AS400 Consultant

Prequel Solutions; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 68,880 - 137,760; Part time

Job summary

A consulting firm is seeking a part-time RPG Developer to support a critical legacy quoting system in the Pittsburgh area. This long-term consulting engagement requires 15-20 hours per month and is ideal for candidates looking for flexible work. Responsibilities include maintaining the AS400 system, performing RPG coding updates, and ensuring system stability. Strong experience with RPG and AS400 is essential. This role allows for independent work and can be structured as 1099 or W2 hourly.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with RPG programming languages.
• Hands-on experience with AS400 / IBM i systems.
• Ability to support critical business applications independently.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance custom quoting/pricing system on AS400.
• Perform RPG coding updates and fixes.
• Support high-volume quoting tied to business operations.
• Troubleshoot and ensure system stability.
• Collaborate on integrations with ERP.

Skills

RPG (RPG III, RPG IV, RPGLE, or ILE RPG)

AS400 / IBM i environments

Support for legacy applications

Independent work capability

Job description

RPG Developer (AS400 / IBM i) – Fractional / Part-Time Consulting

Seeking a part-time RPG Developer to support a critical legacy quoting system. This is a long-term, low-hour consulting engagement @ 15-20 hours per month. This model is planned to be long term and ideal for candidates seeking part time work or has capacity for added workload per month.

Overview

• Part-time consulting role (15–20 hours/month)
• Remote-first (Pittsburgh area preferred, not required)

Scope of Work

• Maintain and enhance a custom quoting/pricing system running on AS400
• Perform RPG coding updates, fixes, and minor enhancements
• Support a high-volume quoting environment tied to daily business operations
• Troubleshoot issues and ensure system stability
• Collaborate as needed on integrations or data flow with ERP

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong experience with RPG (RPG III, RPG IV, RPGLE, or ILE RPG)
• Hands-on experience with AS400 / IBM i (iSeries) environments
• Experience supporting legacy business-critical applicationsAbility to work independently with minimal oversight
• Nice to have:
• Experience with quoting, pricing, or order entry systems

Compensation & Structure

• Hourly consulting model
• Engagement can be structured as:
• 1099 (independent contractor), or W2 hourly