IT Senior Developer- Backend Retail Systems Ulta Beauty
Bolingbrook, IL

Job Description

GENERAL SUMMARY & SCOPE

The Ulta Beauty Backend Systems team is looking for a Senior Developer who has retail business experience, passion for their work and is ready to have an immediate impact on the team. The candidate will work for a friendly, motivated and engaging team and will be responsible for supporting, planning, designing and implementing enterprise business solutions in a highly dynamic and fast paced environment. This position plays a key role in establishing, executing and supporting business critical systems such as Work Force Management, Pricing and Loss Prevention Applications.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILTIES

* Lead the design and development of enterprise wide solutions predominantly in Work Force Management tools (Kronos), and proprietary systems (SQL, .Net)
* Hands on Development and Configuration of Kronos Application Suite for capital enhancement requests, researching production issues and determining how to maximize efficiencies while reducing operational expense.
* Work with key stakeholders to understand business priorities and opportunities in order to drive business growth.
* Work closely with cross-functional project team members to gather feature requirements and translate requirements into design documents.
* Plan, track and manage software development using Jira.
* Develop Team Confluence site with proper documentation of software stack (landscape diagrams, project documentation, knowledge articles)
* Ability to translate user requirements into user stories, process flows, etc.
* Analyze and create solutions for system and application needs
* Write well designed, testable, and efficient code.
* Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle and prepare releases of software components.
* Perform as functional bridge amongst external vendors as well as internal stakeholders.
* Review existing applications and recommend improvement opportunities.
* Able to multi-task and adapt quickly to agile, aggressive schedules

Requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS

* Proficient in SQL Server skills (Developing Stored Procedures and Functions)
* Experienced Developer in VB.NET, ASP.MET and C#.NET
* Proficient in Windows Server Technologies
* Knowledge in Kronos Application Suite
* Time and Attendance
* Employee Scheduling
* Payroll
* Workforce Analytics
* Workforce Integration Manager (WIM)


* Experience with Source Control and Deployment Tools
* SVN
* Github
* Jenkins


* Experience using Atlassian Tools
* Jira
* Confluence
* Bitbucket


* Excellent interpersonal & communication skills. Able to effectively convey complicated technical information to diverse audiences
* Proficient in preparing technical documentation such as system architecture, functional and design documents
* Strong analytical, problem solving, and debugging skills
* Passion for learning new technologies and eagerness to collaborate with other creative minds
* Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science or applicable work experience
* 5+ years of development experience with SQL Server and .Net