGLE, CLP/CLLE
- ILE programming (modules, binding directories, service programs)
SQL & Database
- Strong SQL knowledge
- Complex SQL queries, embedded SQL, cursor programming
- Physical files, logical files, SQL tables, indexes, views, stored procedures
Application Development
- Screen programming (Display files, Subfiles, Printer files)
- Data mapping and business rules documentation
- Understanding of program and data flow analysis
Integration & Messaging
- Message Queues (MQ) and MQ triggers
- XML integration in RPG programs
Soft Skills
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to independently own tasks and collaborate with onsite analysts
Good-to-Have Skills
- MDCMS / Turnover (code configuration management tools)
- X-Analysis (iSeries cross-reference tool)
- Trigger-based processing and messaging systems
- ROBOT job scheduler
- iSeries Navigator (query execution and performance analysis)
- Knowledge of retail domain (Merchandising, Warehouse Management, Distribution)
- Understanding of normalized/denormalized and star schema databases
- Experience in inter-system communication using message queuing
Additional Information
- Must adhere to client IS development standards and deployment processes
- Participate in peer reviews and ensure best practices in coding
- Support production incidents and on-call responsibilities when needed