Job Title: Sr AS400 Developer
Location: Hybrid - King of Prussia, PA (4 days onsite/1 day remote)
Job Type: Independent Contract (Contractor / Non-Employee)
Start Date: ASAP
Pay Rate: $60-65/hr 1099 / C2C
Contract Length: 12+ Months
Role Summary
We are looking for an experienced Sr. Developer - AS400 to join our technology team in Hyderabad. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in IBM i / AS400 application development, support, and maintenance, along with solid expertise in RPG, RPGLE, CL, DB2/400, and SQL/400. The role involves working on critical business applications, analyzing requirements, developing solutions, and supporting production environments.
Key Responsibilities
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Design, develop, test, and maintain AS400 applications.
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Analyze business requirements and convert them into technical specifications.
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Develop and support programs using RPG, RPGLE, CL, CLLE, SQLRPGLE, and DB2/400.
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Troubleshoot production issues and provide timely resolution.
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Perform code reviews, unit testing, and defect fixes.
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Work on enhancements, maintenance, and modernization initiatives.
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Support batch jobs, job scheduling, and system monitoring.
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Collaborate with business users, analysts, QA, and infrastructure teams.
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Ensure adherence to coding standards, release processes, and best practices.
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Prepare technical documentation and support knowledge transfer.
Required Skills
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8+ years of experience in IBM AS400 / iSeries development and maintenance.
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Strong hands-on experience in RPG, RPGLE, CL, CLLE, ILE, and Free Format RPG.
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Good knowledge of DB2/400, SQL/400, DDS, physical/logical files, and stored procedures.
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Experience in incident management, problem management, and production support.
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Familiarity with job scheduling, batch processing, and AS400 utilities.
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Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
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Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities.
Preferred Skills
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Experience in code migration or modernization from fixed format to free format RPG.
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Exposure to tools such as IBM Job Scheduler, ROBOT, and change management tools.
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Knowledge of MQ, Connect Direct, SFTP, or interface integrations.
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Experience in Agile/Scrum delivery environments.
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Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
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Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in AS400 development.
