IBM i (AS/400) Technical Lead with AI Automation (such as BOB, etc)

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Job Title: Senior IBM i Software Engineer | RPGLE Developer | Tech Lead with AI Automation

Location: REMOTE

Type: Contract long-term (Potential Contract-to-Hire)

Overview: Seeking IBM i / AS400 / RPG expertise, with deep hands-on technical knowledge and experience, who can independently work in complex legacy environments. High-performing professional who knows IBM I and RPG inside and out, and enjoys solving problems in legacy environments. Candidates should be proactive, accountable, and motivated to improve systems and development practices. Experience leveraging AI tools to improve development efficiency and analyze legacy RPG code.

Key Requirements:

10+ years IBM i / AS400 / RPG development experience
Strong expertise in RPG III / RPG IV / RPGLE (Free Format), CL / CLLE and DB2 for i / SQLAbility to analyze, maintain, and enhance complex legacy RPG applicationsILE RPG / Activation Groups / ILE Concepts
Service Programs (SRVPGM), Binder Language, Signatures, Signature Failure Resolution
Embedded SQL / SQLRPGLE / File Access Using SQLPerformance Tuning / Long-Running Batch Job EfficiencyIBM i APIs / REST APIs / Web Services / Web Components
Error Handling / Message Severity LevelsData Conversion (RPG to JSON / JSON to RPG)AI Enablement / Modernizing / Optimizing IBM i / RPG applications
Use of AI tools to improve development productivity & analyze legacy code more efficiently
Strong troubleshooting and production support skills
Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of deliverables
Familiarity with tools such as Aldon, MKS Implementer, Git, X-Analysis, or HawkeyeAI-Assisted:

Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools, such as IBM Bob or similar, to automate RPG modernization, refactoring, testing, and documentation, including conversion of legacy RPG to RPG-FreeUse of AI tools to improve development productivity, analyze legacy code more efficiently (for example GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT / GPT tools, Claude) Legacy Code Analysis / Modernization, optimizing IBM i / RPG applications

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