Analyst Programmer (IBMi/iSeries RPG)

TN United Kingdom; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the tools industry is seeking an Analyst Programmer to develop and maintain their IBM iSeries systems. This role involves working closely with business users to gather requirements and enhance existing applications. The company values its employees and offers a comprehensive benefits package, including flexible hours, generous holiday allowance, and discounts on products.

Benefits

25 days holiday with the ability to purchase additional leave

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and medical cash plan

Staff discount on Draper products

Long service bonus

Day off for your birthday

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free onsite parking

Qualifications

• Experience in RPG and CL programming is essential.
• Strong skills in requirements gathering and systems analysis.
• Familiarity with integrating web services and working with JSON/XML/REST.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain IBM iSeries systems to support business growth.
• Gather requirements and design new systems or enhancements.
• Provide support and troubleshooting for existing systems.

Skills

RPG

CL programming

Requirements gathering

Systems analysis

Integrating with Web Services

JSON

XML

REST

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21.05.2025

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About the Role

Why work for us?

Draper Tools is a family business with a rich history, a strong, supportive ‘family culture’ and a passion for continuous improvement. We believe everyone can make a difference, we value opinions, we embrace new ideas and take a collaborative and proactive approach to change. People enjoy working for us; one in six employees have worked for Draper for more than 25 years!

We believe there are four key reasons why you should work for us:

We’re a trusted brand: there is a reason why we’ve been in business for over 100 years and show no signs of slowing down.

We’ll welcome you: work plays a significant part in all of our lives, so we’ve built a happy and inviting environment, full of friendly colleagues who are proud to work together.

We’ll invest in you: our people are at the heart of everything we do. Which is why we’re passionate about helping you reach your full potential. We build success together.

We’ll value you: we love to recognise great work, so our benefits package has been designed to say “thank you” in more ways than one.

As our Analyst Programmer your benefits will include:

• Full-time hours with some flexibility on start and finish time
• 25 days holiday with the ability to purchase additional leave*
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and medical cash plan
• Staff discount on Draper products with significant savings available
• Long service bonus *
• Ad-hoc rewards and recognition
• Day off for your birthday
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee discount scheme - discounts on gym memberships, groceries, holidays and more
• Free onsite parking

Working as our Analyst Programmer your role will include:

• Developing, maintaining and upgrading existing IBM iSeries systems to support the current and future growth of the business.
• Working with business users to understand and gather requirements to enable the design of new systems and make enhancements to existing applications.
• Providing support for the existing systems including troubleshooting technical issues and identifying any modifications needed.
• Developing systems to adhere to the defined Draper standards.
• Producing technical documentation of development work, including user guides where appropriate.
• Ensuring all development work is fully tested with documented evidence.
• Providing user training for new or changed system functionality.

Key Technical Skills:

• RPG – free format and fixed format
• Modular programming / Service programs
• CL programming
• Requirements gathering
• Systems analysis
• Integrating with Web Services
• JSON / XML / REST

Desirable Technical Knowledge / Experience

• Experience of RDi
• EDI
• XSL
• Websmart

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