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The A Side: A Day in The Life

This role reports to the Carlos Project Manager who is responsible for delivering the CARLOS Roadmap projects aimed at enhancing and optimising the system for its global Royalties user base across over 45 countries.

The primary purpose of the role will be developing and supporting the CARLOS Royalties application. This will include user interface improvements performance enhancements integrations with other internal systems and operational support. The ability to work well within a team and independently is vital to success in this role.

As well as strong technical skills good communication and management skills are required to liaise and coordinate technical activities within our application development team our hosting provider and inhouse business and technical teams.

The B Side: Skills & Experience

Be Technical

• Thorough and current knowledge of the IBMi and its operating system
• Good understanding and experience with HTML Javascript and CSS
• Ability to develop using RPGLE SQLRPGLE SQL and CLLE on an IBMi
• Knowledge of Turnover or a similar change management tool will be required

Be Collaborative

• Ability to demonstrate communication skills by being able to communicate technical information to technical and nontechnical audiences
• Ability to work in a team as well as being able to work on own initiative where necessary

Be Organised

• Role will require to pay attention to detail and accuracy
• Ensure tasks are completed within agreed timescales and documented as expected
• Ensure compliance with internal policies standards and regulatory requirements

Person Specification

Necessary

• Strong experience working as a developer
• Team player with a professional attitude with interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Experience with WebSmart
• Experience with JQuery & AJAX
• Knowledge of Apache Configuration
• Experience with Visual Studio Code
• Up to date knowledge of IBMi ACS & Navigator for i
• Experience with XML SSH JSON & SFTP
• Being familiar with Royalty systems architecture and generic related process
• Experience of Code Performance Optimisation for IBMi
• Experience of Hardware Performance Optimisation for IBMi
• Knowledge of Microservices/Web Services APIs
• Experience with Double Byte Character sets & CCSIDs handling.
• Knowledge of EBCDIC ASCII UNICODE & HEX
• Knowledge of Synon 2E

Just So You Know

The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholders specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent definitive and exhaustive statement.

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