CI/CD Engineer GitHub & IBM i (AS400) | Contract | Remote

CI/CD Engineer GitHub & IBM i (AS400)

Position: CI/CD Engineer GitHub / IBM i (AS400)
Experience: 5+ Years
Job Type: Contract

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced CI/CD Engineer with strong GitHub and DevOps expertise along with hands-on IBM i / AS400 development experience.

The ideal candidate will have experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, managing source code through Git/GitHub, automating builds and deployments, and integrating modern DevOps practices with traditional IBM i applications.

This role will focus on modernizing and automating software delivery processes for IBM i environments while improving code quality, deployment efficiency, and release management.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
Manage GitHub repositories, branching strategies, pull requests, code reviews, and version control.
Integrate GitHub-based CI/CD workflows with IBM i / AS400 development and deployment environments.
Support IBM i application development involving RPG, RPGLE, CL/CLLE, COBOL, and related technologies.
Automate IBM i application builds, testing, packaging, and deployments.
Implement automated code validation, testing, and deployment workflows.
Establish modern source control and DevOps practices for IBM i development teams.
Develop scripts for build, deployment, and release automation using Python, Bash, Shell, or PowerShell.
Configure and maintain GitHub Actions workflows, runners, secrets, and environment configurations.
Integrate code quality checks, static analysis, automated testing, and quality gates into CI/CD pipelines.
Collaborate with development, QA, infrastructure, and release teams to streamline software delivery.
Troubleshoot pipeline failures, deployment issues, source-control conflicts, and environment-related problems.
Maintain deployment documentation, release procedures, rollback processes, and operational standards.

Required Skills

5+ years of experience in software development, DevOps, CI/CD, or release engineering.
Strong hands-on experience with Git, GitHub, and GitHub Actions.
Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipeline development and automation.
Professional experience working with IBM i / AS400 / iSeries environments.
Development experience with RPG, RPGLE/RPG IV, CL/CLLE, COBOL, or related IBM i technologies.
Strong understanding of source-code management, branching, merging, pull requests, and release management.
Experience automating application builds, testing, and deployments.
Scripting experience with Python, Bash, Shell, or PowerShell.
Understanding of DevOps principles, CI/CD best practices, and Agile methodologies.
Experience with application deployment, environment configuration, troubleshooting, and production support.

Preferred Skills

Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines specifically for IBM i / AS400 applications.
Experience with ARCAD, RDi, IBM i Access Client Solutions, or similar IBM i development/DevOps tools.
Experience with IBM i source-code management and build automation.
Knowledge of Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or other CI/CD platforms.
Experience with automated testing, static code analysis, and code-quality tools.
Familiarity with REST APIs, artifact repositories, and deployment automation.
Exposure to cloud-based DevOps environments and infrastructure automation.
Experience with DB2 for i, IFS, or related IBM i technologies.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate combines modern GitHub-based CI/CD expertise with hands-on IBM i / AS400 development experience.

Candidates should understand traditional IBM i development workflows and have demonstrated experience integrating those environments with modern source control, automated builds, testing, deployment, and release-management practices.

CI/CD Engineer GitHub & IBM i (AS400) | Contract | Remote

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