iSeries Engineer

Software Engineer III (iSeries Engineering)

Location: Location: Staples India Business Innovation Hub, Chennai

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced RPG Developer to join our Order Management Systems (OMS) team. This role is ideal for a technical expert passionate about building and maintaining high-performance applications using RPG on IBM i (AS/400, iSeries) systems.

You will play a critical role in designing, enhancing, and maintaining Order Management solutions that support business-critical operations across multiple domains with primary focus on B2B Order Creation and Management.

Responsibilities:

- Design, develop, test, and maintain RPG-based applications on IBM i platforms.
- Lead enhancements and bug-fixes in Order Management Systems (OMS), with deep understanding of customer account management, order entry, order fulfillment, billing, and returns modules.
- Translate business requirements into high-quality, scalable, secure, and maintainable code.
- Work collaboratively with Product Owners, QA, and multiple application and infrastructure teams located in USA and India to deliver end-to-end OMS solutions.
- Conduct root cause analysis and performance tuning of the applications.
- Modernize legacy RPG code (e.g., RPG III to RPG IV/ILE/Free Format) where necessary.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, including code reviews and release notes.
- Comply with Change Management, PCI, PII, SOX policies and best practices.
- Provide technical mentorship to junior developers.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

- 8+ years of experience in RPG development, including RPG IV, RPG ILE, and Free Format RPG.
- Strong hands-on experience with IBM i (AS/400, iSeries) platforms.
- Deep understanding of Order Management business processes.
- Proficiency in CL, DDS, DB2/400, and service programs/modules.
- Solid experience with EDI, APIs, and integrations between RPG-based and external systems.
- Proven track record in performance tuning and troubleshooting RPG applications.
- Ability to work independently and drive development in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication skills and experience working with cross-functional teams.

Preferred (Nice to Have):

- Experience with modernization tools like Visual Studio Code, RDi, Implementer, SQL, APIs, web services on IBM i, and AI.
- JAVA, Sterling OMS, Cloud (Azure, GCP), Microservices, EDA, DevOPS, CICD, ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, Snowflake, Power BI, Copilot, Python.
- Familiarity with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)/Scrum/Kanban frameworks.
- Exposure to e-Commerce, Retail, Logistics domains.

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