Sr Developer, IT Marketing

Tractor Supply Company•Brentwood, TN

About The Position

This position develops, configures, builds, reviews, and unit tests software and analytical solutions for IT Marketing and Loyalty programs. The Developer provides a consultative presence in the Marketing area of Tractor Supply, building a deep understanding of business partners’ pace, direction, and needs. The role works with technical leads, architects, vendor partners, and business users to define project scope and vision, refine requirements into system capabilities, resolve system issues, and ensure solutions are implemented according to design and guidelines. It also supports testing, documentation, communication, audit, deployment, and customer training. The position participates in 24x7 on-call rotations and mentors team members on technologies in the area of expertise.

Requirements

5–9 years of experience developing and supporting Business Intelligence tools such as BusinessObjects, MicroStrategy, or Cognos.
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in computer systems design or computer science; any combination of education and experience will be considered.

Nice To Haves

Certifications in data warehousing concepts and techniques.
Ability to conduct research into database issues, standards, and products as required.
Strong understanding of relational database structures, theories, principles, and practices.
Strong knowledge of database systems and ETL software tools, including best practices and methodologies.
Strong data analysis, data architecture, and data modeling experience, and familiarity with data modeling design tools such as Erwin, PowerDesigner, or ERStudio.
Strong understanding of Business Intelligence tools, including Business Objects.
Strong understanding of in-house data-intensive applications, including Cognos Planning.
Strong knowledge of system and software quality assurance best practices and methodologies.
Strong presentation skills.
Strong technical architecture and technical support documentation skills.
Strong understanding of project-based work structures, project lifecycle models, and change management processes.
4 years of database development experience, writing ANSI SQL and working with database platforms such as Netezza, Oracle, or SQL Server.
Experience working with Big Data tools and languages such as Hadoop, Hive, or R.
Experience with software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodology.

Responsibilities

Develop and/or configure, build, review, and unit test marketing reporting and software solutions.
Meet with technical leads, architects, and vendor partners to determine project scope and vision, set system goals, identify and resolve system issues, and ensure the system is implemented as designed and in adherence to implementation guidelines.
Work directly with business partners to capture and refine business requirements into core system capabilities.
Assist developers, analysts, and designers in conceptualizing and validating Marketing Reporting solutions that meet business requirements.
Design test cases and support test case execution.
Work directly with business users to provide support, including designing and developing customer training materials and conducting customer training sessions.
Work with Enterprise teams to ensure changes are properly documented, communicated, audited, and deployed in compliance with established procedures.
Participate in 24x7 on-call rotations.
Mentor team members on new technologies in the area of expertise.