[Hiring] IBM AS/400 Consultant @Navtech, Inc.

Role Description

I have an opportunity for an IBM AS/400 Consultant - 100% REMOTE. I am looking for a candidate who can join immediately. If you are interested, please reply with your updated resume or refer someone.

Position: Strong IBM AS/400 with a strong background in DevOps and Cloud practices (Infrastructure)

Duration: 6 to 12 Months

They are seeking a Senior-Level Consultant for a high-impact role that involves direct interaction with C-level executives. This position requires a candidate with exceptional communication skills and deep technical expertise, particularly in IBM technologies.

Ideal candidates will have prior experience working with IBM, or with IBM partner organizations such as Accenture. Familiarity with IBM mainframe products (e.g., IBM Z), COBOL, AS/400, and enterprise system integration is highly desirable.

The role involves integrating IBM products into a complex legal domain platform that must accommodate variations in personal law across all U.S. states. The project will require a strong understanding of system architecture, design, documentation, and overall solution strategy.

• Collaborate closely with executive leadership, including direct reporting to the CTO.
• Lead architectural planning, solution design, and system integration.
• Provide strategic input and form a technical team to support the project roadmap.

While hands-on experience is a plus, the primary focus is on high-level strategic and architectural leadership.

This role isn't about generic "transformation" or environment management. The real differentiator is proven, hands-on experience shifting from waterfall to iterative delivery - specifically designing and governing pre-production environments to enable frequent, incremental releases.

Our IBM i (AS/400) environment has reliably powered critical business operations for years but is ripe for evolution. Large, monolithic applications and limited automation offer opportunities for incremental refactoring, modular design, and deeper integration with DevOps and cloud practices.

By making these changes thoughtfully, we can preserve the platform's stability while boosting developer velocity, improving performance, and fostering collaboration - without disrupting essential business functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess IBM i environments: Evaluate existing Power infrastructure, tools, and processes to identify bottlenecks in software delivery.
• Develop optimization strategy: Create a roadmap for modernizing IBM i environments by integrating automation, cloud-based solutions, and DevOps best practices. Define strategies for self-service environments, CI/CD automation, and infrastructure-as-code to speed up development and testing.
• Leverage marketplace innovations: Research and implement new technologies, tools, and services that enhance developer productivity and reduce cycle times.
• Performance & cost optimization: Identify opportunities to reduce operational costs while improving system performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Stakeholder collaboration: Work closely with software engineering, operations, and infrastructure teams to align environment strategies with business goals.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge and demonstrated experience with IBM i (AS/400) systems, including LPARs, IFS, DB2/SQL, MQ, partitioning, and core middleware.
• Ability to analyze and optimize performance using IBM Performance tools (Job Watcher, SQL Performance tools, ACS ...) to aid in software development lifecycles within IBM i ecosystems.
• Experience implementing DevOps pipelines, CI/CD automation, MDCMS version control, and infrastructure as code in midrange environments.
• Proven success driving major IT transformation initiatives, with a focus on stakeholder buy-in and organizational change.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity with emerging trends in midrange computing, cloud integration, and developer productivity tools.