AS400 RPG Programmer with Systems Administrator

Programmers.io; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Programmers.io in Greensboro, NC, is seeking an AS/400 RPG Programmer with Systems Administrator responsibilities on the IBM i platform. The role includes light on-call duties and collaboration with the AS/400 staff to maintain system health.

Responsibilities include monitoring the system for errors, daily backups, auditing nightly jobs, and occasional third-party software updates or PTFs. The environment features modern Power10 & Power11 systems and homegrown tooling with iTera data replication.

Qualifications

• Experience with IBM AS/400 RPG programming.
• Knowledge of IBM i System Administration tasks.
• Experience with backups and nightly job auditing.
• Familiarity with data replication using iTera software.

Responsibilities

• Monitor AS/400 system for errors.
• Manage daily backup tapes.
• Audit nightly jobs and logs.
• Apply occasional third-party software updates and PTFs when needed.

Skills

AS/400 RPG

Systems Admin knowledge

Backup tapes

Job auditing

Tools

iTera data replication

Job description

Job Requirement — AS400 RPG Programmer with Systems Administrator

Interview Status: Interview rounds/process have not yet been announced by the hiring team. This will be confirmed with the client's IT developer and updated once received.

Position Overview

Looking for an RPG programmer with Systems Administrator knowledge on the IBM AS/400 (IBM i) platform. On-call duties are shared among the AS/400 staff and described as very light.

The System Administrator duties are mostly watching the system for errors, processing the daily backup tapes, and auditing the nightly jobs. There may be the occasional third-party software and AS400 PTF updates. They have new IBM AS400 systems: Power 10 & Power 11 which we use the iTera software to replicate the data between systems. The software here is home grown over many years.