Solutions Architect

Programmers.io; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Programmers.io is seeking an experienced IBM i Solutions Architect for a remote contract role in the United States. The candidate will serve as a senior technical advisor, align with client strategies, and work with offshore teams to deliver IBM i modernization.

Responsibilities include engaging strategic accounts, guiding architecture discussions, and driving modernization initiatives across RPG, COBOL, APIs, and DevOps.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on IBM i experience across RPG, COBOL and modern integration patterns.
• Experience leading strategic IBM i client engagements and modernization planning.
• Strong knowledge of APIs, DevOps, and CI/CD in IBM i environments.

Responsibilities

• Act as a senior IBM i technical advisor for strategic accounts.
• Lead offshore teams with clear technical direction and reviews.
• Build client relationships, understand business priorities, and drive modernization initiatives.

Skills

RPG

RPGLE

ILE RPG

Free-Format RPG

CL / CLLE

COBOL

APIs integration

REST APIs

DevOps

CI/CD

Security

Performance

System architecture

IBM i integration

Job description

Programmers.io is currently looking for an "IBM I Solutions Architect"

Remote Role

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Contract Role open for C2C or W2

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly experienced IBM i Strategic Solutions Architect based in the United States who can serve as a senior technical advisor for some of our largest and most strategic IBM i clients.

This person will work closely with client technology and business teams, spend time onsite with strategic accounts, understand their IBM i landscape and future priorities, and identify opportunities where we can provide additional value.

The role will also work closely with our offshore IBM i teams, providing architectural guidance, technical direction, and ensuring that our delivery teams remain aligned with the client's technology strategy.

This is not just an architecture or delivery role. We are looking for someone who can build strong relationships with clients, understand their technology challenges, proactively recommend solutions, and help us grow strategic IBM i accounts.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Client Engagement

• Act as a senior IBM i technical advisor and trusted partner for selected strategic accounts.

• Develop strong working relationships with client architects, technology leaders, and key stakeholders.
• Visit strategic clients approximately once per quarter and work onsite for 3-4 days.
• Understand the client's IBM i environment, applications, architecture, technical challenges, roadmap, and business priorities.
• Participate in architecture discussions, technical discovery sessions, and modernization planning.
• Proactively bring ideas and recommendations to clients instead of waiting for requirements.

• Assess existing IBM i application architecture and recommend improvements.

• Provide architectural guidance around application modernization, integration, APIs, DevOps, databases, performance, security, and maintainability.
• Help clients evaluate modernization opportunities while protecting their existing investment in IBM i.
• Provide technical leadership for complex IBM i initiatives and architecture decisions.
• Guide teams on modernization of legacy RPG and COBOL applications where appropriate.

Offshore Team Leadership

• Work closely with offshore architects, technical leads, developers, and delivery teams.

• Translate client strategy and onsite discussions into clear technical direction for offshore teams.
• Conduct architecture and solution reviews with the offshore team.
• Mentor senior IBM i developers and technical leads.
• Help offshore teams better understand the client's business, architecture, and long-term technology direction.
• Act as a bridge between client stakeholders and offshore engineering teams.

Technical Background

The ideal candidate should have strong experience across the IBM i ecosystem, including:

• RPG, RPGLE, ILE RPG and Free-Format RPG
• CL / CLLE
• COBOL experience or good architectural understanding of COBOL applications
• IBM i application architecture and integration
• APIs, REST services and modern integration patterns
• DevOps and CI/CD concepts for IBM i
• Application analysis, impact analysis and dependency understanding
• Security, performance and system architecture concepts
• Integration of IBM i applications with distributed/cloud applications