IBM RPE Developer

IBM RPE Developer

Position Description
IBM RPE Developer

Company Profile:
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2024 reported revenue is CA$14.68 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.

Job Title: IBM RPE Developer

Position: Software Engineer
Experience: 4 To 8
Category: Software Development/ Engineering
Shift: Timing/rotation etc. details
Main location: Bangalore
Position ID: J1026-0780

Employment Type: Full Time
Education Qualification: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or higher with minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
Position Description:
We are looking for an experienced IBM Rational Publishing Engine (RPE) Developer with strong hands-on experience in developing and maintaining reusable publishing templates and report configurations using IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) data. The candidate will be responsible for generating controlled, business-ready documents and reports, supporting traceability requirements, troubleshooting reporting issues, and collaborating with requirements, testing, ALM, and business stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
• Develop, customize, and maintain robust, reusable IBM RPE publishing templates and report configurations.
• Transform IBM ELM lifecycle data into structured, accurate, and business-ready documents.
• Work with requirements, testing, ALM, and business stakeholders to understand reporting and documentation needs.
• Translate business requirements into template logic, data queries, formatting rules, and document-generation workflows.
• Troubleshoot and resolve report-generation defects, performance issues, data gaps, and formatting inconsistencies.
• Support cross-application traceability and reporting requirements across the IBM ELM ecosystem.
• Manage the full change lifecycle, including requirement clarification, estimation, design, development, testing, documentation, and deployment support.
• Perform template validation, regression testing, and quality checks to ensure accurate document output.
• Provide technical documentation, knowledge transfer, and ongoing support for publishing solutions

Must-Have Skills
Core skill
IBM Rational Publishing Engine (RPE)
Template development
Hands-on development and customization of RPE publishing templates
IBM ecosystem
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM)
Data and reporting
ELM data extraction, data queries, report configuration, document generation
Troubleshooting
Report-generation defects, formatting issues, performance optimization, data validation
Traceability
Requirements, test artifacts, and cross-application traceability reporting
Lifecycle management
Requirement analysis, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and documentation
Stakeholder collaboration
Requirements, QA/testing, ALM, and business teams

Good-to-Have Skills
• Experience with IBM ELM tools such as DOORS Next (DNG), Engineering Test Management (ETM), Engineering Workflow Management (EWM), and Jazz.
• Knowledge of IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management integrations and data models.
• Experience with GitLab for source control and version management.
• Familiarity with JFrog Artifactory for artifact management.
• Experience with ALM4A or similar ALM solutions hosted on Azure Cloud.
• Knowledge of XML, XPath, and structured data formats used in report templates.
• Experience with automated document generation, template performance tuning, and regression testing.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical documentation skills

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