Develop new and maintain/adapt/improve existing IT applications on demand of the business by programming independently in a stipulated programming language on one hand and supporting projects on the other hand and collaborating in a team.

Main tasks:

Contribute to and validate the functional analysis and specification of requests for IT developments:

• Realise IT projects according to approved functional specifications and within the approved budget and planning. Conduct code reviews and follow-up release management.
• Develop new programs or adapt existing programs in respect of the existing standards.
• Test new developments before submitting them to the key-user for user testing
• Document his/her realisations.

Maintain and improve existing IT applications:

• Handle all incoming requests related to the applications you’re responsible for (Tickets).
• Correct bugs in the applications you’re responsible for.
• Analyze root causes of frequent problems and propose fundamental solutions.
• Realize approved improvements.
• Maintain user and technical documentation.

Support business users in the usage of the existing IT applications:

• Define the required availability levels and response times with the business owners.
• Elaborate support procedures, with escalation to external parties where appropriate.
• Measure and report the achieved availability levels and response times.
• Assist users in the improved usage of the existing applications.

General:

• Propose improvements in the existing applications so as to reduce their Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
• Collaborate in a constructive way with colleagues in IT and in the business
• Timely report on the status and the progress of his/her assignments.
• Actively contribute to the team meetings and to the community meetings.
• Participate with permanence when required.

Profile

Hard skills:

• Should have a degree in IT, or similar experience
• Junior profile: Minimum 2 years of experience
• Senior profile: minimum 5 years of experience

• Languages: English and one of the national languages (Dutch or French), other languages are a plus
• Technical knowledge:
• AS400 IBM/I
• Database: DB2
• RPG IV/ILE, Free RPG, Service Programs, CL, DFU, RLU, MQ, SQL, SDA

Soft skills

• Be a motivated team player, positively contributing to the team’s objective.
• Be able to easily integrate within the team and share knowledge with the colleagues.
• Be able to interact with business people (with key-users and end-users), analyze their needs and understand their processes.
• Be able to handle pressure and to meet strict deadlines.
• Be able to work in a structured manner.
• Be able to work Agile/Scrum.
• Certification is a plus