SR IT DEVELOPER - Full-time / Part-time

POSITION PURPOSE

'Want to know what it's like to work in IT at The Home Depot?'

 

THE COMPANY

The Home Depot is an $80 billion business where you can contribute in a variety of functional areas covering all aspects of the consumer value chain. We're the world's largest home improvement retailer and fourth-largest retailer in the U.S. with 2,200+ stores across North America, 300,000+ employees, and $83B in annual revenue in 2014; ranked 33 on the Fortune 500 list. We are building and managing leading software packages and technology platforms to deliver creative high ROI results to our 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 CULTURE

When you get up in the morning and think about your work for the day are you excited? Can't wait to get started? Do you feel like the work you do makes a difference and moves the business in a meaningful way? Do you want to lead the way in software development transformation?  Do you want to work with smart people who love to solve hard problems? This is the kind of environment that we value at The Home Depot.

POSITION PURPOSE - 
We need bright and innovative developers to improve the velocity, quality, and resiliency of our software driving value in everything we deploy. If you are looking for a fun, fast-paced, and rewarding environment, then The Home Depot IT Pricing team is for you.

MAJOR TASKS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES - 
Define, plan and implement solutions on assigned moderately complex projects. 

Take business requirements and develop the total technical design on moderately complex projects and ensure proper usage as part of the design efforts in building a system to be put into production. 

Conduct appropriate test reviews for assigned projects and present to architecture review boards as necessary. 

Promote and follow the established processes, policies, standards and procedures to assure compliance with corporate and regulatory policies and standards. 

Provide technical direction to associate developers, developers and contractors. 

NATURE AND SCOPE - 
Typically reports to Manager, Information Technology 

Responsible for helping others and providing on-the-job training or guidance 

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.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - 
The preferred candidate will work independently with minimal direction. They should be able to communicate to both business and technical audiences. Previous experience using an Agile development methodology is a must.

This candidate should posess technical expertise in the areas below:
- 5+ years of system & software engineering
- Strong and proven Java and object oriented development
- Experience with AngularJS and Restful Service development
- Experince leading teams in an Agile/XP, Open Source framework
- BS/MS in Computer Science (or equivalent)
- Strong communication skills and interest in a pair-programming environment
- Experience developing 12 factor applications
- Experience with Test Driven Development
- Experience with distributed systems and client-server architectures
- Ability to understand Business processes and develop sound system solutions

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - 
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 - 5

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 work independently with minimal direction.
Ability to communicate issues and recommend solutions in a timely manner to Management.
Strong decision making abilities.
Experience developing new application systems for production.