Overview

The Principal Developer Digital Marketing Technology is responsible for developing and enhancing in-house software applications or extensions by coding with a technical language to meet business requirements and business objectives. This can includes taking technical specifications and developing an application or integration of data between applications, testing, as well as, completing the appropriate technical documentation. The developer will use best practices in software development and adhere to SGWS development standards, as well as, focus on quality and innovation. The developer may also be responsible for delivering support to end users in the organization for specific code, including troubleshooting code.

Specialized Skills and Technologies

• Experience in Adobe products like Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Analytics and Target. Strong SQL skills
• Experience in developing API/Web Services, REST and SOAP, Java Script, test automation
• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
• Experience in working with Agile/Scrum
• Experience in cloud services such as Azure or AWS
• Experience with Application Performance Management tool like DynaTrace

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve in a team leader capacity with large-scale Application Development projects / programs
• Lead and direct offshore application development programs
• Maintain a working knowledge of Software Code Development leading practices and serve as a thought leader to the SGWS organization
• Facilitate Code Development / Engineering training and education programs for the IT team
• Provide coaching and development to more junior Application Developers
• Oversee the work of 3rd party Development teams
• Drive the collection of required information to develop work scope around solutions to attain business requirements along with data needs as required
• Serve as liaison between Divisions/Functions and IT on projects and enhancements
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or a combination of work experience and education
• Five (7)+ years in an application development or comparable experience
• Experience working with, and directing, third-party Application Development teams
• Experience leading and supporting teams with large-scale Application Development projects / programs
• Extensive experience across the entire project life cycle (SDLC) – be it implementing new software or enhancing existing functionality
• Experience with interfaces into and from platforms (using APIs, ESB, SAP PI etc.
• Participate in Agile teams
• Drive Behavior-Driven-Design (BDD) process
• Excellence in communicating and presenting complex information to technical and nontechnical stakeholders

Agile Delivery Values

• Openness – Team and stakeholders agree to be open about all work and challenges 
• Commitment – Personally commit to achieving the goals of the team 
• Respect – Respect your team members to be capable and independent 
• Courage – You have courage to do the right thing and work on tough problems 
• Focus – Everyone focus on the work in the sprint and the goal of the scrum team.  Rise and fall as a team

Physical Demands

• Physical demands include a considerable amount of time sitting and typing/keyboarding, using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor), or adding machine
• Physical demands with activity or condition may include walking, bending, reaching, standing, squatting, and stooping
• May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs

Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.