IBM ODM Developer

Job Title: IBM ODM Developer

Location: Rijswijk / Amsterdam, Netherlands
Employment Type: Full-time Contract
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 6 Months

About the Role:
We are looking for a skilled IBM ODM Developer with strong Core Java experience to join our dynamic team. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying decision services and rule artifacts, integrating with upstream/downstream systems, and optimizing rule execution. This is an excellent opportunity for professionals with 4–6 years of experience in IBM ODM and a passion for decision management solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Business Analysts and Product Owners to gather, refine, and translate business rules into technical rule assets.
• Develop, test, and deploy decision services, rule flows, decision tables, and other rule artifacts across DEV/TEST/PROD environments.
• Implement rule governance: reviews, approvals, versioning, and managing Decision Center workspaces/projects.
• Integrate ODM services with systems such as BPM/BAW, ESB, IID, microservices, and databases.
• Create unit and integration tests; collaborate with QA to automate rule validation.
• Monitor rule execution (KPIs, logs), remediate issues, and contribute to incident/problem management.
• Document technical designs, deployment guides, and operational runbooks.
• Mentor junior engineers and enforce coding quality standards.

Must-Have Skills & Competencies:

• Core Java and IBM ODM experience (minimum 4 years in IBM ODM, 4–6 years overall IT experience).
• Hands-on experience with Rule Designer, Decision Center, Rule Execution Server (RES), HTDS.
• Designing and implementing decision services, rule flows, decision tables, and rule governance.
• Integration using Java/J2EE, REST/SOAP web services, XML/JSON.
• Version control (Git/SVN) and branch strategies for rule artifacts.
• CI/CD experience for ODM deployments and automated build/deploy pipelines.
• Performance tuning of rules and optimization on RES.
• Agile/Scrum experience including story grooming, estimation, and sprint execution.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with IBM BPM/BAW and workflow integration.
• Cloud exposure (Azure, AWS, IBM Cloud) for hosting RES/Decision Center.
• Knowledge of Decision Modeling Notation (DMN) and event-driven architectures.
• Microservices patterns, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Basic understanding of security controls (RBAC, TLS, secrets management) for ODM deployments.

Why Join Us:

• Work in a collaborative and innovative environment.
• Exposure to cutting-edge IBM ODM and BPM technologies.
• Opportunity to mentor and grow as a technical expert.

Apply Now to be part of a team that drives smarter decision-making through IBM ODM technologies.