Send Resumes to ke...@keeninfotek.com Location: Brisbane, CA
Duration: long Term Rate: Open More information about this job: General Summary: The duties of an architect include exploring new technology, working on defining and enhancing various subsystems within Walmart.com enterprise and helping define architectural roadmap of the enterprise. He/ She will be responsible for leading engineering efforts from concept into implementation, working closely with business and cross functional engineering teams on formulating requirements and performing feasibility study .He/She will provide technical mentorship to other team members. The position will serve as the technical lead for the distributed development teams working on this platform to deliver Supply Chain functionality. Some of the key areas he/she will work in and contribute will span eCommerce applications, Content Management Systems, and other eCommerce back-ends. A wide degree of creativity and efficiency is required. Comfortable in many technical environments and proposed balanced solution implementation based on business needs and technical capabilities. Responsibilities: 1. System Design and Build – 30% •Serve as a technical lead for architecture, design and implementation of various system components within Walmart. com’s platform. • Provide high level design for new initiatives touching given subsystem including project sizing. • Evaluate tuning and optimization concerns of applications and systems. • Work with the team members to influence overall software strategy and direction in Backend Systems. • Assess feasibility and ramifications of new business requirements. Design appropriate solutions and recommend alternative approaches when necessary. • Explore new technology and drive innovation within the team • Lead and mentor team members. • Recommend and implement engineering best practices. • Collaborate, communicate with different teams, and triage technical issues across teams. • Extremely focused on delivering high quality, defect free solutions 2. Ongoing Support & Maintenance – 10% • Perform application tuning • Provide support in troubleshooting / investigations • Respond quickly to critical requests • Provide 24/7support, with a one-week on-call rotation every few weeks • Perform Data analysis 3. Research and innovation – 30% • Research technology trends and apply the results to solve business problems • Develop solution prototype and be able to demonstrate value proposition of the solutions to a wide audience 4. Partnership with Lines of Business – 30% • Collaborate with product and project managers as well as business to define product features, architectural deliverables and project estimates • Work closely with business partners to identify business needs and ensure that system improvements answer the needs of the business • Support Business requests for investigation and analysis Qualifications: 1) Competencies: Skills, knowledge, & abilities Functional Competencies: *Required:* · Subject matter expertise in building Java based High-volume/High-transaction E-commerce applications web applications using: o Commerce Platforms (e.g.ATG, WebSphere Commerce, Blue Martini) o Integration of product catalog, Web content and pricing feeds, outbound feeds with Search and Price Comparison Engines. o SOA and ESB Technologies(e.g. Tibco Active Matrix, Websphere) o Deep knowledge of Oracle RDBMS ,excellent data modeling, debugging and tuning skills · Experience with FE technologies such as AjaxJ ava / JSPs, Struts, Ruby on Rails, JSF · Use of CSS, HTML, DHTML, XML, XSLT, JavaScript and Multi browser support · Comprehensive SDLC experience including: o Strong design skills – use of UML, Rational Rose, patterns, OOA/OOD. o Agile implementation principles and practices o Use of version control management such of SVN,CVS, Clearcase, or perforce. o Testing *through* presentation tier in a portal environment with Junit or xUnit testing frameworks. o Production environment deployment and maintenance · Experience in similar roles at prominent Internet companies, with detailed knowledge about scaling issues and solutions · Ability to work in an unstructured, fast-paced environment · Ability to work with business users, product managers, QA, Release, and UI and Platform Engineering teams to develop great E-commerce applications *Plus:* · Experience with: o Search and Content Management Systems o W3C compliance and conventions o “Software-as-a-Service” (SaaS) eCommerce o SEM (Search Engine Marketing)/SEO (Search Engine Optimization) o Understanding of Supply Chain inbound and outbound processes and workflows *Interpersonal Competencies:* · Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills · Works well in a team environment or individually, with a positive attitude · Interacts well with technical teams, business owners and project managers *Leadership Competencies:* · Persuade / influence team members, sell ideas effectively, get results and follow through, both within Wal-Mart and in our partners · Strong decision-making skills, and an understanding of where projects fit into development strategy · Demonstrate integrity and maturity, creativity and a constructive approach to challenges · Operate independently given direction, set direction and bring ideas and solutions to issues raised · Foster and maintain an understanding of Wal-Mart's three core values: o Respect for the Individual. o Service to our Customers. o Strive for Excellence. 2) Minimum educational level: B.S. in computer science or equivalent (M.S. Preferred) 3) Experience: · 8+ years in software engineering · 5+ years of experience programming in Java and Front-End technologies · 4+ years in design and development of E-Commerce Applications · Experience managing vendors / system integrators 4) Physical Requirements: • Provide 24/7 support, with one-week on-call rotation every few weeks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SAP BASIS" group. To post to this group, send email to sap-ba...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sap-basis+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sap-basis?hl=en.
