IT Specialist
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Job Location:
Menands, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title: IT Specialist IBM iSeries / AS400 / Infor XA (Expert)
Duration: 30 Months (Full-Time)
Location: 550 Broadway Menands NY 12204 (Up to 50% telecommute negotiable)
Position Type: Contract (HBITS)
Hours Per Week: 40 Hours (8.5 hrs/day incl. unpaid 30-min lunch M F between 8:00AM 6:00PM)
Interview Type: Webcam (Candidate must appear on camera)
Ceipal ID: SNYIBM482SN
Job ID: HBITS
End Client: New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS)
Duration: 30 Months (Full-Time)
Location: 550 Broadway Menands NY 12204 (Up to 50% telecommute negotiable)
Position Type: Contract (HBITS)
Hours Per Week: 40 Hours (8.5 hrs/day incl. unpaid 30-min lunch M F between 8:00AM 6:00PM)
Interview Type: Webcam (Candidate must appear on camera)
Ceipal ID: SNYIBM482SN
Job ID: HBITS
End Client: New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS)
Scope of Project
The New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) requires an Expert-level consultant to provide advanced technical support and development services for the IBM iSeries (AS/400) platform supporting Corcraft Industries and interconnected NYS agency operations.
Work includes Infor XA (MAPICS) custom RPG development system patches OS upgrades device provisioning cross-team coordination and production environment support.
The consultant will operate independently deliver frequent status updates and provide full documentation and knowledge transfer throughout the engagement.
The target start date is January 12 2026 and the engagement will span 30 months.
Work includes Infor XA (MAPICS) custom RPG development system patches OS upgrades device provisioning cross-team coordination and production environment support.
The consultant will operate independently deliver frequent status updates and provide full documentation and knowledge transfer throughout the engagement.
The target start date is January 12 2026 and the engagement will span 30 months.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain support and troubleshoot IBM iSeries/AS400 production environments.
- Develop and modify custom RPG programs and AS/400 reports (Query/400) with Infor XA database integration.
- Apply OS upgrades patches and AS400 system maintenance including COTS application updates.
- Refresh AS400 development and test environments (including full database copies).
- Perform FTP-based data transfers cleansing validation and reformatting with external vendors/agencies.
- Coordinate issue resolution with ITS Enterprise teams vendors and agency business units.
- Configure and maintain AS400 user accounts terminals printers and hardware access.
- Work with Corcraft business groups to replace custom legacy solutions with Infor XA-native functionality where possible.
- Create and maintain technical documentation SOPs and knowledge transfer materials.
- Attend meetings deliver weekly status communications and ensure ongoing transparency of work efforts.
- Complete annual state-mandated ITS and SLMS compliance training.
Required/Preferred Skills:
- 84 months experience supporting IBM AS/400/iSeries systems.
- 72 months experience with Infor XA / MAPICS ERP modules and data structures.
- 60 months experience developing RPG programs interacting with Infor XA DB.
- 36 months applying ERP patches upgrades and system-level maintenance.
- 84 months writing technical documentation flow diagrams and SOPs.
- 72 months working with stakeholders and translating technical details to non-technical users.
- 72 months experience with FTP large data transfers cleansing and reformatting routines.
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