Technical Lead, Marketing & Merchandising (Own Brands)

Company: Albertsons Companies
Location: Pleasanton
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

Technical Lead, Marketing & Merchandising (Own Brands)

Albertsons Companies is one of the largest food and drug retailers with 2,300+ stores. The Albertsons Companies family of brands includes some of the most prominent brands in food retailing, with a growing base of loyal shoppers. Thanks to the professionalism, diversity, spirit, and friendliness of our people, we have locations across the U.S.

The Information Technology Department has an opening for a Technical Lead, Marketing & Merchandising on the Own Brands team. This position is located in Pleasanton, California.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead projects coordinate with development and other vendor partners teams.
• Provide technical leadership, coach, and mentor team members.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause determination and proactively identify opportunities to fix issues.
• Must be able to make sound decisions based on incomplete information, under pressure and maintain project focus.
• Developing strong working relationships at levels in the business and IT community to ensure overall project satisfaction.
• Assist in managing expectations with both business and IT stakeholders regarding functionality, scope, and deliverables.
• Provide application design guidance and consultation, utilizing a thorough understanding of applicable technology, tools, and existing designs.
• Determines and implements the most efficient and cost-effective solution.
• Analyze highly complex business requirements.
• Design and create technical specifications to design or redesign complex computer platforms and applications.
• Analyze problems outlined by Business Systems Analysts in terms of detailed technology requirements and capabilities.
• Ensure logic and design is in alignment with core architecture of the system/application.
• Analyze existing product software and recommends modifications which will enhance operating capacity and meet business requirements.
• Provide coding direction to less experienced staff or develops highly complex original code.
• Act as an expert technical resource for modeling, simulation, and analysis efforts.
• Verify program logic by overseeing the preparation of test data, testing, and debugging of programs.
• Oversee overall systems testing and the migration of platforms and applications to production.
• Guide new documentation, departmental technical procedures, and user guides.

Qualifications:

• 4-year degree (Computer Science, Information Systems) and/or equivalent combination of education or work experience.
• 6+ years of hands-on experience in developing software applications using Java, JMS, Spring Framework, Spring Boot backend REST services and microservices architecture
• 2+ years of experience with cloud platform services and high-volume enterprise applications
• 5+ years of experience with relational and non-relational (NoSQL) databases such as Oracle, DB2, UDB, Cassandra, MongoDB
• Extensive experience using Data Stage/ETL, Kafka, Spring Batch technologies
• 2+ years of Salesforce configuration experience.
• 7+ years of programming experience including experience, including integrating applications across diverse technical platforms required.
• Strong experience with application server (WebSphere, WebLogic) and database technologies (Oracle, DB2, SQL Server) required.
• Building integrated solutions using third party B2B and B2C vendor systems using tools such as Data Power, Axway, Oracle B2B, MQ for data interchange
• Product Life Cycle experience greatly desired.
• Strong knowledge of UNIX/AIX, Windows, and Mainframe technologies desired.
• Strong experience with the full software development lifecycle and software development methodologies (Waterfall, Agile).
• Strong Experience in migrating applications to public cloud.
• Experience with cloud services (Azure, Google etc.). Familiarity and experience with private/hybrid cloud Technologies
• Excellent organizational and troubleshooting skills with attention to detail.
• Strong knowledge of programming documentation processes/procedures.
• Strong ability to understand client expectations and to resolve issues that may affect delivery.
• Ability to build constructive relationships with senior application architects and project managers and gain their trust.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively in a matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with outside contracting vendors and software application providers, both onshore and offshore.
• Strong ability to mentor, coach, and train lower level programmer analysts.
• Self-starter, with a demonstrated ability to learn beyond formal training with a strong aptitude for delivering quality products.
• Excellent communications skills (written and oral), customer service and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of emerging business solutions, technologies, and delivery methodologies.
• Ability to contribute to making critical and successful decisions under pressure.

How to Apply: Interested candidates are encouraged to submit a resume by visiting https://www.albertsonscompanies.com/careers/en/home.html

Diversity is fundamental at Albertsons Companies. We foster an inclusive working environment where the different strengths and perspectives of each employee is both recognized and valued. We believe that building successful relationships with our customers and our communities is only possible through the diversity of our people. A diverse workforce leads to better teamwork and creative thinking, as well as mutual understanding and respect.

The Albertsons Companies policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion and other conditions of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, medical condition, marital status or any other legally protected status.

We support a drug-free workplace -- all applicants offered a position are required to pass a pre-employment drug test before they are hired.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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