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Job Description:
SR IT DEVELOPER MSR
Company: The Home Depot
Job ID: 62777
Position Title: SR IT DEVELOPER MSR
Working Location: GA - Atlanta
Employment Status: Full-Time
Required Experience: 5+ years
Required Education: Bachelors Degree
Travel Required: None
Job Description:
POSITION PURPOSE -
The candidate will be part of the development and support of Merchandising projects. They will drive or supervise the requirements gathering, design, and development of complex applications/programs. They must present ideas and solutions at peer reviews and development sessions. They will demonstrate that they are capable of leading multiple efforts while maintaining the highest quality deployments from design through QA to production. They will be expected to mentor team members in the day-to-day activities related to project work and technical growth.
The preferred candidate must work independently with minimal direction and have superior organizational skills. They will communicate to both business and technical audiences, as well as provide status reports to management. They will have the ability to lead multiple work streams simultaneously and manage the work load across all streams to maximize productivity.
This candidate should possess technical expertise in at least five of the six areas below:
+Java development with focus on web development (JSP, Servlet, JMS, JDBC, J2EE Security, Struts)
+Understanding of standard web frameworks and languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX)
+Knowledge of standard web service development frameworks and methodologies (SOAP and RESTful)
+Experience with standard SQL against DB2/UDB, Informix, mySQL or SQLServer
+Familiarity with Rich Internet Application Development (FLEX, Silverlight)
+General proficiency in XML
MAJOR TASKS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES -
View software packages, products and define, prioritize, plan and implement solutions across multiple complex projects.
Ensure the team comprehends and applies the established processes, policies, standards and procedures.
Provide status reports to Manager and review boards on complex development projects.
Guide and direct project teams in the requirements gathering, design, and development of complex applications/programs.
Ensure compliance and conduct appropriate test reviews as necessary.
NATURE AND SCOPE -
Typically reports to Manager, Information Technology
No associates report to this role on a permanent basis, but requires the technical leadership of a project work team: may select team members and assess capabilities, provide technical training, provide information necessary to meet work, project or program objectives, evaluate program or project performance.
ENVIRONMENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTS -
Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS -
EDUCATION REQUIRED -
The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diplomas and/or GED.
YEARS OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE - 5
CERTIFICATES/LICENSES -
PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS -
Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS -
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS -
Expert knowledge with databases.
5+ years of related experience.
Previous experience in technical project leadership role. Retail/business experience a plus.
BS Computer Science or related field, MS a plus.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES -
Ability to work independently with minimal direction.
Ability to communicate to a wide variety of audiences, both business and technical.
Understands the financial implications of the project (i.e. software capitalization, cost/benefits, etc.).
Strong decision making abilities.
Ability to lead and mentor others.
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