Iseriesas Developer

iSeries/AS400 Developer Issaquah WA Job Description: UST Global is looking for a talented and creative iSeries/AS400 Developer for Application Development and Solutions support. The developer will be working with one of the leading Wholesale retailers in the US. The ideal candidate should have the ability to work creatively and analytically in a problemsolving environment. The ideal candidate must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability and knowhow to collaborate effectively with domain experts and the IT leadership team.
Responsibilities: Analyzes and develops iSeries code that supports various applications in the Retail Domain. Creates functional specifications for applications supported using standard practices processes and procedures. Performs code reviews unit testing coordinates with development team members on development and QA tasks. Adheres to the clients IS division development standards and deployment processes and procedures. Collaborates with the Product Owner business area team members and QA to ensure requirements are clearly defined understood and documented. Participates in development estimation deployment and release planning to ensure delivery of solutions. Responsible for 2nd level support resolution of daily incident tickets creation of KB articles for 1st level support and provide oncall support. Perform peer reviews on source code to ensure reuse scalability and the use of best practices Participate in collaborative technical discussions that focus on software user experience design architecture and development Requirements: MustHave Excellent programming skills on the iSeries platform Analyze and Create new programs using RPG RPG ILE SQLRPGLE and Control Language (CLP/CLLE). Very good knowledge of SQL concepts Analyze and modify complex SQL queries embedded SQL in SQLRPGLE Cursor programming SQL Sprocs. Database Concepts Create and Analyze Physical files Logical Files SQL tables Indexes Views Stored procedures. Good working knowledge in screen programming Display Files Subfiles and Printer files. Document business rules effectively and should be able to create data mapping documents after analyzing program flows and data flows ILE Programming Analyze and Create program modules binding directories service programs. Working knowledge of Message Queue (MQ) MQ Trigger and embedding XML tags in RPG Programs Good communication skills and the job will involve owning a project task completely based on the communication with the analysts at the client site Good to Have Good working knowledge in Turnover the code configuration management tool Good working knowledge in X Analysis crossreference tool for iSeries. Knowledge of Triggers Message Queuing for interprogram/ intersystem communication ROBOT job scheduler knowledge in creating and setting up scheduled jobs in the iSeries. Knowledge of normalized denormalized tables Star Schema databases Working knowledge on iSeries Navigator to run queries and analyze the performance of SQL queries. Knowledge in the Retail Domain especially in areas like Merchandising Warehouse Management Distributionetc. Job Description: Expectations from this role: Act creatively to develop applications by selecting appropriate technical options optimizing application development maintenance and performance by employing design patterns and reusing proven solutions. Account for others developmental activities; assisting Project Manager in day to day project execution.
Interpret the application feature and component designs to develop the same in accordance with specifications. Code debug test document and communicate product component and feature development stages. Validate results with user representatives integrating and commissions the overall solution. Select and create appropriate technical options for development such as reusing improving or reconfiguration of existing components while creating own solutions for new contexts Optimises efficiency cost and quality. Influence and improve customer satisfaction Influence and improve employee engagement within the project teams Set FAST goals for self Typical performance measures: Adherence to engineering process and standards (coding standards) Adherence to project schedule / timelines Number of technical issues uncovered during the execution of the project Number of defects in the code Number of defects post delivery Number of non compliance issues Percent of voluntary attrition On time completion of mandatory compliance trainingsPerformance Areas: Code: Code as per the design Define coding standards templates and checklists Review code for team and peers Documentation: Create/review templates checklists guidelines standards for design/process/development Create/review deliverable documents. Design documentation requirements test cases and results Configure: Define and govern configuration management plan Ensure compliance from the team Test: Review/Create unit test cases scenarios and execution Review test plan created by testing team Provide clarifications to the testing team Domain relevance: Advise software developers on design and development of features and components with deeper understanding of the business problem being addressed for the client Learn more about the customer domain and identify opportunities to provide value addition to customers Complete relevant domain certifications Manage Project: Support Project Manager with inputs for the projects Manage delivery of modules Manage complex user stories Manage Defects: Perform defect RCA and mitigation Identify defect trends and take proactive measures to improve quality Estimate: Create and provide input for effort and size estimation and plan resources for projects Manage knowledge: Consume and contribute to project related documents share point libraries and client universities Review the reusable documents created by the team Release: Execute and monitor release process Design: Contribute to creation of design (HLD LLD SAD)/architecture for applications features business components and data models Interface with Customer: Clarify requirements and provide guidance to Development Team Present design options to customers Conduct product demos Work closely with customer architects for finalizing design Manage Team: Set FAST goals and provide feedback Understand aspirations of the team members and provide guidance opportunities etc Ensure team members are upskilled Ensure team is engaged in project Proactively identify attrition risks and work with BSE on retention measures Certifications: Obtain relevant domain and technology certifications Skill Examples: Explain and communicate the design / development to the customer Perform and evaluate test results against product specifications Break down complex problems into logical components Develop user interfaces business software components Use data models Estimate time and effort resources required for developing / debugging features / components Perform and evaluate test in the customer or target environments Make quick decisions on technical/project related challenges Manage a team mentor and handle people related issues in team Have the ability to maintain high motivation levels and positive dynamics within the team. Interface with other teams designers and other parallel practices Set goals for self and team. Provide feedback for team members 13. Create and articulate impactful technical presentations 14. Follow high level of business etiquette in emails and other business communication 15. Drive conference calls with customers and answer customer questions 16. Proactively ask for and offer help 17. Ability to work under pressure determine dependencies risks facilitate planning handling multiple tasks. 18. Build confidence with customers by meeting the deliverables timely with a quality product. 19. Estimate time and effort of resources required for developing / debugging features / components Knowledge Examples: Appropriate software programs / modules Functional & technical designing Programming languages proficient in multiple skill clusters DBMS Operating Systems and software platforms Software Development Life Cycle Agile Scrum or Kanban Methods Integrated development environment (IDE) Rapid application development (RAD) Modelling technology and languages Interface definition languages (IDL) Broad knowledge of customer domain and deep knowledge of sub domain where problem is solved Additional Sills: RPGILE RPGAS400Sql
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