Lead RPG Software Engineer

• Lead the design, development, and enhancement of administration systems to meet evolving client and industry needs.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and code review guidance to development team members.
• Oversee and contribute to complex programming, system analysis, and solution architecture.
• Ensure proper documentation of all programming changes following USSI’s change management procedures.
• Act as a primary technical liaison for assigned clients, building and maintaining strong professional relationships.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define, recommend, and implement technical solutions.
• Drive best practices, coding standards, and process improvements across the development lifecycle.
• Troubleshoot and resolve high-priority production issues and system defects.
• Ensure compliance with USSI’s concepts, practices, and procedures as outlined in the Team Member Manual.
• Report directly to the Executive Vice President.

• Minimum of 8-10 years’ experience as an IBM iSeries developer, including leadership responsibilities.
• Expert-level experience in RPGILE and RPG Free.
• Strong experience with debugging interactive and batch jobs.
• Proficiency in DDS, CL, and Spooled Files.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical projects and mentoring developers.
• Proven ability to analyze complex requirements, perform impact analysis, and design scalable solutions.

Preferred Education, Skills, and Qualities:

• WebSphere Development Studio experience.
• Experience in the insurance or financial services sector.
• Experience authoring technical documentation and architectural designs.
• Experience with EDI, data conversions, and system integrations.
• Experience with server-to-server FTP automation.
• Experience with embedded SQL.
• Familiarity with modernizing legacy IBM i environments and integrating with newer technologies.
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and work with minimal supervision.

Benefits:Being a small, family-owned company, we recognize the accomplishments of our loyal and dedicated team and reward our team for their outstanding work. USSI’s benefits include:

• Company-paid team member healthcare.
• Company-paid basic life insurance, LTD, and AD&D.
• Optional dental, vision, and ancillary benefits.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) plan.
• 401(k) with discretionary company match.
• Accrued vacation and sick time, plus:
• 7 paid national holidays.
• 1 annual birthday holiday.
• 3 floating holidays.
• Holiday bonus.
• Company-paid continuing education.
• Annual performance reviews with discretionary salary increases.