GENERAL PURPOSE : The MDM Engineer III is responsible for the development, integration, and implementation of configuration processes, procedures, and solutions within the Master Data Management (MDM) platform. The candidate will develop solutions on the MDM platform, participate in system / design / code reviews, address configuration and administration issues as well as directly influence the direction of the Product domain on the MDM platform. The candidate will also collaborate with other technology partners to design and build quality, highly scalable solution / applications as well as interact with business teams as a part of Agile development.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :
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Design, develop, and test incoming and outgoing data feeds, data modeling and governance, and system administration as it pertains to MDM.
- Responsible for providing technical consulting to management, business analysts, and technical associates, while working with the integration, architecture, and business teams to deliver MDM solutions.
- Deliver high quality solutions independently, while working collaboratively to share knowledge and ideas, and adapt quickly to the needs of the business
- Partner with Data Governance & Operations teams to deliver based on program / project needs.
- Drive the architecture, design and delivery of the end-state MDM solution in a hands-on manner, including modeling the MDM domains.
- Establish monitoring and reporting capabilities for the MDM platform.
- Engage with all levels across IT to deliver an Enterprise MDM Program solution (Product) including cross-functional coordination.
- Help lead master data integration activities which includes, but not limited to, data cleansing, data creation, data conversion, issue resolution, and data validation
- Identify, manage and communicate issues, risks and dependencies to project management.
- Configuration of the MDM solution in a hands-on manner (Web UI, business rule and workflow changes)
- Provide support for the Master Data Management (MDM) platform, including technical architecture, inbound / outbound data integration (ETL, maintenance / tuning of match rules and exceptions, data model changes, executing and monitoring incremental updates, and working with infrastructure and DBA teams to maintain multiple environments).
- Contribute to the design of logical and physical Data modeling to support Enterprise Master Data Management system.
- Establish & refine monitoring and reporting capabilities for the new MDM platform.
- Provide level 3 support for the MDM platform as needed.
- Manage Code configuration and code release management in Non-production environments.
- Exceptional verbal communication and technical writing skills
QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL SKILLS REQUIRED :
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8+ years of experience with Master Data Management solutions5 - 8 years of experience working within the entire Software Development Lifecycle including requirements gathering, design, implementation, integration testing, deployment, and postproduction support5 - 8+ years of experience in system design, implementation and Level 3 support activitiesStrong understanding of Master Data Management concepts including Object Oriented Design, Programming, and Data ModelingStrong experience in development configuration of Workflow, Web UI and Business Rules Action components of MDM (STIBO STEP solution preferred)Strong experience in identifying the performance bottlenecks, providing a solution, implementing functional performance recommendationsExperience in implementing deployment automation to support the data model / web-ui / JavaScript binds / configurations and product information between environmentsExperience in developing enterprise applications using Java, J2EE, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Spring FrameworkWorking experience with at least one major MDM platform such as Oracle, Informatica, or Stibo (preferred)Working experience in data profiling, data quality designing and configuring MDM UI, workflows and rules for business processes preferably in a retail domainExperience working in an Agile EnvironmentExperience working in an infrastructure environment (ability to assist in logins, restarting servers, etc.)Experience working in Oracle as main database or Linux operating systemsExperience with data modeling and data migrationExperience with security best practices of web application to address vulnerabilitiesExperience with application integration and middlewareStrong communication skills are required with the ability to give and receive information, explain complex information in simple terms and maintain a strong customer service approach to all usersKnowledge of / prior DBA experience with SQL Server and / or Oracle is a plus. Minimum knowledge / experience in UNIXAbility to work independently, creatively problem solve complex technical problems and can provide guidance and training to othersAbility to provide accurate estimates of timeframes necessary to complete potential projects and develop project implementation plansBachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related experience