I-Series (IBM System-I, AS/400) software engineer

We are currently looking for a consultant I-Series (AS/400) software engineer for its I-Series Software Solutions department for a temporary mission in Diegem.

Job description:
In an international environment, the software engineer will be integrated in the current development & support team, some 30 people strong.
The team develops and maintains in-house solutions for international transportation and customs declaration business requirements.
The software engineer will assume an application development & maintenance role reporting to a Software Solutions team leader.
His main tasks will be, within the context of the team methodologies, procedures, guidelines and standards:

to be part of project teams developing new solutions
perform software analysis, build, unit testing, UAT support
when applicable, to provide or update software specifications, test cases, and documentation
to investigate issues within the I-Series applications, research and detail solutions

General skills:

ability to work both independently & in team
ability to work under stress
good communication skills
good analytical skills
organized and familiar with operating within standard project management methodology frameworks such as agile
good knowledge of English (verbal & written) is essential
local (central Belgium) residence is strongly preferred

Technical skills:

at least 5 years’ experience in software analysis & development on I-Series
programming languages: thorough knowledge of SQL and RPG ILE (free) including embedded SQL
knowledge of XML, in general and in an RPG-context
knowledge of web services/SOAP in an RPG-context
knowledge of Stored Procedures
familiar with PC windows MS office
knowledge representing an asset:
- communication methods on I-Series: MQ series, FTP, DDM, IFS
- RPG/400 or older
- knowledge of JSON, particularly in an RPG context
- HTML (5)
- familiarity with a software change management system, preferably ALDON Lm(i)
- familiarity with team collaboration tools such as Atlassian Jira & Confluence
- usage of IBM Rational Developer and IBM Data Studio
- IBM API’s