IBM
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IBMiApplicationsArchitect
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“IBMi Applications Architect at IBM. Skills: IBMi Application Architecture, RPG/ILE modernization, Enterprise systems integration. Provide senior technical leadership for IBMi application architecture. Act as escalation point for complex design challenges”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure consistency and optimal application performance; Ensure long-term platform stability; Ensure long-term platform scalability; Ensure long-term platform performance; Improve efficiency and delivery speed
Industry & Context.
Problem-solving
Occasional onsite visits
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, 8+ years IBMi software development experience, 5+ years application architecture experience, Experience with modern development tooling, Proven experience implementing ILE best practices, Background in IBMi security, Demonstrated leadership in guiding technical teams
Nice to Have
Familiarity with AI tools
What You'll Do.
Provide senior technical leadership for IBMi application architecture
Act as escalation point for complex design challenges
Act as escalation point for integration challenges
Act as escalation point for performance challenges
Define development standards
Enforce development standards
Define testing methodologies
Enforce testing methodologies
Define documentation practices
Enforce documentation practices
Design modernization strategies for RPG/ILE-based applications
Evolve modernization strategies for RPG/ILE-based applications
Ensure alignment with IBMi best practices
Lead issue management processes
Ensure structured prioritization of issues
Ensure structured escalation of issues
Ensure structured resolution of issues
Ensure structured communication of issues
Promote engineering excellence through mentoring
Promote engineering excellence through knowledge sharing
Promote engineering excellence through reusable patterns
Promote engineering excellence through continuous improvement
Advocate for automation
Advocate for CI/CD enhancement
Advocate for enhanced monitoring
Advocate for AI-assisted development practices
Develop application modernization roadmap
Maintain application modernization roadmap
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Across enterprise systems; Across teams
Communication Scope
Stakeholder management
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning
Full Job Description
## Accountabilities Provide senior technical leadership for IBMi application architecture, acting as the escalation point for complex design, integration, and performance challenges across enterprise systems. Define and enforce development standards, testing methodologies, and documentation practices to ensure consistency and optimal application performance across teams. Design and evolve modernization strategies for RPG/ILE-based applications and databases, ensuring alignment with current IBMi best practices. Lead issue management processes, ensuring structured prioritization, escalation, resolution, and communication across IBMi platforms and integrated systems. Promote engineering excellence through mentoring, knowledge sharing, reusable patterns, and continuous improvement initiatives. Advocate for automation, CI/CD enhancement, enhanced monitoring, and AI-assisted development practices to improve efficiency and delivery speed. Develop and maintain a 5-year application modernization roadmap to ensure long-term platform stability, scalability, and performance. Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline. 8+ years of IBMi software development experience, including CL, RPG/RPGLE, free-format RPG, ILE components, SQL/embedded SQL, APIs, DDL, and database triggers. 5+ years of experience in application architecture and customization within IBMi JDA MMS environments. Strong expertise in IBMi application development standards, performance optimization, and enterprise-scale RPG systems. Experience with modern development tooling such as VS Code, Rational Developer for i, ARCAD, IBM iNavigator, and ACS, as well as version control practices. Proven experience implementing ILE best practices in large-scale IBMi environments supporting high availability and large user bases. Strong background in IBMi security, system administration, DR/BCP strategies, PowerHA, and iASP configurations. Demonstrated leadership in guidin
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