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SENIOR IBM i / AS400 SPECIALIST – CORE MODERNIZATION

Vrinda International

SENIOR IBM i / AS400 SPECIALIST – CORE MODERNIZATION

Posted 28 Days Ago

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Hiring Remotely in Karnataka, IND

Remote

2M-2M Annually

Senior level

Edtech • HR Tech • Information Technology • Professional Services

The Role

Analyze and reverse engineer IBM i/AS400 COBOL applications, DB2 schemas, business rules, batch processing, job dependencies, and SQL access patterns. Document system behavior and technical flows, configure QA/UAT environments, prepare and validate test data, and support modernization teams. Collaborate with onshore IBM i leadership while independently owning system analysis, test environments, datasets, and assigned modules.

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HIRING | SENIOR IBM i / AS400 SPECIALIST – CORE MODERNIZATION

Location: Remote / Offshore – India

Experience: 12+ Years

Budget: ₹1.8–2.0 LPM

Employment: Contract / Project-Based

Shift: US Shift | Minimum 4 Hours Overlap

ROLE OVERVIEW

We are looking for a Senior IBM i / AS400 Specialist with strong hands-on expertise in COBOL, DB2 for i, SQL, and Python on IBM i. You will work as the offshore execution arm of the Onshore IBM i Lead, focusing on legacy system analysis, COBOL reverse engineering, business logic discovery, system dependencies, documentation, test environments, and test-data preparation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analyze DB2 for i schemas, files, tables, relationships & data structures

• Reverse engineer complex COBOL applications and business rules

• Trace Policy, Transaction & Line-of-Business processing flows

• Analyze batch jobs, job queues, scheduling & dependencies

• Review SQL queries, database access patterns & performance

• Document actual system behavior and technical/functional flows

• Configure/manage IBM i/AS400 QA/UAT environments

• Generate and validate realistic test data

• Support QA/UAT environment and data readiness

• Collaborate with Onshore IBM i SME/Lead and modernization teams

MANDATORY SKILLS

12+ years IBM i / AS400 experience

Strong COBOL on IBM i/AS400

Python on IBM i – Mandatory

Strong DB2 for i & SQL

Legacy application reverse engineering

Batch processing, job queues & scheduling

AS400 test environment & test-data management

Excellent spoken/written English & communication

Not a Cloud, DevOps, Kubernetes, or generic backend role.

EXPECTATIONS

30 Days: Understand architecture, COBOL programs, DB2 schema & begin documentation.

60 Days: Independently own system analysis, test environments & datasets.

90 Days: Own assigned modules end-to-end and deliver validated modernization-ready documentation.

Skills Required

12+ years of IBM i / AS400 experience
Strong COBOL experience on IBM i / AS400
Python experience on IBM i
Strong DB2 for i and SQL experience
Legacy application reverse engineering experience
Experience with batch processing, job queues, and scheduling
AS400 test environment and test-data management experience
Excellent spoken and written English communication

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The Company

10 Employees

Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

Vrinda International is a Chandigarh-based recruitment and education consultancy connecting job seekers and employers through domestic and international IT and non-IT hiring. It also supports students with overseas university admissions, visa applications, education guidance, and test preparation for IELTS, PTE, and other programs. Its tech-enabled talent portal provides job matching and career pathways across India and global markets, alongside staffing partnerships.