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 

• Design, develop, test, and maintain AS400 applications. 
• Analyze business requirements and convert them into technical specifications. 
• Develop and support programs using RPG, RPGLE, CL, CLLE, SQLRPGLE, and DB2/400. 
• Troubleshoot production issues and provide timely resolution. 
• Perform code reviews, unit testing, and defect fixes. 
• Work on enhancements, maintenance, and modernization initiatives. 
• Support batch jobs, job scheduling, and system monitoring. 
• Collaborate with business users, analysts, QA, and infrastructure teams. 
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, release processes, and best practices. 
• Prepare technical documentation and support knowledge transfer. 

Required Skills 

• 8+ years of experience in IBM AS400 / iSeries development and maintenance. 
• Strong hands-on experience in RPG, RPGLE, CL, CLLE, ILE, and Free Format RPG. 
• Good knowledge of DB2/400, SQL/400, DDS, physical/logical files, and stored procedures. 
• Experience in incident management, problem management, and production support. 
• Familiarity with job scheduling, batch processing, and AS400 utilities. 
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills. 
• Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities. 

Preferred Skills 

• Experience in code migration or modernization from fixed format to free format RPG. 
• Exposure to tools such as IBM Job Scheduler, ROBOT, and change management tools. 
• Knowledge of MQ, Connect Direct, SFTP, or interface integrations. 
• Experience in Agile/Scrum delivery environments. 
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills. 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. 
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in AS400 development.