Sr. Cloud Applications Engineer, Loyalty & Offers (Remote)

The Sr. Cloud Applications Engineer will be constantly presented with new challenges of sizable scope and variety. A technologist with strong bias to action, excellent analytical skills, and talent for good engineering. The position requires a mix of hands-on technical development work and conceptual design.  Based on a cloud-first approach, the role is responsible for strategic technology enablement, designing and supporting right-time solutions in collaboration with various technology teams. Working with other engineers, architects, and business analysts throughout the systems development life cycle, the Senior Cloud Apps Engineer will drive a team tasked to be agents of change.

Reports To: Manager, Digital Cloud Applications

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Research and develop designs to help meet our technology goals.
• Build, scale, and maintain Cloud Apps internally while supporting other IT solution centers as needed.
• Use various development languages to develop tools, scripts, and frameworks that drive efficiency in automation, monitoring, and management of our environments.
• Build, enhance, and maintain development, management and monitoring systems.
• Lead product releases from conception to implementation.
• Coordinate development efforts with internal and external partners.

Required Skills:

• Ability to develop scripts and tools, excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills, and a strong commitment to delivering quality solutions.
• Previous experience learning and adapting to new technologies with ease.
• Knowledge and practical experience with SDLC and DevOps processes.
• Proficiency in various development languages and frameworks such as JavaScript (Typescript), Java, Node, and other back-end languages.
• Full stack experience working with front ends such as React or Angular.
• Experience with Cloud Technologies and Architecture, Cloud Orchestration/Automation Tools and virtualization/container technologies.
• Understanding of source code control systems.
• Experience with relational and non-relational database technologies.
• Good troubleshooting skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to collaborate across teams and skill levels.
• Experience developing, tracking and leveraging performance metrics for continual improvement.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent documentation skills.

Competencies:

SETTING GOALS – Creates and follow effective plans. Anticipates risks, creates contingency plans. Aligns plans with goals. Allocates adequate resources. Accepts and supports change. Willing to take risks and suggests new ideas, approaches. Takes initiative. Seeks out learning activities.

WORKING WITH OTHERS – Clearly articulates own, other’s goals. Promotes a team atmosphere by demonstrating humility and respect. Builds effective relationships, relates well to others. Delivers and responds to feedback in a constructive manner. Considers multiple perspectives. Handles conflict, pressure, uncertainty and adapts independently. Meets commitments. Dedicated to working with business partners on their expectations.

GETTING RESULTS – Personally accountable for work performance targets and achieving results. Prioritizes well. Anticipates and handles obstacles effectively. Makes good, timely decisions. Can simplify and process complex problems. Understands underlying issues and addresses root causes. Meets deadlines, works until finished.

Qualifications:

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of work experience in information technology, 3 years of practical experience with cloud systems and services.
• Required Technologies:
  • Node.js (typescript)
  • Kubernetes
  • GCP or Azure Cloud
  • REST APIs
  • Angular or React
  • API Gateways

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Retail a plus
• Loyalty programs
• Greenfield cloud development
• Preferred Technologies
  • Java
  • Python

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

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