- Excellent 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 flows
- ILE Programming - Analyze and Create program modules, binding directories, service programs.
- Working knowledge of Message Queue (MQ), MQ Trigger, and embedding XML tags in RPG Programs
- Good communication skills and the job will involve owning a project task completely based on the communication with the analysts at the client site Good to Have
- Good working knowledge in Turnover - the code configuration management tool
- Good working knowledge in X- Analysis - cross-reference tool for iSeries.
- Knowledge of Triggers, Message Queuing for inter-program/ inter-system communication
- ROBOT job scheduler - knowledge in creating and setting up scheduled jobs in the iSeries.
- Knowledge of normalized, denormalized tables, Star Schema databases
- Working 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.
Mandatory Areas
Must Have Skills
Skill 1 – Strong experience in AS400
Skill 2 – Good Handson Programming experience in SQL
Skill 3 – Solid understanding on ILE concept
Skill 4 – Working Knowledge on Iseries