Senior RPG Programmer/Analyst - Remote - FS465

Digitailor; Franklin (MA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Fresche Solutions in North America is seeking a Senior RPG Programmer/Analyst to lead the analysis, design, development and maintenance of IBM i applications, bridging legacy reliability with modern efficiency.

You’ll work independently and with a collaborative team, guiding clients through real business challenges, focusing on RPG, SQL, and DB2 with modern ILE practices. Remote work options available across North America.

Qualifications

• Proven IBM i depth with years of experience on IBM i (iSeries/AS/400).
• Business acumen in distribution, manufacturing, finance, or insurance domains.
• Advanced RPG mastery across forms, including RPGLE and free-form syntax.
• DB2 programming and database design expertise.
• Modern ILE fluency with modules, service programs, and binding directories.
• Change management and deployment/version control practices.
• Able to explain technical decisions to both business stakeholders and developers.

Responsibilities

• Consult with clients to resolve issues and deliver full lifecycle solutions.
• Architect and develop RPG/SQL applications on IBM i.
• Ensure quality through unit, integration, and smoke testing.
• Document system architecture for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Lead a small technical team and conduct code reviews.

Skills

IBM i depth

Advanced RPG

DB2 design

ILE fluency

Software architecture

Change management

Technical communication

Tools

RDi / Eclipse IDE

Git / SVN

APIs/JSON/XML

Job description

Why Fresche? We don’t just keep legacy systems running — we transform them. For over a decade, Fresche Solutions has been the partner organizations trust for IBM i modernization. You’ll work from anywhere in North America, with genuine flexibility and a culture where our values actually shape the technical decisions we make every day. The Impact You’ll Make This isn’t a code-and-ship role. As a Senior RPG Programmer/Analyst, you’ll lead the analysis, design, development, and maintenance of business-critical IBM i applications — architecting solutions that help clients bridge legacy reliability with modern efficiency. You’ll work independently and alongside a collaborative team, guiding clients through real challenges in their business application systems and seeing your decisions make a measurable difference.

What You’Ll Do

Consult and collaborate. Partner with clients to resolve application issues, uncover business needs, and deliver solutions across the full project lifecycle. Architect and develop. Analyze, design, code, and test applications using all versions of RPG and SQL. Ensure quality. Safeguard application integrity through unit, integration, smoke, and other testing phases. Document and communicate . Translate system architecture into clear documentation that works for technical and non-technical audiences alike. Lead. Guide a small technical team when needed and run code reviews for database and logic changes. Modernize. Help clients transform legacy applications into scalable, modern ILE solutions.

What You’Ll Bring

Proven IBM i depth — extensive, demonstrated experience on the IBM i (iSeries / AS/400) platform, with the judgment that comes from years of solving real business problems on it. Business acumen — you understand the operations behind the code (distribution, manufacturing, finance, or insurance) and can spot when a technical solution actually serves the business need . Advanced RPG — mastery across RPG forms, especially RPGLE, including free-form syntax and embedded SQL. Database depth — expert-level DB2 application programming and database design. Modern ILE fluency — strong command of modules, service programs, and binding directories. Change management — comfort with structured deployment and version control processes. Communication that bridges worlds — you can explain the “why” to business stakeholders and the “how” to developers with equal ease.

Nice To Have

• Experience with major IBM i ERP systems (Infor LX, BPCS, Infor XA, MAPICS, PRMS, JDE, Frontier, HFA, and others)
• Background in distribution, manufacturing, finance, or insurance applications
• Familiarity with RDi or other Eclipse-based IDEs
• Git or SVN experience in an IBM i environment
• Impact analysis tools
• Integration work with APIs, JSON, XML, and tools like GoAnywhere

Ready to Transform the Industry? We’re looking for creative, motivated people who do their best work in fast-paced environments. If you’re committed to excellence and want to work with the best in the IBM i space, we’d love to hear from you.