Job Description

Job Description

Albertsons Companies is one of the largest food and drug retailers with 2,300+ stores. The Albertsons Companies family of brands includes some of the most prominent brands in food retailing, with a growing base of loyal shoppers. Thanks to the professionalism, diversity, spirit, and friendliness of our people, we have locations across the U.S.

Albertsons Companies are fundamentally changing shopping with omni-channel experience and have an opening for a Programmer Analyst. This position in Information Technology Department will contribute towards companies' journey toward enjoyable and frictionless shopping experience. This position is located in Livermore, California.

Position Purpose

Albertson's Companies is looking for an individual with experience in technical leadership and skill for the Specialty Retail team. This is a key position on the team that will be a contributing technical leader.

The technical requirements include in-depth knowledge of software development languages and tools including JAVA, Springboot, SQL, PYTHON, nodjs, system messaging and integration. Expertise understanding and using Azure including Azure AKS, functions/serverless application development, and general Azure infrastructure knowledge and experience.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

* An expert in retail systems, preferably grocery and/or fuel system integration, able to independently advise stakeholders during projects, and is capable of conducting training and review of complex concepts and systems at multi-levels of the organization.
* Function as a domain expert in systems integration. The responsibilities ranges from advising stakeholders on strategic options and proposing architectural designs, evaluating impact analysis, documenting implementation plan, writing and executing test plans.
* Lead troubleshooting and root cause determination and proactively identify opportunities to fix issues.
* Hands development and unit testing to address issues.
* Must be able to make sound decisions based on incomplete information, under pressure and maintain project focus.
* Responsible for the accuracy and quality of project deliverables, such System Architecture documents, operational run book information, application/system install and configuration documentation for IT support and operations.
* Lead complex technical projects to completion integrating with existing and newer technologies.
* Strong Microsoft Azure knowledge and experience leveraging Azure to meet business and technical needs.
* Stay up-to-date with new and emerging technologies and be able to articulate how to apply to use cases for existing and new projects.
* Accurately document highly complex concepts and system details within industry standards. Ability to effectively collaborate with multiple layers within the organization to complete this documentation.
* Develop thorough understanding of business needs and requirements and translate those into solution design and implementation.
* Lead a technical team through the design and development of business solutions.
* Analyze existing product software and recommends modifications which will enhance operating capacity and meet business and regulatory requirements.
* Contribute towards sound Architecture and Design standards.
* Develop strong working relationships at different levels of business and IT community to ensure overall project and product satisfaction.
* Assist in managing expectations with both business and IT stakeholders regarding functionality, scope, and deliverables.
* Ensure applicable regulatory directives are complied with e.g. Sarbanes-Oxley, PCI, and current privacy legislation.
* Participate as a team player as we work with Integration, Retail Quality Assurance and Project Teams as well as helping to develop effective relationships with our Partners/Vendors.
* Ability to explain architecture and design in both a technical and a non-technical terms with the project team and business stakeholders/customers.
* Requires potential 10% travel depending upon project specifics and business locations.

Qualifications:

* Bachelor of Science degree in computer science, Technology Diploma or equivalent qualification.
* 5+ years of Systems Analysis/Design of enterprise systems, documenting systems architecture including infrastructure and application components.
* 5+ years of Retail systems experience.
* Experience with continuous integration, build and deployment technologies, such as, Jenkins, Maven, SVN, Nexus.
* Expertise in programming languages: JAVA, Python, SQL, C, XML, XSLT, .NET, REST, JSON, AVRO
* Experience on Windows, Linux. Experience on Toshiba 4690 OS and ACE a plus.
* Experience with NOSQL development and administration with Couchbase, Cassandra highly desirable.
* User interface design and implementation experience utilizing HTML/CSS.
* Highly desirable if experienced with retail, store systems technology and processes.
* Highly desirable if experienced with fuel systems and fuel system integration with Point of Sale.
* API development experience including development of new API libraries and development using existing API libraries.
* Experience designing modular, reusable code libraries.
* Strong experience with the full software development lifecycle and software development methodologies (Waterfall, Agile).
* Excellent organizational and troubleshooting skills with attention to detail.
* Strong knowledge of programming documentation processes/procedures.
* Experience integrating enterprise applications across diverse technical platforms.
* Knowledge of common Retail Platforms.
* Solid understanding of network infrastructure
* Solid understanding and experience with secure communication protocols and how applications implement secure protocols.
* Ability to build constructive relationships with senior application architects and project managers and gain their trust.
* Flexibility and ability to work collaboratively within a matrix, 'virtual' environment.
* Demonstrated ability to work effectively with outside contracting vendors and acquirers in the banking industry.
* Self-motivated and able to work independently as well as with a team.
* Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast changing environment.
* Excellent communications skills (written and oral), customer service skills and problem solving skills.
* Passionate about delivering quality products in a timely fashion.
* Eager and passionate to learn and grow in a very diverse and technical rich environment.
* Self-starter, with a demonstrated ability to learn beyond formal training.
* Strong interpersonal skills with ability to manage tasks and work independently.

About us

Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. With a fixation on innovation and building culture, our team is rallying our company around a unique vision: forging a retail winner that is admired for national strength, deep roots in the communities we serve, and a team that has passion for food and delivering great service.

Albertsons Culture Principles

* Compassion: We always treat each other with kindness and respect
* Team: We always support and recognize each other
* Inclusive: We always value everyone's perspective
* Learning: We always strive to grow and develop ourselves and others
* Competitive: We always act with integrity to win over the customer
* Ownership: We always take actions to drive our success

Physical Environment:

* Work may be performed in a temperature-controlled environment.
* Must sit, stand, or walk for extended periods of time.
* May spend long periods of time at desk or computer terminal.
* Will use keyboards, telephone, and other office equipment during the course of normal workday.
* Stooping, bending, twisting, and reaching may be required in completion of job duties.
* Work day is fast paced; some evening and weekend work may be required.

How to Apply: Interested candidates are encouraged to submit a resume by visiting https://www.albertsonscompanies.com/careers/en/home.html

Diversity is fundamental at Albertsons Companies. We foster an inclusive working environment where the different strengths and perspectives of each employee is both recognized and valued. We believe that building successful relationships with our customers and our communities is only possible through the diversity of our people. A diverse workforce leads to better teamwork and creative thinking, as well as mutual understanding and respect.

The Albertsons Companies policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, medical condition, marital status, or any other legally protected status.

We support a drug-free workplace -- some positions require applicants offered a position to pass a pre-employment drug test before they are hired.

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