Senior RPG Programmer/Analyst (IBM i)

Location: Remote, United States; work from anywhere in North America

Company

hirify.global helps organizations modernize legacy IBM i systems while maintaining reliable business-critical applications.

What you will do

• Consult and collaborate with clients to resolve application issues, identify business needs, and deliver solutions throughout the project lifecycle.
• Analyze, design, develop, code, and test IBM i applications using all RPG versions and SQL.
• Protect application integrity through unit, integration, smoke, and other testing phases.
• Document system architecture for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Guide a small technical team when needed and conduct code reviews for database and logic changes.
• Modernize legacy applications into scalable ILE solutions.

Requirements

• Extensive demonstrated experience with the IBM i, iSeries, or AS/400 platform.
• Strong understanding of business operations in distribution, manufacturing, finance, or insurance, with the ability to align technical solutions to business needs.
• Mastery of RPG forms, especially RPGLE, including free-form syntax and embedded SQL.
• Expert-level DB2 application programming and database design.
• Strong command of ILE modules, service programs, and binding directories.
• Experience with structured deployment and version control processes.
• Ability to communicate technical rationale to business stakeholders and implementation details to developers.

Nice to have

• Experience with IBM i ERP systems such as Infor LX, BPCS, Infor XA, MAPICS, PRMS, JDE, Frontier, or HFA.
• Background in distribution, manufacturing, finance, or insurance applications.
• Familiarity with RDi or other Eclipse-based IDEs.
• Git or SVN experience in an IBM i environment.
• Experience with impact analysis tools.
• Integration experience with APIs, JSON, XML, or tools such as GoAnywhere.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent remote employment with flexibility across North America.
• Independent work combined with collaboration in a fast-paced environment.
• Values-driven technical decision-making focused on transforming legacy systems.
• Opportunity to work on client modernization initiatives in the IBM i space.