Senior Rpg Developer

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Collaborate with other developers in the design and planning of application code to meet the business users’ requirements.
• Ensure adherence to code standards and the development process, providing assistance to fellow developers.
• Plan and implement effective development solutions, meeting specified requirements and deadlines.
• Stay informed about industry standards and incorporate best practices into development processes.
• Plan and execute Unit Testing, Systems Integration Testing, and archive test results.
• Develop System/Functional Documentation, operations manuals, systems processes, and technical designs, being accountable for their completion.
• Analyze and resolve complex system issues in collaboration with end-users and other IT support staff.
• Write technical specifications based on functional requirements.
• Translate functional requirements into design specifications, following established development standards.
• Occasional standby and production support may be required.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Matric / Grade 12.
• Relevant technical or business qualification – degree/diploma.
• Minimum 5 years of IT experience.
• Knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle.
• Senior developer with 3+ years RPG/ILE experience.
• Proficiency in Embedded SQL and experience using IBM Rational IDE.
• Fully free-form RPG using embedded SQL.
• Proficient in SQL400 and CLLE.
• Web Front-end technology experience (e.g., PHP/JS) – advantageous.
• Experience with XML and JSON – advantageous.
• Integration with 3rd party services via web service (e.g., SOAP and RESTful API) – advantageous.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Sound RPG programming and solid technical skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent documentation skills.
• Ability to liaise with users at all levels.