Senior IBMi Engineer (RPG)

love2shop; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days’ holiday

Company pension scheme

Staff Everyday Benefits card offering

Corporate travel scheme with Merseybus

Free tea and coffee

Faith room and halal/kosher kitchen

Family friendly leave

Community volunteering policy (2 days/

Job summary

Love2shop is seeking an experienced RPG delivery specialist to act as the technical expert on the IBMi platform. You will lead developers and technicians, analyse new developments, and estimate feasibility while delivering quality software changes with strong ITIL-aligned change control and on-call involvement.

You will work with IBM WebSphere integration and iSeries platforms, reading and documenting code as part of end-to-end processes and providing clear escalation to project managers as

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years RPG delivery experience.
• Strong experience in the timely delivery of quality software change.
• Excellent problem solving and prioritisation skills.
• Understanding of iSeries platforms, integration with other technologies and systems (IBM Websphere knowledge essential).
• The ability to both read technical code and to conceptualise and document it as an overall process.
• Experience and knowledge of system analysis in a structured environment.

Responsibilities

• Be the technical expert in RPG application delivery on the IBMi platform.
• Lead other developers and technicians
• Identifying new opportunities and accurately analysing and estimating new developments, quickly assessing feasibility.
• Ensuring high quality, value for money solutions by delivering build/unit test to Love2shop standards.
• Provide second line support and incident fix expertise, following ITIL principles and maintaining effective change control process, including providing out of hours support on a rota basis.
• Lead and resolve problem solving issues that arise in the day to day running of Systems within span of control, providing timely responses and solutions as required. Provide clear plans of actions for their resolutions and the ability to clearly articulate impacts to Senior Stakeholders
• Create and document test procedures and scenarios for the unit test phase of change delivery.
• Lead the resolution of technical issues during the SIT, UAT and rollout phases of assigned changes.
• Be Strong communicator who feels at ease to actively challenge estimates and solutions and where applicable, offer alternatives.
• Provide clear and concise escalation to Project Managers and Service Leads when required.
• Ability to identify project risks and present options and recommendations to mitigate those risks.
• You will be part of an on call rota (1 in 5)

Skills

RPG delivery

Leadership

Problem solving

System analysis

IBM WebSphere knowledge

iSeries knowledge

Tools

IBM WebSphere

Job description

Key responsibilities

• Be the technical expert in RPG application delivery on the IBMi platform.
• Lead other developers and technicians
• Identifying new opportunities and accurately analysing and estimating new developments, quickly assessing feasibility.
• Ensuring high quality, value for money solutions by delivering build/unit test to Love2shop standards.
• Provide second line support and incident fix expertise, following ITIL principles and maintaining effective change control process, including providing out of hours support on a rota basis.
• Lead and resolve problem solving issues that arise in the day to day running of Systems within span of control, providing timely responses and solutions as required. Provide clear plans of actions for their resolutions and the ability to clearly articulate impacts to Senior Stakeholders
• Create and document test procedures and scenarios for the unit test phase of change delivery.
• Lead the resolution of technical issues during the SIT, UAT and rollout phases of assigned changes.
• Be Strong communicator who feels at ease to actively challenge estimates and solutions and where applicable, offer alternatives.
• Provide clear and concise escalation to Project Managers and Service Leads when required.
• Ability to identify project risks and present options and recommendations to mitigate those risks.
• You will be part of an on call rota (1 in 5)

What we would like from you

• A minimum of 5 years RPG delivery experience
• Strong experience in the timely delivery of quality software change.
• Excellent problem solving and prioritisation skills.
• Understanding of iSeries platforms, integration with other technologies and systems (IBM Websphere knowledge essential).
• The ability to both read technical code and to conceptualise and document it as an overall process.
• Experience and knowledge of system analysis in a structured environment.

Our benefits if you decide to join us:

• 25 days’ holiday per year, plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Staff Everyday Benefits card offering discounts with multiple retailers (10%)
• Corporate travel scheme with Merseyrail, Northern rail, Arriva & Transport for Wales
• Fabulous kitchen space which offers free tea and coffee
• Faith room open to all denominations along with dedicated kitchen space for Halal and Kosher food preparation
• Family friendly leave
• Community volunteering policy which allows you 2 days per year to support the community with charitable events
• Company share options

As a disability-confident committed company, we have a passion for championing equality. We welcome all colleagues into a work environment where success is attainable for everyone, regardless of disability, age, race, religion, gender identity, or sexual orientation. We are committed to ensuring that everyone has equal access to growth and opportunities in our workplace.