Sr. Systems Developer - MES & Controls - San Antonio, TX

Responsibilities

Since H-E-B Digital Technology's inception, we've been investing heavily in our customers' digital experience, reinventing how they find inspiration from food, how they make food decisions, and how they ultimately get food into their homes.

This is an exciting time to join H-E-B Digital-we're using the best available technologies to deliver modern, engaging, reliable, and scalable experiences to meet the needs of our growing audience.

If you enjoy taking on new challenges, working in a rapidly changing environment, learning new skills, and applying it all to solve large and impactful business problems, we want you as part of our team.

Our Partners thrive The H-E-B Way. In the Sr. Systems Developer r ole, that means you have a...

HEART FOR PEOPLE... you can serve as technical authority, and coordinate work for a group of Developers

HEAD FOR BUSINESS... you make sound, mature technical judgments that result in significant impact

PASSION FOR RESULTS... you can innovate system enhancements and updates with minimal guidance

What you'll do

Participate in developing MES COTS / SaaS system-providers' functional and technical roadmaps; lead vendor infrastructure architecture requirements;

ensure alignment with H-E-B standards

• Lead efforts to improve efficiency and reduce costs of hardware / software maintenance
• Apply advanced understanding of all affected systems / applications to develop / execute implementation, end-to-end system integration, stabilization, and production support transition
• Lead the design and implementation of seamless end-to-end business process and system integration, involving both custom-developed and COTS systems.
• Identify and coordinate detailed technical tasks across multiple domains and teams.
• Lead full-stack infrastructure architecture and design; identify / scope / architect / deliver complex solutions
• Coordinate with Operations to facilitate awareness of / alignment on technical design and needed resources; manage technical communications with vendors and Operations teams;

collaborate with Engineers to implement technical solutions and resolve issues

• Assist with plans to keep tech sustainment items current and supported; recommend changes to processes and tools at the group / dept level based on industry standards, patterns, and practices
• Develop / implement small to medium domain-specific applications to fill gaps between large COTS systems; design system funnels to route analytical data
• Lead team efforts to configure, enhance / update, maintain, test, debug COTS systems / integrations
• Review functional design / requirements to identify technical risks and obstacles
• Lead efforts to provide accurate duration / effort estimates; ensure technical teams stay on track, on schedule, and on budget
• Stay involved in test planning / test case development; identify required technical tasks to support testing; ensure SIT / UAT is obstacle-free;

prepare environments to support SIT / UAT execution and training

• Create technical documentation / training for system enhancements and test scenarios
• Design / implement proactive automated system monitoring and alerting solutions; identify engineering tools that facilitate systems management
• Stay available to provide support during escalation of high-urgency, high-complexity incidents
• Ensure documentation, prioritization, and closure of follow-up action items from significant incidents and recurring incidents
• Coach / mentor junior Developers in techniques, processes, and new technologies
• Identify top talent to help grow H-E-B Digital Technology
• Develop technical roadmaps; lead Systems Developers across one or more squads to deliver initiatives
• Influence others in technical decision-making / technology adoption within their domain

Who You Are

• You have 7+ years of experience in COTS / SaaS development and system integration
• You have 3+ years in MES applications supporting plant operations
• You have experience with manufacturing architecture
• You have experience with Aveva
• You have a related degree or comparable formal training, certification, or work experience
• You have experience successfully influencing vendors in systems requirements planning
• You're comfortable leading discussions with COTS systems / SaaS vendors' R&D / engineering teams
• You have an ownership mentality, and a consistent track record of successful, high-quality results - You have at least an understand of ERP functions & capabilities
• You have expertise in systems architecture from a full-stack perspective
• You're an expert in multiple languages, technologies, and frameworks, and can quickly on-board to projects in minimal time
• You have advanced knowledge of a given system's tech sustainment factors, and the maintenance and support plan for them
• You have advanced understanding of enterprise-wide systems integration, even those outside your scope of responsibility

Who We Are

• H-E-B is one of the largest, independently owned food retailers in the nation, operating over 400 stores throughout Texas and Mexico, with annual sales generating over $40 billion
• We hire talented people (150,000+ Partners), and give them autonomy to be creative in how they impact the business
• We're a Partner-driven company with a Bold Promise - Because People Matter
• We embrace Diversity and Inclusion as core values, and support them with thriving company-wide programs
• We're a truly original Texas-based company that created the Spirit of Giving to help Texas communities every day
• Once eligible, our Partners become Owners in the company. 'Partner-owned' means our most important resources-People-drive the innovation, growth, and success that make H-E-B The Greatest Retailing Company

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