IT DEVELOPER II - COM

“Want to know what it’s like to work in IT at The Home Depot?”

Do you want to be part of a thrilling revolution influenced by technology? The Home Depot is a $70 billion business-focused environment where you can contribute in a variety of functional areas covering all aspects of the consumer value chain. We are currently managing leading software packages and technology platforms to deliver creative results to our business partners and customers. We need people who understand how best to apply technologies to solve problems and develop innovative solutions. If you are looking for an opportunity to see instant, progressive, and substantial business benefits from your technology talents and experience, it’s the perfect time to join The Home Depot.

The Developer II will participate in the technical delivery of projects for the Customer Order Management, assist in driving all aspects of the project from design through delivery to production.  The Developer II has knowledge in one or more programming languages or databases.  This person must have an excellent understanding of the IT project life cycle, trends in the IT landscape and be able to influence IT leadership on streamlining those processes. The Developer II is honing the skills needed to guide and direct project teams in requirements definition, design, development and testing of complex applications/ programs.  This person must have excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

Major Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Our group supports the applications used by Home Depot employees to create and manage customer orders.  We currently have a mix of custom java applications and 3rd party software (IBM Sterling Commerce)
We are looking for a strong developer to join our team to help us during our shift to a more seamless interconnected retail environment

Essential Requirements:

-Ability to analyze existing solutions and understand how to transition them into modern order management system behaviors
-Solid knowledge of java architectures and development constraints
-Experienced working on Relational Databases (Oracle, D2b, SQLLite etc).
-Knowledge of Restful Web Services (and the right way to use them)
-Java application performance tuning and optimization
-Ability to learn new development languages and solutions
-Understanding of modern source control tools such as: GIT, SVN, or TFS
-XML, XSLT,XSD and J2EE technologies

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS-

Store Systems Retail Experience
Retail Customer Service Experience
Order Management Experience
Bachelor's Degree
Experience with Agile Methodology



MAJOR TASKS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES -

• Take business requirements and develop the total technical design for assigned mid-sized projects and ensure proper usage as part of the design efforts in building a system to be put into production.
• Follow the established processes, policies, standards and procedures to assure compliance with corporate and regulatory policies and standards.
• Conduct appropriate test reviews on assigned projects as necessary. Present findings and offer solutions to management.

NATURE AND SCOPE -

• Typically reports to Manager, Information Technology
• No direct responsibility for supervising others.

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.

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must pass the Drug Test.
• Must successfully complete any required training or orientation courses.

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 - 2


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.


KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES -

• Ability to communicate issues and recommended solutions in a timely manner.
• Solid experience in documenting requirements.
• Knowledge of multiple programming languages, databases, life cycle methodologies.