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Ltd. is looking for IBMi Strategic Solutions Architect to join our awesome team and deliver a streamlined user experience.\nWe are award-winning, global IT services provider that offers software Development, custom web design, Graphic design, website maintenance and internet marketing services.\n\nInterested Candidates share your resume at [HIDDEN TEXT]\n\nJob Description:\nWe are looking for a highly experienced IBM i Strategic Solutions Architect based in the United States who can serve as a senior technical advisor for some of our largest and most strategic IBM i clients. This person will work closely with client technology and business teams, spend time onsite with strategic accounts, understand their IBM i landscape and future priorities, and identify opportunities where we can provide additional value.\nThe role will also work closely with our offshore IBM i teams, providing architectural guidance, technical direction, and ensuring that our delivery teams remain aligned with the client's technology strategy. This is not just an architecture or delivery role. We are looking for someone who can build strong relationships with clients, understand their technology challenges, proactively recommend solutions, and help us grow strategic IBM i accounts.\nKey Responsibilities-\nStrategic Client Engagement\nAct as a senior IBM i technical advisor and trusted partner for selected strategic accounts.\nDevelop strong working relationships with client architects, technology leaders, and key stakeholders.\nVisit strategic clients approximately once per quarter and work onsite for 3-4 days.\nUnderstand the client's IBM i environment, applications, architecture, technical challenges, roadmap, and business priorities.\nParticipate in architecture discussions, technical discovery sessions, and modernization planning.\nProactively bring ideas and recommendations to clients instead of waiting for requirements.\nIBM i Architecture & Modernization\nAssess existing IBM i application architecture and recommend improvements.\nProvide architectural guidance around application modernization, integration, APIs, DevOps, databases, performance, security, and maintainability.\nHelp clients evaluate modernization opportunities while protecting their existing investment in IBM i.\nProvide technical leadership for complex IBM i initiatives and architecture decisions.\nGuide teams on modernization of legacy RPG and COBOL applications where appropriate.\nOffshore Team Leadership\nWork closely with offshore architects, technical leads, developers, and delivery teams.\nTranslate client strategy and onsite discussions into clear technical direction for offshore teams.\nConduct architecture and solution reviews with the offshore team.\nMentor senior IBM i developers and technical leads.\nHelp offshore teams better understand the client's business, architecture, and long-term technology direction.\nAct as a bridge between client stakeholders and offshore engineering teams.\nTechnical Background\nThe ideal candidate should have strong experience across the IBM i ecosystem, including:\nIBM i / AS400 architecture\nRPG, RPGLE, ILE RPG and Free-Format RPG\nDB2 for i / SQL\nCL / CLLE\nCOBOL experience or good architectural understanding of COBOL applications\nIBM i application architecture and integration\nAPIs, REST services and modern integration patterns\nIBM i modernization strategies\nDevOps and CI/CD concepts for IBM i\nApplication analysis, impact analysis and dependency understanding\nSecurity, performance and system architecture concepts\nIntegration of IBM i applications with distributed/cloud applications\nExperience with modern UI, Java/.NET integration, cloud integration, AI-assisted modernization, or IBM i modernization products/tools would be an advantage.\nWhat We Are Looking For\nBeyond technical expertise, the individual must be:\nStrongly client-facing and comfortable interacting with senior client technology leaders.\nAble to communicate complex IBM i concepts in simple business language.\nConsultative rather than purely delivery-focused.\nProactive in finding problems and opportunities.\nComfortable conducting technical discovery sessions independently.\nCapable of challenging existing approaches constructively and recommending alternatives.\nStrong at working with distributed US and offshore teams.\nComfortable mentoring architects, leads, and developers.\nCommercially aware and able to recognize account-growth opportunities without behaving like a salesperson.\nWilling and able to travel within the US regularly.\nIdeal Profile\nWe are looking for someone who has spent significant time in the IBM i ecosystem but has also evolved beyond traditional RPG development. The right person should be comfortable having conversations such as:\nWhere is the client going with IBM i over the next 3–5 years\nWhat applications should remain on IBM i\nWhat should be modernized\nWhere can APIs replace tightly coupled integrations\nWhere can automation or DevOps improve delivery\nWhat technical debt is creating business risk\nWhere can AI or modern development approaches improve the IBM i development lifecycle\nWhat additional capabilities can our team bring to solve the client's larger technology challenges\n\nCompany Profile\nhttps://www.programmers.io\nhttps://www.programmers.io/ibm-system-fresh-faces/\nProgrammers.io Previously known as PIXERE an IBM BUSINESS PARTNER was founded in 2013 by a group of highly skilled IT professionals. Their mission was to create a new type of company that was prepared to address it issues that they have encountered across multiple industries.\nSince 2013, we have grown into a vibrant, innovative IT solutions provider specializing in the full range of the Systems/Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) including planning, analysis, designing, implementation, testing and maintenance/project support.\nWe have specialized in Staff augmentation services for IBM i, RPGLE, COBOL, JAVA, .Net and PHP etc. We have our client presence in USA, UK, and European region.\n\n- Programmers.io is Fastest growing IBMi organization in India.\n- We have 62+ Active IBMi accounts. This is highest in India.\n- 2 years back we had only 15 employees in IBMi and now IBMi strength is 130+.\n- Our target is to increase our IBMi team strength to 500 by end of 2025. 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