Contract Infor Software Engineer Jobs in Illinois

Who We Are:

ACH Food Companies, Inc. (ACH) is a prominent consumer packaged goods company. In North America, we market, sell, and manufacture a premier branded portfolio of cooking oils and baking ingredients and foodservice brands in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. As the U.S. division of Associated British Foods (ABF), a $20 billion-dollar global food business, we have the backing and resources of a major food company, which empowers us to deliver consistent innovation and sustained growth. We encourage an environment where people have the autonomy to create and deliver within their business.

The Role:

The Infor M3 Developer will play a critical role in supporting and extending ACH Foods’ Infor Cloud Suite Food & Beverage ERP environment across finance, supply chain, manufacturing, and distribution. This practical position is responsible for developing integrations, automations, workflows, forms, and custom extensions that improve business processes, make system reliability better, and enhance the user experience. Working closely with IT, business stakeholders, operations teams, and external partners, the role will help deliver secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions while supporting ACH’s broader focus on operational efficiency and intelligent automation.

What You’ll Do:

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support integrations between Infor M3 and internal and external business systems, including APIs, EDI, message exchanges, mappings, transformations, and error-handling processes.
• Support and enhance Infor OS technologies, including ION, APIs, data flows, messaging, workflows, and related integration services.
• Build, customize, and optimize M3 forms, H5 personalization, extensions, and user experiences to meet business requirements and improve productivity.
• Develop and maintain workflows, scripts, automation solutions, and custom extensions while following best practices and minimizing impact on future upgrades.
• Troubleshoot application, integration, and production support issues, perform root cause analysis, and provide timely resolutions and workarounds.
• Collaborate with Solution Delivery Managers, business stakeholders, and third‑party integration partners to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions and identify process improvement opportunities.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including solution designs, technical specifications, deployment guides, test plans, and support procedures.
• Support application enhancements, upgrades, release management activities, environment promotions, testing, validation, deployment planning, and rollback procedures.
• Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, technical design sessions, and change management processes.
• Ensure solutions meet security, compliance, performance, scalability, and data governance requirements.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and contribute to future initiatives involving intelligent automation, Microsoft Power Platform, Copilot, Azure AI Services, and other technologies that may deliver business value.

What You’ll Need:

• 5+ years of practical development experience with Infor M3, including customizations, forms, extensions, workflows, scripts, and data flows.
• Experience developing and supporting solutions within Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage (M3) or other cloud-based Infor M3 environments.
• Extensive experience building integrations using REST APIs, SOAP web services, JSON, XML, and transformation or mapping technologies.
• Extensive knowledge of Infor middleware and integration platforms, including Infor ION, M3 APIs, BOD messaging, MEC, and related integration frameworks.
• Experience with M3 H5 scripting, personalization, and extensibility frameworks such as XtendM3.
• Practical experience in at least one backend programming language such as Java, C#, Node.js, or similar technologies used in M3 development.
• Solid SQL development skills and experience with Microsoft SQL Server or related database technologies.
• Experience designing automated business solutions, workflow automation, or process optimization within ERP or enterprise application environments.
• Experience supporting EDI integrations and third‑party application integrations.
• Solid understanding of authentication and authorization standards, including OAuth2, SAML, Single Sign-On (SSO), and secure API design.
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC), source control, testing methodologies, DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT, MIS, Computer Science, or related field
• Master’s degree in Technology, Business Administration, or related field
• Infor M3 certification or relevant ERP development certification

What We Offer:

• Comprehensive PPO Medical Plan
• Dental Insurance
• Free Vision Insurance
• 401K Matching Program
• Parental Leave
• Onsite Gym
• Flexible Hours
• Hybrid Work Schedule

Salary Range:

Starting Salary Range: $119,800-$144,400. The pay range listed represents the target hiring range for this position; however, the actual base pay offered to the best talent and fit for the posted role will depend on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, qualifications and skills, relevant experience, geographical location and internal equity. Future compensation decisions for employees in this role will utilize the full pay range, not solely the typical hiring range.

Compensation is adjusted based on the candidate’s local labor market and may vary within this range.

Benefits:

Employees at ACH Food Companies, Inc. enjoy a comprehensive suite of benefits designed to support them throughout their employment. ACH offers a choice of two PPO medical plans with low deductibles and dental coverage. Vision and life insurance are provided at no charge. Employees can elect additional life insurance as well as participate in a 401(k) with a company match and additional discretionary contribution.

“All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.”