RPG Developer

FashionUnited Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Staff discount

8.5% pension contribution

Extra 5 days holiday annually

Maternity/Paternity packages

Life insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Early finish Fridays

Season ticket loan

Long service benefits

25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Social events

Job summary

Fred Perry is seeking an RPG Developer to design, develop, test, and maintain IBM i–based business applications using RPG, CL, and SQL. You will analyze requirements, code solutions, and ensure smooth integration with ERP/CRM systems.

You will collaborate with analysts and other developers, participate in upgrades and modernization, maintain documentation, and support deployment while upholding security and data integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in a related field.
• Proven experience with IBM i technologies and RPG/SQL.
• Experience with DB2/400 and DDS-based files.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance IBM i applications to meet business needs.
• Analyze, design, code, test, and implement RPG/CL/SQL programs on IBM i.
• Develop and optimize CL programs, SQL queries, and data access routines.
• Collaborate with analysts and developers to refine requirements.
• Support integration between IBM i apps and ERP/CRM/web services.
• Participate in system upgrades, migrations, and modernization projects.
• Ensure security, data integrity and change management compliance.
• Provide user support and document resolutions.

Skills

RPG IV

ILE RPG

Free-Format RPG

CL

SQL

DB2/400

DDS

ILE concepts

subfile programming

RDi

APIs / web services

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Information Technology/Software Engineering

Tools

RDi

VS Code for RPG

API/web service integration

Job description

Triple Wimbledon champion Fred Perry founded his brand in 1952. He was the son of a cotton spinner, who played and fought his way through, always with style – and despite the establishment. Today, Fred Perry is a global community of over 370 employees, all inspired by the Laurel Wreath and what it represents

PURPOSE:

The RPG Developer is responsible for designing, developing, testing, and maintaining business applications on the IBM i (AS/400) platform using RPG, CL, and related technologies. The role involves analysing user requirements, creating efficient and reliable programs, and ensuring smooth integration with other enterprise systems.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain and enhance existing IBM i applications to meet changing business needs.
• Analyse, design, code, test, and implement programs using RPG (RPG IV / ILE RPG / Free-Format RPG) on IBM i.
• Develop and optimize CL programs, SQL queries, and data access routines.
• Collaborate with systems analysts, business users, 3rd party vendors and other developers to gather and refine requirements.
• Perform system analysis and debugging to resolve production issues and improve performance.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation including program specifications and change logs.
• Support integration between IBM i applications and other enterprise systems (e.g., ERP, CRM, web services).
• Participate in system upgrades, migrations, and modernization projects.
• Ensure compliance with security, data integrity, and change management policies.
• Provide user support and training for IBM i–based applications.
• Document Support Ticket resolutions in the IT centralised knowledge base repository

THE PERSON:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Willingness to learn and adapt to evolving IBM i technologies.
• IBM or relevant professional certifications (e.g., IBM Certified RPG Developer) are advantageous
• Proven experience with ILE RPG, RPG IV, RPG Free, CL, and SQL.
• Experience with DB2/400 database design and optimization.
• Familiarity with DDS, ILE concepts (modules, service programs, binding directories), and subfile programming.
• Exposure to modernization tools (e.g., RDi, VS Code for RPG, API/web service integration) is a plus.
• Experience in working with ERP or business-critical applications such as finance, manufacturing, or logistics systems

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Strong programming skills in RPG IV, ILE RPG, Free-Format RPG, CL, and SQL.
• Solid understanding of IBM i operating system, DB2/400, and DDS-based files.
• Experience with change management tools
• Familiarity with RDi (Rational Developer for i) or other modern development environments.
• Knowledge of APIs, web services, or data exchange (JSON, XML) for integration.

HOURS:

We actively encourage our teams to have a good work/life balance and so we are pleased to offer flexible working shifts at Fred Perry HQ. Our core shift hours are from 10am – 4.30pm and so employees can choose to start and finish early, or start and finish late. (i.e. work 8:00am-4:30pm, or 10:00am-6:30pm etc). We also have 30-minute early finish on Fridays.

As we continue to work in a more flexible way, the Head Office acts a brand hub, where we can all connect and collaborate with one another. This role is a mix of office based (London) and remote working. We will expect the employee to come into the office regularly for face-to-face meetings and to work alongside their team on collaborative projects.

BENEFITS:

We are proud to offer a wide range of benefits to all our staff, and continue to reassess what our community needs from us to thrive. We don’t want to be a good company to work for, we want to be a great one. Here are some things we currently offer:

• Annual performance-related bonus
• Generous staff discount and regular sample sales
• Generous pension scheme with 8.5% company contribution
• Option to buy an extra 5 days holiday annually
• Enhanced maternity and paternity packages
• Life insurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Early finish Fridays
• Season ticket loan
• Additional benefits with long service
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• EAP
• Social Events

We actively welcome applications from people of all different backgrounds. Your CV will be submitted to hiring managers with all personal details hidden to ensure anonymity.

England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland