Solution Architect – IBM i / AS400

Job Description – Solution Architect (AS/400 / IBM i) Position: Solution Architect – IBM i / AS400 Technology: IBM i, AS/400 Domain: Manufacturing & Supply Chain Location: Gothenburg Job Overview We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect – IBM i (AS/400) to maintain, support, modernize, and enhance business-critical IBM i applications within the Manufacturing and Supply Chain domain. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in IBM i application environments, solution architecture, application maintenance, and a good understanding of manufacturing and supply-chain business processes. Key Responsibilities

• Analyse business requirements and translate them into technical solution designs.
• Define and maintain solution architecture for IBM i / AS400 applications.
• Maintain, support, troubleshoot, and enhance existing IBM i applications.
• Work closely with manufacturing and supply-chain business teams to understand business processes and requirements.
• Support application lifecycle management, including design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Identify opportunities for application improvements, optimization, and modernization.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, developers, infrastructure teams, and other IT teams.
• Ensure application stability, performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Provide technical guidance and architectural recommendations.
• Support production issues and drive root-cause analysis and resolution.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience working with IBM i / AS400 application environments.
• Experience in Solution Architecture and application maintenance.
• Good understanding of manufacturing and supply-chain processes.
• Experience analysing business requirements and preparing technical solution designs.
• Knowledge of IBM i application development technologies such as RPG, RPGLE, CL, COBOL and DB2 for i is desirable.
• Experience supporting and enhancing business-critical enterprise applications.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams.