Staff Software Engineer (JAVA,TIBCO) - Loyalty Systems

MAC08326

Job Overview:

This Staff Software Engineer –TIBCO role in Macy's Technology is a leader in the design and development of cross-functional, multi-platform application systems for Marketing Loyalty Programs.

Translate business requirements into well-engineered, tested and deployed application systems that are used by the business, and support these systems while in production. Interface with internal customers to determine the most efficient and cost-effective approach to meet business requirements and design, develop, test, install, and deploy the required software applications. Develop solutions utilizing a variety of software technologies, including new code construction, modifications to existing modules, configuration and/or package implementation.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Essential Functions:

• Lead the development of the strategy and technical design for large work type 2 and 3 projects, i.e. define timelines and project plans, analyze and estimate feasibility, cost, time, and compatibility with hardware and other programs; ensure that expected application performance levels are achieved.
• Commit to overall deliverables with customers and/or management.
• Recommend vendors for projects, and negotiates terms/conditions with vendors, and support evaluation of new technical direction and approach with recommendations to Macy's Technology senior management.
• Lead the coding/configuration, testing, implementation and documentation of solution and develop detailed design specifications.
• Perform complex applications programming activities, including code, test, debugging, documentation, maintenance, and modification to complex application programs.
• Monitor and establish operating efficiency of existing application systems and provide (or arrange for) proactive maintenance; lead the resolution of customer inquiries.
• Serve as a coach and mentor to more junior developers to include delegating and managing tasks, as appropriate.
• Serve as a technical expert on existing applications and other inter-related/adjacent systems and applications.
• Design systems/applications with high level of complexity (e.g. many interfaces, multiple packages, platforms).
• Evaluate the applicability of leading edge technologies and use this information to significantly influence future business strategies.
• Generate technical and/or business systems knowledge and ideas from external sources and incorporate those ideas into IT work.
• Act as a technology mentor to team members.
• Consistently demonstrate regular, dependable attendance & punctuality.

Qualifications:

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and/or Engineering and 10 years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience; Master's degree preferred.
• 5-10 years of "hands-on" experience with Java Enterprise, Java application servers (WebSphere, or WebLogic, or JBOSS), relational databases (Oracle, DB2 or SQL Server) and NoSQL data stores (Cassandra, Elastic Search).
• 3-5 years of "hands-on" experience with TIBCO technologies such as Business Works, Business Events and EMS.
• Field experience with other middleware technologies such as WebMethods or WebSphere is preferred.

Communication Skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to read, write, and interpret complex documents.

Reasoning Ability:

• Very strong analysis/troubleshooting skills, strong partnering/relationship building skills.
• Ability to consider options and make business decisions (e.g. selection of tools/methodologies for projects).

Physical Demands:

• This position involves regular ambulating, sitting, hearing, and talking.
• May occasionally involve stooping, kneeling, or crouching.
• May involve close vision, color vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.
• Involve use of hands and fingers for typing on keyboard and using a mouse.
• May be a need to move or lift items under 10 pounds.

Other Skills:

• In-depth knowledge of event-driven architecture (EDA) and service-oriented architecture (SOA).
• Deep, technical understanding of the technologies in the real-time data hub; includes (but not limited to) Java/J2EE, Tibco BW/BE/EMS, ActiveSpaces, Spark, Cassandra, Kafka, ElasticSearch, Kibana, Tomcat, JBoss, stream processing, RDBMS, NoSQL databases, In-memory databases, ODS, distributed processing.
• Demonstrate a broad understanding of the application flow and technical architectures.

Work Hours:

• Ability to work a flexible schedule based on department and company needs.

Company Profile:

Macy's Inc. is one of the nation's premier retailers. With fiscal 2016 sales of $25.778 billion and approximately 140,000 employees, the company operates more than 700 department stores under the nameplates Macy's and Bloomingdale's, and approximately 125 specialty stores that include Bloomingdale's The Outlet, Bluemercury and Macy's Backstage. Macy's, Inc. operates stores in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico, as well as macys.com, bloomingdales.com and bluemercury.com. Bloomingdale's stores in Dubai and Kuwait are operated by Al Tayer Group LLC under license agreements. Macy's, Inc. has corporate offices in Cincinnati, Ohio and New York, New York.

This job description is not all inclusive. Macy's Inc. reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. Macy's Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.