2001 - Principal Developer Digital Marketing Technology

OVERVIEW :

The Developer’s role is to develop and enhance in-house software applications or extensions by coding with a technical language to meet business requirements and business objectives.

This can include taking technical specifications and developing an application or integration of data between applications, testing, as well as, completing the appropriate technical documentation.

The developer will use best practices in software development and adhere to our development standards, as well as, focus on quality and innovation.

The developer may also be responsible for delivering support to end users in the organization for specific code, including troubleshooting code.

GENERAL DUTIES :

• Serve in a team leader capacity with large-scale Application Development projects / programs
• Holistically design solutions in a complex environment. Needs to consider impact on entire landscape in the design. The solutions must be sustainable for the long term
• Research / troubleshoot, maintain & configure software, create test scripts and test applications and interfaces
• Lead the technical portion of projects schedule and run meetings, coordinate with the business and other key stakeholders
• Mentor and coach others
• Research, evaluate and recommend software and hardware products
• Design and implement architecturally compliant system landscapes
• Make recommendations to enhance processes, procedures and policies relating to systems functioning or performance
• Determine priorities and pivot accordingly
• Identify and mitigate risks with timely communication to stakeholders
• Drive progressive improvements to enhance processes, functionality etc.
• Apply best practices
• Communicate with all teams in ETP and with the business across the business
• Lead the build-out or expansion of coding standards initiatives
• Maintain a working knowledge of Software Code Development leading practices and serve as a thought leader to the organization
• Participate in Agile teams
• Provide coaching and development to junior developers Improve efficiency of team to resolve problems
• Identify, recommend, and implement process improvement opportunities for Application Development programs
• Facilitate Code Development / Engineering training and education programs for the team
• Recommend opportunities to lower testing costs or improve systems quality through alternative staffing models (e.g., gig, offshore, 3rd party)
• Providing coaching and development to others
• Oversee the work of 3rd party Development teams
• Drive the development of business and technical process documentation and training materials
• Drive the collection of required information to develop work scope around solutions to attain business requirements along with data needs as required.
• Serve as liaison between Divisions / Functions and IT on projects and enhancements
• Collect and evaluate information, formulate as well as test hypotheses.
• Can drive technical validity of solution.
• Coordinate issues resolution activities with varied stakeholders
• Review entire problem logs and identify recurring problems.
• Record projects status along with open issues every week.
• Ensure to follow up on problems and process independently related to solutions engineering.
• Participate in seminars, trade shows, and oversee internal demonstration facilities etc.
• Develop meeting structure and present at meetings
• Determine opportunities to redesign business processes to achieve better business results
• Determine opportunities to automate business processes and functions
• Educate the team on the goals of the business
• Manage process conformity and compliance
• Lead the development of business and technical process documentation and training materials
• Lead the definition of project requirements by identifying project milestones, phases, and elements; assist with project budget needs
• Lead the monitoring of project progress by tracking activity, resolving problems, publishing progress reports, and recommending actions
• Understand, communicate, and reinforce standard business process concepts
• Establish and maintain relationships with team members within IT and across functional teams
• Assess situations, determine the problem(s) and propose a solution that provides value to the business
• Lead business requirements as well-formed user stories and acceptance criteria
• Drive Behavior-Driven-Design (BDD) process
• Structure requirements to facilitate automation of acceptance tests
• Fill the role of a Solution Lead on a project / Technical Project Manager coordinating with the overall Project Manager on all work for technical teams and oversight on technical design
• Perform code review to see whether standards are adhered to
• Mentor in coding best practices, configuration best practices, technical design and quality assurance
• Expert in their technology and familiar with best practices in these
• Determine opportunities to redesign business processes to achieve better business results

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS :

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 6+ years in a software / application development or comparable experience
• Change Agent with Managerial Courage
• Strategic thinker can develop a plan to meet a long-term objective
• Facilitation Skills : Can facilitate sessions and present to the executive level
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellence in communicating and presenting complex information to technical and nontechnical stakeholders
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders across a variety of functional disciplines
• Ability to develop and manage an action plan
• Experience working in large complex technology projects
• Experience working with offshore teams
• Excellence in communicating and presenting complex information to technical and nontechnical stakeholders
• Extensive experience across the entire project life cycle (SDLC) be it implementing new software or enhancing existing functionality
• Experience with interfaces into and from platforms (using APIs, ESB, SAP PI etc.)
• Deep understanding of business functions of supporting applications
• Experience mentoring and developing Developers
• Experience evaluating and improving Code quality / standards
• Experience interacting with the Business community
• Experience coordinating and leading development teams / projects
• Command of Agile Development processes
• Ability to demonstrate Agile delivery values
• Experience in Adobe products like AEM, Analytics and Target.
• Strong SQL skills
• Experience in developing API / Web Services, REST and SOAP, Java Script, test automation
• Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI / CD)
• Experience in working with Agile / Scrum
• Experience in cloud services such as Azure or AWS
• Experience with Application Performance Management tool like DynaTrace

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS :

• Master’s Degree (computer science, information systems, software engineering)
• Experience mentoring and developing Application Developers
• Experience working with, and directing, third-party Application Developers
• Command of Agile Development processes
• A Wholesale / Distribution / CPG background including accounts receivable, complex pricing and tax laws
• Leading and directing offshore application development programs

CLEARANCE :

• US Citizenship required
30+ days ago