Lead Engineer

Duties & Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and maintain RPG-based applications on IBM i platforms.

Lead enhancements and bug-fixes in Supply Chan Systems (SDS), with deep understanding of order fulfillment, purchase order processing and transportation operations.

Develop and integrate Web Services, JSON, and Web API

Translate business requirements into high-quality, scalable, secure, and maintainable code.

Work collaboratively with Product Owners, QA, and multiple application and infrastructure teams to deliver end-to-end Supply Chain business solutions.

Conduct root cause analysis and performance tuning of the applications.

Modernize legacy RPG code (e.g., RPG III to RPG IV/ILE/Free Format) where necessary ensuring high performance and reliability.

Create and maintain technical documentation, including code reviews and release notes.

Comply with Change Management, PCI, PII, SOX policies and best practices.

Provide technical mentorship to junior developers.

Basic Qualifications

8+ years of RPG development experience.

Strong hands-on with IBM i (AS/400, iSeries).

Proficiency in CL, DDS, DB2/400, and service programs.

Strong performance tuning and troubleshooting skills.

Experience integrating RPG with external systems via APIs/JSON.

Strong knowledge of supply chain processes.

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with modernization tools (RDi, VS Code, Implementer).

Exposure to Java, Sterling OMS, cloud (Azure/GCP), DevOps, CI/CD.

Experience with AI, Python, microservices, or EDA.

Scaled Agile (SAFe), Scrum, or Kanban exposure.