As400 Programmer

Cloudbit Consultancy (opc); United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloudbit Consultancy (opc) is seeking an experienced AS400 / IBM i Programmer for a 6-month contractual full-time engagement. The role focuses on managing, developing, maintaining, and supporting IBM i environments with emphasis on security, backups, DR, and performance tuning.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of hands-on AS400/IBM i experience, project coordination skills, and the ability to troubleshoot across OS, hardware, and network layers in enterprise settings.

Qualifications

• 10+ years hands-on experience with AS400/IBM i environments.
• Strong in system administration, backups, and disaster recovery.
• Experience with DB2/400, CL commands, and BRMS.
• Proficient in performance tuning and troubleshooting.
• Familiar with FTP, TCP/IP, journaling, and user management.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain IBM i / AS400 systems in production and development
• Monitor performance, job queues, subsystems, storage, and system health
• Manage security policies, user profiles, access controls, and audit compliance
• Perform system upgrades, patching, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery operations
• Troubleshoot hardware, OS, networking, and application-related issues
• Support RPG, CL, DB2, and middleware environments from an infrastructure perspective
• Coordinate with development, operations, and support teams for issue resolution
• Maintain system documentation, operational procedures, and incident reports
• Ensure high availability, system reliability, and minimal downtime

Skills

AS400/IBM i programming

Performance tuning

System monitoring

Security management

Troubleshooting

Networking basics

Tools

IBM Power Systems

DB2/400

BRMS

FTP/TCP/IP

Job description

AS400 / IBM i Programmer

Experience: 10+ Years
Location: Remote
Employment Type: Contractual - Full Time

CONTRACT LENGTH - 6 MONTHS FIXED

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced AS400 / IBM i System Programmer with 7-11 years of hands-on experience in managing, developing, maintaining, and supporting IBM i (AS400/iSeries) environments. The ideal candidate should possess strong expertise in system administration, performance tuning, backup and recovery, security management, and troubleshooting of enterprise-level AS400 infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain IBM i / AS400 systems in production and development environments
• Monitor system performance, job queues, subsystems, storage, and system health
• Manage user profiles, security policies, access controls, and audit compliance
• Perform system upgrades, patching, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery operations
• Troubleshoot hardware, OS, networking, and application-related issues
• Support RPG, CL, DB2, and middleware environments from an infrastructure perspective
• Coordinate with development, operations, and support teams for issue resolution
• Maintain system documentation, operational procedures, and incident reports
• Ensure high availability, system reliability, and minimal downtime

Required Skills

• Strong experience with IBM i / AS400 Programming
• Expertise in IBM Power Systems, DB2/400, CL commands, job scheduling, and BRMS
• Knowledge of backup/recovery strategies and system security management
• Experience with performance tuning, system monitoring, and troubleshooting
• Familiarity with FTP, TCP/IP, journaling, user management, and HA solutions
• Good understanding of enterprise infrastructure and support processes

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in logistics, or manufacturing domains
• Exposure to modernization or migration projects is a plus
• Strong communication and documentation skills