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Lead Software Engineer - IBM iSeries at Cox Automotive | LAYIQ

Key Responsibilities

Software Development and Technical Leadership
Lead team efforts to design, develop, test, document, and support complex software systems, applications, automation and integrations.
Design, develop, enhance, test, and support enterprise software systems and integrations across multiple platforms.
Drive RPG development, enhancements, and modernization efforts.
Lead technical solutioning for large-scale, high-impact initiatives spanning multiple applications, teams, and business domains.
Collaborate with analysts, engineers, architects, product teams, and business stakeholders to develop highly complex technical solutions.
Support multiple engineering teams through sound technical leadership, procedural guidance, and solution development.
Translate business needs, operational requirements, and customer expectations into scalable and maintainable technical solutions.
Estimate software development efforts and technical initiatives with a high degree of predictability and accuracy.
Establish and promote engineering standards for quality, maintainability, security, performance, reliability, and scalability.
Review system designs, architecture proposals, and code changes to ensure solutions align with organizational standards and technical direction.
Evaluate secure coding practices, engineering tools, and development processes while identifying opportunities for improvement.
Research, evaluate, and adopt AI and emerging technologies, engineering practices, and modernization approaches that improve system performance, engineering productivity, and operational resilience.
Present system designs, architectural recommendations, and technical solution proposals to peers, leadership teams, and stakeholders.
Define, measure, and recommend metrics that improve software quality, cycle time, reliability, service availability, and operational effectiveness.
IBM iSeries/ Specialized Systems Expertise
Serve as the primary subject matter expert in IBM iSeries application development, support, and modernization.
Provide deep technical expertise in RPG development and support for AS400.
Maintain extensive knowledge of legacy system behaviors, business processes, integrations, and operational dependencies.
Serve as a domain expert for integrations between internal and external systems, ensuring seamless data exchange and business continuity.
Diagnose and resolve highly complex issues involving IBM i applications, batch jobs, interfaces, APIs, integrations, and downstream systems.
Support and improve mission-critical systems used to manage inventory, operations, and products lifecycle processes.
Provide expert-level support for inventory operations associated with strategic commercial accounts and other enterprise partners.
Partner with business and product teams to improve inventory management processes, operational workflows, and system capabilities.
Identify opportunities to improve observability, maintainability, stability, and long-term sustainability of IBM i applications.
Support modernization initiatives while ensuring operational continuity and preservation of critical business functionality.
Champions AI adoption and utilization beyond their team’s circle.
Document technical designs, operational dependencies, support procedures, and system behaviors to improve organizational knowledge and reduce risk.
Level 3 Production Support and Triage
Lead Level 3 triage and incident resolution efforts for business-critical production systems.
Serve as the senior escalation point for incidents with significant customer, operational, or financial impact.
Provide expert support during production impacting events and other operationally sensitive business activities.
Lead troubleshooting efforts involving related integrated platforms.
Conduct root cause analysis for severe and recurring incidents and drive corrective and preventive actions.
Partner with Product, Operations, Client Care, Support, and Engineering organizations during incident response activities.
Communicate complex technical issues clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Provide timely updates regarding service impact, mitigation strategies, recovery efforts, and ongoing risks.
Identify systemic issues and drive improvements that reduce operational risk, improve service stability, and prevent future incidents.
Strategic Influence and Cross-Functional Collaboration
Build strong partnerships across Engineering, Product, Operations, Client Care, Architecture, and business organizations.
Act as a trusted advisor by leveraging deep business knowledge and technical expertise to influence decision-making.
Participate in defining strategic technology direction and long-term engineering roadmaps.
Collaborate with architects and technology leaders to drive modernization efforts and system evolution.
Influence technical standards, engineering practices, support models, and operational excellence initiatives across teams.
Drive peer-to-peer technical learning, mentoring, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
Facilitate technical reviews and collaborative design sessions to improve engineering effectiveness and solution quality.
Lead cross-functional initiatives focused on improving customer experience, operational efficiency, and system reliability.
Promotes and champions AI adoption.
Promote a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, accountability, and technical excellence.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
6+ years of experience developing, supporting, and maintaining enterprise-scale software solutions. SDLC expert.
6+ years of experience with IBM i systems and RPG software development.
6+ years of experience with a modern scripting/programming language for automation, tooling, and systems integration.
4+ years of experience supporting complex integrations and operationally critical business systems.
4+ years of experience troubleshooting highly complex production issues and leading Level 3 support activities.
3+ years of experience supporting or engaging high-profile and/or enterprise-level user accounts.
Experience with AI technologies for SDLC and day-to-day activities.
Experience supporting mission-critical applications in high-pressure operational environments, including day-of-sale or transaction-sensitive workflows with high concurrent user activity.
Strong understanding of software architecture and secure coding practices.
Experience influencing technical decisions, driving change, and delivering long-term solutions to complex business challenges.
Experience tailoring communication to technical and non-technical audiences alike, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience modernizing legacy IBM i environments and integrating with cloud-native or distributed architectures.
10+ years of combined experience software engineering in RPG and modern scripting/application development languages.
Experience with observability platforms, automation, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), DevOps, and Site Reliability Engineering practices.
6+ years of experience supporting or engaging high-profile and/or enterprise-level user accounts.
Deep familiarity with vehicle operations, inventory management systems, vehicle lifecycle workflows, and commercial account operations.
Expert in SDLC and using AI to design, implement, and accelerate safe and secure software.
Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical knowledge-sharing initiatives.
Experience evaluating and implementing emerging technologies that improve reliability, productivity, and operational resilience.
Drug Testing
To be employed in this role, you’ll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.

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