About the role
IBM ELM Publishing (RPE/ELO) Developer
Function: ALM Reporting & Document Publishing
Experience: 4–7+ years
About the Role
We're looking for an IBM ELM Publishing (formerly Rational Publishing Engine) developer to build
reusable templates that turn DOORS Next (DNG) and Engineering Test Management (ETM) data into
controlled, business-ready documents. You'll work with requirements, test and ALM stakeholders
and own report quality, performance and defect resolution.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop and maintain reusable publishing templates and report configurations
• Translate business document needs into template logic, data queries and formatting rules
• Build document-style reports for DNG (requirements, modules, collections) and ETM (test
plans, cases, scripts, results)
• Support cross-domain traceability reports across requirements and test management
• Deliver professional Word, PDF and HTML outputs with reliable pagination, TOC,
headers/footers and custom styles
• Diagnose and fix report defects, performance issues and formatting problems
• Manage releases with regression testing, version control and clear documentation
• Work in Scrum/SAFe or hybrid teams and run knowledge-transfer sessions
Must-Have Skills
• Hands-on IBM ELO Publishing / RPE: Document Studio and .dta template authoring (queries,
variables, conditions, loops, styling)
• DNG and ETM reportable REST APIs
• REST, HTTP, XML, XPath and schema interpretation
• IBM ELM knowledge, especially DNG and ETM
• Document output troubleshooting and performance diagnostics
• Git or equivalent version control
• Unit and regression testing for reports
Good to Have
• Publishing Document Builder / Launcher
• Configuration-managed DNG/ELM contexts
• Authentication, certificates and proxy setup
• Deployment support across dev/test/prod
• Scripting (Python, PowerShell, shell)
• Experience in regulated domains (automotive, rail, aerospace, medical devices)
Qualifications
• Bachelor's or master's in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent
experience
• 4–7+ years in ALM/reporting, including 3+ years of hands-on RPE/ELO Publishing template
development
• Proven project experience publishing from DNG and ETM
• Strong analytical, ownership and communication skills; able to work independently with
distributed teams