Cognizant

RPG Programmer

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8 hours ago
Dallas, TX, USASenior

Base Salary

$60k - $94k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Write, enhance, test, and maintain RPG, RPGILE free format, and SQLRPGLE programs on the IBM i/AS400 platform.
  • Create and maintain embedded SQL logic to read, update, validate, and process DB2 for i data.
  • Develop and maintain inbound and outbound interfaces between AS400 applications and JDE, including extraction, transformation, validation, and loading routines.
  • Troubleshoot production issues involving RPG programs, SQL queries, job failures, data mismatches, interface errors, and JDE communication problems.
  • Perform unit, system integration, regression, and user acceptance testing while optimizing code for performance, reliability, and maintainability.
  • Analyze legacy RPG code and modernize it into RPGILE free format where appropriate.

Requirements

  • Strong hands-on experience with RPG, RPG IV, RPGILE, RPGILE free format, and SQLRPGLE programming.
  • Solid understanding of IBM i/AS400 libraries, objects, job queues, output queues, commands, CL programs, and job scheduling.
  • Experience with DB2 for i, embedded SQL, stored procedures, indexes, views, joins, triggers, and query performance tuning.
  • Knowledge of DDS, physical files, logical files, display files, printer files, subfiles, data areas, data queues, and message queues.
  • Experience with RDi, SEU, SDA, PDM, WRK commands, STRDBG, job logs, and spool files.
  • Understanding of JDE data structures, interface patterns, batch processing, and enterprise application integration concepts.
  • Knowledge of FTP/SFTP, IFS, middleware-based integrations, file transfers, and automated job processing.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model requiring three days per week in a client or Cognizant office in Dallas, Texas.
  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, subject to eligibility.
  • Paid holidays and paid time off.
  • 401(k) plan and contributions.
  • Long-term and short-term disability coverage.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program based on performance and applicable plan terms.

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About Cognizant

10,000+ employees

Cognizant is a public IT services and consulting firm that designs, builds, and runs enterprise technology, including digital engineering, cloud modernization, data/AI, and managed services. It sells consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing on multi-year engagements to large enterprises in healthcare, banking, retail, communications, and manufacturing. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, Cognizant is NASDAQ-listed (CTSH) and a Fortune 500 company.

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