IT DEVELOPER II - IT Retail Systems - Customer Order Management

POSITION PURPOSE - The Developer II will participate in the technical delivery of projects for 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.

MAJOR TASKS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES- Our group creates and 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

NATURE AND SCOPE - Postition reports to the Manager, Information Services No direct responsibility for supervising others. 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 - 02

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.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- 

-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)
-Experience with iterative software development processes such as Agile or XP
-Ability to learn new development languages and solutions
-Understanding of source control tools such as GITor SVN
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Requirements (but not essential):
-Store Systems Retail Experience
-Retail Customer Service Experience
-Order Management Experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES - Knowledge of multiple programming languages, databases, life cycle methodologies.