OVERVIEW
Releady is building remote support for a US music retail and instrument rental company that runs its replenishment and supporting applications on IBM i (AS/400). This role requires an engineer who can get into an environment with limited documentation, work out what it runs, capture that knowledge, and then support it on call.
- Employment Type: Independent Contractor Engagement (approximately 40 hours per week)
- Location: Remote - Within LATAM
- Length : 6 months with possible extension
- Compensation: $30-40 USD per hour, depending on experience
- NOTE: This engagement is open to candidates based in Colombia or Costa Rica and is structured as an independent contractor arrangement. Candidates must be able to contract independently in Colombia or Costa Rica and have regular availability during United States Eastern business hours for collaboration.

The environment
- IBM i (AS/400): The system hosts E3 replenishment and green-screen menu applications that manage user profiles, flat-file exchanges and point-of-sale employee data. The hardware is nearing end of life,



no new development has happened in several years, and the E3 version will be confirmed during the assessment.
- ERP: A heavily customized Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 instance, supported in-house, feeds data to the IBM i system.
- Other platforms: The wider estate includes Salesforce, an Oracle ATG ecommerce platform, and internally built web applications for store fulfillment and instrument rentals.
- Team: The engineer joins an internal IT organization of about 20 people, supported by overseas staff in several countries, while infrastructure, security and cloud services are run by a shared services team at the parent company.

RESPONSIBILITIES
The engagement phases are - assessment to documentation to on-call support:
- Assess the environment. Gain access to the IBM i system and review active jobs, job queues, schedules, running programs, menus and user profiles. Inventory the custom scripts, pr

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