Senior Java AS400 Consultant

Job description / Role

Experience

10+ years overall | 3–4+ years UAE experience

Employment type

Full-time

About the role

We are looking for a senior Java/AS400 developer to join the technology team. The role will be responsible for developing, enhancing, maintaining, and supporting enterprise applications across modern Java technologies and established IBM i/AS400 environments. The ideal candidate will be a senior technical professional who can contribute hands-on to development and production support while also guiding and coordinating team members and supporting technical decision-making.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, and maintain enterprise applications using Java and related technologies.
• Work extensively with IBM i/AS400/iSeries environments and applications.
• Develop and optimize SQL queries, database procedures, and data-related solutions.
• Work with existing enterprise and legacy applications, ensuring reliability and continuity of business-critical systems.
• Analyze business and technical requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions.
• Troubleshoot application issues, perform root-cause analysis, and provide timely production support.
• Support system integration and interfaces between applications and enterprise systems.
• Participate in application enhancements, upgrades, testing, and deployment activities.
• Review existing code and recommend improvements for performance, maintainability, and reliability.
• Collaborate with business users, technical teams, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and resolve issues.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to team members.
• Support task allocation, technical coordination, and day-to-day activities within the development team.
• Prepare technical documentation and maintain appropriate development and support documentation.
• Contribute to improving development practices, application stability, and overall system efficiency.

Required skills & experience

• 10+ years of overall professional IT/software development experience.
• 3–4+ years of professional experience in the UAE.
• Strong hands-on experience in Java development.
• Strong experience with SQL and database-driven applications.
• Hands-on experience with IBM i/AS400/iSeries servers and environments.
• Experience working with enterprise applications and legacy systems.
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to understand existing systems, analyze technical issues, and implement solutions.
• Good understanding of software development lifecycle and application maintenance.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work as a senior technical member of a team and guide/handle team activities.

Good to have

• Experience with COBOL/COBOL-based AS400 applications.
• Experience with DB2 for i.
• Experience integrating Java applications with IBM i/AS400 systems.
• Experience in application modernization or migration from legacy platforms.
• Experience in automotive, manufacturing, logistics, supply chain, or distribution environments.
• Experience working in a structured enterprise/corporate environment.
• Exposure to Agile development methodologies and modern development practices.

Candidate profile

The successful candidate will be a senior hands-on developer with strong Java, SQL, and IBM i/AS400 experience, who is also capable of taking ownership of technical activities, guiding team members, and acting as a senior technical resource within the team. COBOL experience will be considered an added advantage.

About the Company

Staff Connect is the rapidly developing best IT outsourcing company in UAE. We offer to our respective clients the best possible service like sourcing services for permanent, temporary, and agreement-based recruitment. Since commencing conductions, the entities have seen fast development achieved solely through firm business rapports and deliver reliable and meaningful services to our clients.