IT Sr. Solution Engineer – Development / Integration

Associated Wholesale Grocers•Kansas City, KS

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Solution Engineer is a customer-facing advisor, subject-matter expert, and delivery partner who guides customers from concept through development, testing, go-live, and rollout. The role focuses on solution development and implementation, creating new functionality and modifying existing functionality. It also involves researching existing and legacy code to determine necessary interfaces and functionality, and working with new and existing SaaS products to support underlying business functions. The engineer develops solutions using AWG standards, collaborates with customers and other teams, and delivers quality technical solutions on time and within budget. The position contributes to technical research, reusable assets, and continuous improvement while supporting availability and services, including on-call responsibilities as needed. The role is onsite in Kansas City, Kansas.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science, computer information systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
At least 5 years of application development experience.
Experience developing applications and APIs using React, Java, and Spring Boot or similar technologies.
Experience using source code repositories such as GitHub or Azure DevOps.
Experience with source-code branching approaches such as Gitflow or trunk-based development.
Knowledge of microservices architecture.
Knowledge of designing, developing, and implementing high-performing, large-scale, complex systems, including third-party application integrations.
Experience executing organizational operations, vision, and goals in alignment with department leadership.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including clear written and verbal communication with audiences at various levels.
Ability to work independently; self-starter, highly motivated, and resourceful.
Knowledge of multiple technologies and ability to learn new technologies.
Ability to work as a committed member of a cross-functional team and contribute perspectives toward an exceptional product experience.
Solid experience across the full software development life cycle, including requirements, design, development, testing, and deployment, using waterfall and/or agile methodologies.
Experience with relational databases and SQL.
Ability to work effectively with remote team members.
Experience in the retail, wholesale, or consumer packaged goods industry.
ETL development experience.
Knowledge of solution evaluation, selection, and implementation in large-scale, complex environments.
Knowledge of Azure, AWS, cloud, or managed services.
Knowledge of security best practices, such as OWASP, CBE, or NIST.
Knowledge of containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes.
Experience with common programming languages and technologies, including React, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS.
Knowledge of event-based or message-based architecture.
Knowledge of virtual networking, including public, private, and hybrid networks and subnetworks, network interfaces, and identity and access management such as security groups, roles, and network access control lists.
Knowledge of DevOps technologies such as Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code frameworks such as Ansible.

Responsibilities

Develop solutions from requirements using AWG standards, with limited supervision.
Work with other team members on a variety of solutions.
Deliver high-quality technical solutions on time and within budget.
Design and implement small sets of new software functionality using Java, Spring Boot, React, or similar technologies.
Solve problems using sound troubleshooting and problem-solving techniques.
Troubleshoot issues and develop solutions with support from teammates.
Engage with and support other development teams.
Take on-call responsibilities as needed.
Collaborate with customers to understand business problems, needs, and desired outcomes.
Contribute to technical research on new technologies.
Collaborate with team members to build reusable assets and materials for the AWG community.
Work closely with team members to develop, troubleshoot, and deliver solutions.
Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and give and receive constructive feedback.