AS400/RPG Software Developer

AS400/RPG Intermediate Software Developer

Full Time/Job Location: Mississauga, ON

Reporting To: Development and Infrastructure Manager

MUST HAVEs: iSeries (AS/400), RPG ILE

Description

The successful candidate will join our Transportation Management Systems product team. The team is an entrepreneurial unit handling the complete development life-cycle of our products. Team members work every phase of development from requirements and design to production roll-out and test, as well as support. This is an opportunity to join a diverse, industry-knowledgeable, technically skilled group.

Knowledge of transportation management systems or applications is a definite plus but not a requirement. Superb application development skills, a strong user-orientation, and creativity are requirements. This person must be a strong team player, with excellent communication skills but also have the discipline to work independently.

Qualifications

·Bachelors degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or Software Engineering preferred.

·Have 3-5 years experience in software development ideally in Transportation/Logistics.

·Familiarity with Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, TDD and other modern development practices.

·Solid Understanding of Data Structures, Algorithms, and Object-Oriented design.

·Practical Experience with Unit/Regression/Scenario Testing.

·Proficient in source control management with Git.

·Proven experience working in web development on both front and back end (full stack).

·Understanding of web security, session management, and best development practices.

·Have a good understanding of UX design and performance optimization.

·Exposure to one or more of IBM i, Linux, BSD, Windows Server and Windows.

·Possess strong database skills with experience with data analysis and data modeling.

·Experience in database design and optimization with IBM i DB2 or SQL Server.

·Knowledge of one or more of ILE RPG/Free, LANSA VL Web, CL , C/C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, JSON and XML.

·Some knowledge of X12 EDI, Web Services (REST/SOAP), FTP, SFTP and AS2 would be an asset.

·Knowledge of web frameworks/environments such as .NET Core, Node.js, Express.js, React, etc.

·Experience with Crystal Reports a definite asset.

·Nice to haves: exposure to build automation tools, containers (Docker), and cloud platforms (Azure or AWS).

Responsibilities

·Meet with customers and end users to identify and define requirements for software enhancements.

·Collaborate with systems and development staff to collect and interpret requirements.

·Work with support staff to troubleshoot and correct existing programs to resolve issues.

·Process feedback from QA team and implement changes to ensure software quality.

·Maintain existing programs and refactor where necessary to help modernize applications.

·Design new programs as required to complement existing services.

·Back-end development including database design, business processes and integration with 3rd party services

·Mobile and front-end web application development.

·Assist in implementing new technology and improving development processes.

·Document key processes, mapping specs, and programs to encourage common best practices.