RPG Developer at Horizontal Talent in Tampa, Florida

Job Description:

Looking for a seasoned tech lead who can direct other developers and support the development and maintenance of cost-effective application software utilizing knowledge of tools, concepts, and principles to construct and deliver software in direct support of customer business needs across all internal development platforms.

• Interact with business and other Systems department personnel to design, develop and maintain business applications that effectively support the operations business customers.


• Provides recommendations on methodology and development environment improvements. Uses knowledge and experience in solving complex problems.


• Performs complex and varied programming, based on specifications, utilizing appropriate development tools, common routines and interfaces using internal development languages (i.e., RPG, Visual Basic, Java, C#, StreamSure, etc.).


• Designs, develops, maintains and supports multi-platform application systems to increase productivity and promote reusability.


• Develops a sequence of programming steps translating business model specifications into detailed system component specifications, including file design and operating instructions.


• Supports the creation of test plans and debugs programs.


• Analyzes job requests from user departments for feasibility and impact on current applications systems.


• Designs, develops, maintains and supports multi-platform application systems to increase productivity and promote reusability


• Performs other assignments to comply with business strategies and initiatives.

• Project Management experience including the ability to coordinate, through the full project life cycle, the efforts of project team members including end-users, vendors and internal systems staff.


• Strong analysis and design skills with a focus on system design and flow.


• Experience with designing and implementing high volume, mission critical, productions systems.


• Must be a team player


• Ability to work with a sense of urgency in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment.


• Experience in a Windows desktop environment.


• Must be a self-starter with the ability to learn quickly through on the job experience working with a sense of urgency.


• 8+ years of development experience in RPG/400, RPG-ILE, RPG Free


• 8+ years of development experience in CL


• Working experience with COBOL


• 8+ years working experience with Service Programs, ILE Modules, bound programs, binding directories, etc.


• Working experience with Aldon (Rocket) Change Management tool


• Working experience with IBM WebSphere Development Studio Client (Eclipse)


• 8+ years working experience in IBM DB2 and SQL


• 8+ years working experience with exposing iSeries programs for web applications (stored •procedures, web services, etc.)


• Leadership skills a plus