AS400 Developer/iSeries Programmer

AS400 Developer/iSeries ProgrammerLocation: Issaquah, WA OnsiteDuration: Long termMust Have SkillsExcellent programming skills on the iSeries platform – Analyze and Create new programs using RPG, RPG ILE, SQLRPGLE, and Control Language (CLP/CLLE).Working knowledge of Message Queue (MQ), MQ Trigger, and embedding XML tags in RPG ProgramsCreate and Analyze Physical files, Logical Files, SQL tables, Indexes, Views, Stored procedures.Key ResponsibilitiesExcellent programming skills on the iSeries platform – Analyze and Create new programs using RPG, RPG ILE, SQLRPGLE, and Control Language (CLP/CLLE).Very good knowledge of SQL concepts – Analyze and modify complex SQL queries, embedded SQL in SQLRPGLE, Cursor programming.Database Concepts – Create and Analyze Physical files, Logical Files, SQL tables, Indexes, Views, Stored procedures.Good working knowledge in screen programming – Display Files, Subfiles, and Printer files.Document business rules effectively and should be able to create data mapping documents after analyzing program flows and data flowsILE Programming – Analyze and Create program modules, binding directories, service programs.Working knowledge of Message Queue (MQ), MQ Trigger, and embedding XML tags in RPG ProgramsGood communication skills and the job will involve owning a project task completely based on the communication with the analysts at the client siteGood to HaveGood working knowledge in Turnover – the code configuration management toolGood working knowledge in X- Analysis – cross-reference tool for iSeries.Knowledge of Triggers, Message Queuing for inter-program/ inter-system communicationROBOT job scheduler – knowledge in creating and setting up scheduled jobs in the iSeries.Knowledge of normalized, denormalized tables, Star Schema databasesWorking knowledge on iSeries Navigator – to run queries and analyze the performance of SQL queries.Knowledge in the Retail Domain especially in areas like Merchandising, Warehouse Management, Distribution, etc.