Cognizant

Senior RPG Developer (IBM i / AS400)

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12 hours ago
Dallas, TX, USASenior

Responsibilities

  • Develop, enhance, test, and maintain IBM i/AS400 applications using RPG, RPG IV, RPGILE free format, and SQLRPGLE.
  • Develop new functionality and enhance existing programs based on business requirements and technical specifications.
  • Build and maintain embedded SQL and DB2 for i solutions, including data processing, validation, stored procedures, and performance optimization.
  • Develop and support integrations between IBM i/AS400 applications, JDE, and related enterprise systems.
  • Perform data mapping, transformation, validation, reconciliation, and production troubleshooting.
  • Analyze and maintain legacy RPG applications, including modernization to RPGILE free format.
  • Support batch processing, system integration testing, regression testing, and user acceptance testing.

Requirements

  • At least 6 years of experience.
  • Strong hands-on experience with RPG, RPG IV, RPGILE, RPGILE free format, and SQLRPGLE development.
  • Strong knowledge of IBM i/AS400, including libraries, objects, job queues, output queues, CL programs, commands, and job scheduling.
  • Experience with DB2 for i and embedded SQL, including stored procedures, indexes, views, joins, triggers, and SQL performance tuning.
  • Experience with DDS, physical and logical files, display files, subfiles, data areas, data queues, and message queues.
  • Experience supporting enterprise application integrations and batch processing.
  • Preferred experience integrating IBM i/AS400 applications with JDE and understanding JDE data structures, interfaces, and transaction flows.
  • Preferred experience with RDi, SEU, SDA, PDM, WRK commands, STRDBG, job logs, and spool files.
  • Preferred knowledge of FTP/SFTP, IFS, middleware integrations, file transfers, and automated job processing.
  • Preferred experience optimizing RPG and SQLRPGLE applications for performance, reliability, and maintainability.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement requiring 2–3 days per week in a client or Cognizant office in Dallas, Texas.
  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
  • 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.
  • Eligibility for a discretionary annual incentive program based on performance.

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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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