RPG Application Developer

RPG Application Developer

Summary

Counterpoint is seeking application development support, maintenance, and enhancement services for a large, legacy application built on the IBM Power 10 platform, V7R4. The main application development language is RPG IV/ILE/FREE and the database is IBM DB2. This is expected to be a multi-year effort spanning a duration of 3-4 years. In addition to technical support, this position also requires interfacing with a contracted separate development team who will be tasked with a modernization effort to replace this legacy system.

Job Responsibilities

• Application Development using various versions of RPG: maintaining and enhancing the current system, including, but not limited to, business projects and implementing changes due to required legislation.

• Collecting and reviewing business requirements to satisfy a business or legislative request.

• Writing and reviewing technical requirements to fulfill business requirements. This may include the creation of program specifications.

• Performing all application changes per client requirements.

• Performing unit and integration testing.

• Assisting our client with completing user acceptance testing.

• Migrating changes to production in conjunction with the client's IT department.

• Working with our client to monitor the changes in production and resolve any post go-live issues.

• DB2 Database Development including, but not limited to, creating and modifying DB2 tables, creating and modifying embedded DB2 SQL statements in RPG programs, writing SQL statements in query utilities, and reviewing and tuning database performance.

• Maintenance activities as indicated by the client.

Prerequisites

• Minimum of four (4) years of application development experience in a mainframe environment.

• Minimum of four (4) years of RPG development experience.

• Minimum of four (4) years of relational database development experience.

  • DB2 experience is highly preferred.

  • Working knowledge of database system constraints, referential integrity, and database normalization.

• Minimum of four (4) years of experience wth CLLE - command language.

• Minimum of four (4) years of experience with DDS - Interactive Screen, Menu, File and Report definitions
  
  

Please note: Employment offers for the RPG Developer position are contingent upon our successful acquisition of a specific project. We anticipate this will be finalized by November 2023, with an employment start date of December 2023. Our ability to bring candidates on board depends on the successful outcome of this client/project negotiation. We appreciate your understanding and patience in this matter, and we look forward to having you join our team.

Counterpoint Consulting is currently a hybrid workplace. Employees have the option to work from our office in Mclean, Virginia, from their homes, or a combination of the two. Counterpoint is currently a registered employer in the following states: DC, VA, MD, PA, NY, AL, TN, FL, CA, IL, NC, MI. Applicants must reside in, or be willing to relocate to, one of those states in order to obtain employment with Counterpoint Consulting. If key personnel are located offsite, they must be available during the core business hours of 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM within the eastern standard time zone or other hours, during critical support periods.

Counterpoint Consulting provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.