Application Developer Technical Lead

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• Leads and/or participates in project planning processes.
• Develops work plans or reviews other work plan timelines and manages workflows to meet project time frames.
• Responsible for identifying development tasks in support of project planning and estimation and troubleshooting issues during and after implementation.
• Contributes to strategic planning meetings and provides guidance and expertise on system options, risk, cost vs. benefits, and impacts on business processes and goals.
• Works closely with architects to assure all systems are in line with IT long-term strategy.
• May participate in the design and development of the database(s) associated with one or more applications.
• May identify technical requirements.
• May create technical design specifications and assists in sizing technical requirements.
• Reviews and advises on technical design specifications developed by junior levels.
• Leads project teams building applications.
• Codes applications or enterprise wide software systems using a disciplined development process.
• Integrates solutions with other applications and platforms outside the framework.
• Reviews integration testing plans.
• Supports and/or executes testing efforts across the life cycle.
• Ensures the adherence to standards, policies and procedures.
• Reviews modules for quality assurance.
• Checks for compliance with all standards, policies and procedures.
• Develops convergence plans to meeting standards, as needed.
• May assist in defining development guidelines and standards.
• Performs code reviews.
• Contributes to and reviews deployment plans and may schedule the installation of new modules, upgrades and fixes to the production environment.
• Works with Release Management to ensure modules are production-ready.
• Create branching and merging strategies as needed.
• Validates deployment.
• Supports the ongoing maintenance of applications.
• Oversees and assists in production support.
• May troubleshoot existing information systems to identify errors or deficiencies and develops solutions.
• Leads the technical evaluation and selection process for improving application performance by overseeing gap analysis studies, feasible alternative solutions, and recommending and/or approving the scope of modifications.
• Ensures all applications are documented according to standards.
• Promotes effective use of information technology by educating users on system functionality.
• Assists in the development of user guides and training documentation for systems.
• Evaluates new application packages and tools and performs research on best practices.
• Provides recommendations for the solutions.
• May prepare and present formal training to IT staff, as needed.
• Provides technical leadership, coaching and mentoring to team members.
• Provides technical guidance or system process expertise.
• Provides performance feedback to managers.
• Develops reports and presentations for senior management, as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Bachelor's degree in Programming/Systems or Computer Science or other related field. Or equivalent work experience. Typically requires 8 or more years of application programming and analysis experience.

Has a broad level of understanding surrounding information systems and application architecture standards. Experience in leading projects. Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret complex problems or processes that span multiple business areas, identify and understand requirements and develop alternate solutions. Experience designing, developing and testing applications using proven or emerging technologies, in a variety of technologies and environments.

• Advanced programming skills in Microsoft .Net Technologies (C#, ASP.NET, and SQL Server) languages
• Advanced understanding of relational database design and theory
• Ability to translate complicated business requirements into multiple solution options and explain the pros/cons of various approaches
• Advanced knowledge of Object-Oriented Design Patterns and use cases for applying them
• Proficient communication skills and experience in mentoring/leading junior developers
• Technical experience with systems networking, databases, development, and user support
• Good background in Database design (e.g. Microsoft SQL and Access)
• Exposure to servers technology (e.g. IBM Power
  8) would be helpful to assist with integration
• Experience with WMS application (e.g. Inbound, Outbound, Pick pack and ship processes) preferred but not required

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