Cobol/RPG Senior Developer

Cobol/RPG Senior Developer
I have a need for a Sr. Developer at onsite/offshore with Cobol and RPG skills.
The person needs to be technically strong with hands-on experience, especially on RPG
Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and hands-on Senior COBOL / RPG Developer with strong technical expertise in legacy system development, enhancement, and modernization. The ideal candidate must have deep experience in RPG (RPG III / RPG IV / RPGLE / Free-form RPG) and COBOL, with the ability to work independently in both onsite and offshore delivery models.

This role involves maintaining, enhancing, and integrating enterprise applications running on IBM i (AS/400) platforms while ensuring high performance, reliability, and scalability.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and maintain applications using RPG (RPG IV / RPGLE / Free-Form RPG) and COBOL.
• Analyze existing legacy systems and implement enhancements or modernization solutions.
• Develop and modify programs, service programs, stored procedures, and batch jobs.
• Perform impact analysis and provide technical design documentation.
• Troubleshoot production issues and provide timely resolution.
• Optimize performance of RPG and COBOL programs.
• Work with DB2/400 for database design, queries, and optimization.
• Develop and maintain CL programs and job scheduling processes.
• Support data integration with external systems via APIs, flat files, or messaging.
• Participate in code reviews and enforce coding standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with business analysts, QA teams, and offshore/onshore teams.
• Provide production support and handle incident management as required.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on development experience in RPG (RPG IV / RPGLE / Free-Form RPG).
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in COBOL development.
• Strong experience working on IBM i (AS/400) platform.
• Experience with DB2/400, embedded SQL, and database design.
• Knowledge of CL programming.
• Experience in batch processing, job scheduling, and performance tuning.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience in system integration and legacy modernization.
• Ability to work in a distributed onsite/offshore team model.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.