AS400 Developer

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

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  Conduct impact assessments, system design, development, testing, implementation, and post-deployment validation.

  
  


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  Design and develop solutions based on user requirements, meeting agreed timelines, quality benchmarks, and performance standards.

  
  


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  Analyze functional and technical requirements and contribute to creation of detailed solution specifications.

  
  


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  Perform hands-on development using COBOL/400, SMART/400 COBOL, and AS/400 CL, with ability to deliver independently.

  
  


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  Participate in code reviews, version control processes, and quality assessment activities.

  
  


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  Collaborate with business users, BAs, PMs, and technical stakeholders for SIT, UAT, production support, user queries, and database-related issues.

  
  


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  Plan and execute daily/monthly batch job processing activities to meet defined SLAs.

  
  


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  Monitor server logs and perform troubleshooting for production and application issues.

  
  

Technical Experience 

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  COBOL/400 & SMART/400 Development (6+ yrs): Hands-on design, development, enhancement, and maintenance of COBOL/400 applications including SMART/400 within LifeAsia.

  
  


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  AS/400 CL Programming (5+ yrs): Development and support of CL programs for automation, job control, and batch execution.

  
  


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  LifeAsia Support & Enhancement (4+ yrs): Production support, defect fixes, and system enhancements for LifeAsia insurance systems.

  
  


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  Impact Analysis & Design (5+ yrs): Ability to analyze requirements and produce technical specifications.

  
  


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  Batch Job Scheduling (5+ yrs): Monitoring and troubleshooting batch processing to meet SLAs.

  
  


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  Testing & Deployment (5+ yrs): SIT, UAT, production deployment, and post-verification activities.

  
  


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  Production Troubleshooting (5+ yrs): Log analysis, issue diagnosis, and resolution on AS/400.

  
  


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  Stakeholder Collaboration (6+ yrs): Work with business, BAs, PMs, and technical teams.

  
  


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  AS/400 Server Operations (5+ yrs): Knowledge of job queues, subsystems, and libraries.

  
  


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  Technical Leadership (3+ yrs): Guidance to junior developers and ownership of deliverable

  
  

About Encora

Encora is a global company that offers Software and Digital Engineering solutions. Our practices include Cloud Services, Product Engineering & Application Modernization, Data & Analytics, Digital Experience & Design Services, DevSecOps, Cybersecurity, Quality Engineering, AI & LLM Engineering, among others.

At Encora, we hire professionals based solely on their skills and do not discriminate based on age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or nationality