Software Engineer

Job Description

Department: Information Technology

Reports to: IT Manager

Job Summary:

Responsible for designing, developing, testing, supporting, and continuously improving business applications on the IBM i platform. This position requires hands-on RPG programming and supports core business logic, reports, interfaces, and application modernization.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• No direct reports

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain applications using RPG, RPGLE/ILE RPG, free-format RPG, CL/CLLE, SQL, and DB2 for i.
• Analyze business requirements and existing program logic and translate needs into maintainable technical solutions.
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root-cause analysis, correct defects, and support business-critical IBM i applications.
• Maintain and modernize legacy programs, batch processes, reports, files, interfaces, and job streams.
• Create and maintain program specifications, technical documentation, data flows, deployment steps, and support procedures.
• Follow coding, testing, source-control, change-management, security, and deployment standards.
• Collaborate with users on testing and validation and communicate status, risks, and implementation impacts.
• Support interfaces between IBM i applications and other systems, including APIs, file exchanges, EDI, and scheduled integrations.
• Participate in code review, knowledge transfer, application support, and continuous improvement.
• Follow all company safety and environmental policies and federal regulations.
• Other duties assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to program in RPG on IBM i.
• Working knowledge of RPGLE/ILE concepts, CL, SQL, DB2 for i, job processing, debugging, IBM i development tools, HTML, and Javascript.
• Ability to read and safely modify legacy code while using modern, modular, and documented practices for new development.
• Strong analytical, communication, testing, documentation, and business-process skills.

Education and Experience:

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, software development, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• IBM i and RPG development experience required.
• Free-format RPG, embedded SQL, APIs, EDI, integrations, or modern IBM i tooling experience preferred.
• JD Edwards experience helpful but not required.

Physical Requirements:

• Primarily office-based work environment.
• Occasional travel and after-hours support may be required.
• Ability to sit, stand, and use standard computer equipment for extended periods.

L. G. Everist, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate. We embrace a diverse workforce and opportunities for all qualified applicants. We are committed to having a team that represents the communities where we operate with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

All job offers are contingent upon passing a pre-employment drug test and background check.