Sr Application Engineer

at  Meijer

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WHAT YOU BRING WITH YOU (QUALIFICATIONS):

• Bachelor’s or 12 years’ experience (or comparable combination of education and related experience).
• Any SAFe certification (SSM, SASM, SA, SPC, SPMPO).
• Prefer experience in business application design, development, installation, and modification.
• Knowledge of project management techniques is required (cross-functional experience is highly desirable).
• Expertise with implementation and configuration of vendor packages/business systems.
• Experience as a team member on project teams in a cross-functional environment. Experience on Agile teams is preferred.
• Strong business knowledge, with hands-on experience managing vendor packages for the business.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with an ability to express complex technical concepts in business terms.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and conceptual skills.
• Knowledge of secure code design principles and practices.
• Working knowledge of SAFE agile framework preferred.
• Solid teamwork and interpersonal skills. Ability to work well on cross-functional project teams and foster team commitment to tasks.
• Knowledge of agile practices in a cross-functional environment preferred.
• Ability to effectively adapt to rapidly changing technology and apply it to business needs.

• Leads in the functional design, implementation and configuration of vendor software applications.
• Designs and develops interfaces to vendor software applications and assists in deployment of solutions.
• Mentors and coaches other members of the agile team.
• Optimizes packages to meet SLA/functional requirements.
• Provides functional and technical expertise on vendor applications and interfaces.
• Drives engagement with ITS Security and Infrastructure teams to ensure secure deployment of vendor applications.
• Assists product owners in systems analysis and creation of documentation for all business processes.
• Interfaces with the Product Owner and IT partners to develop acceptance criteria for projects features and user stories and ensures acceptance criteria are met.
• Works within the SAFe Agile framework.
• Coordinates new product reviews, tests and pilots with other IT members, customers and stakeholders.
• Coordinates feasibility studies/proofs of concept, to evaluate solutions.
• Assists in production support and maintenance of applications as needed.
• Actively participates in all team Agile ceremonies. This job role may also provide facilitation of activities for Agile teams within Meijer ITS as acting Scrum Master.
• This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.