Lead Developer

This is a remote position.

Job Title: Blue Yonder Developer 

Top skills
-Blue Yonder Development for External Client Implementations/Projects
- Multiple Projects

The primary purpose of this role is the creation or modification of BY software applications based on software specifications or the result of analysis in the case of incident resolution with 3rd party Clients. The role will also perform moderate to complex design and creation of software specifications. Complies with team standards of programming and development methodology.  Participates in project teams by designing and coding software to meet requirements and specifications. Collaborates with senior developers and mentors junior staff as needed.  Attends status meetings and/or regularly communicates progress against project activities.

Requirements

MUST HAVE: Blue Yonder WMS Development experience
3PL/External Client experience a big plus

Primary Duties & Responsibilities
-Evaluates and provides technical solutions to moderately complex application development problems
-Creates functional requirements, gap analysis, and design documents.
-Designs, prototypes and applies best practices for new and/or existing systems including the development of test plans
-Develops specifications for and programs moderately complex technical modules and applications
-Works with management and architects to craft the best technical approach for the project at hand
-Gathers requirements and estimates project work into cost models
-Creates/modifies complex applications per specifications, on time, on budget in a quality manner
-Performs moderate to complex design and creates software specifications.
-Completes high complexity tasks
-Enforces unit testing, code and documentation standards within the organization
-Establishes priorities and executes to achieve results
-Creates software release notes, support documents, and user documentation
-Ensures proper version control of application software code
-Performs troubleshooting, debugging and testing of application software
-Resolves production support issues in a timely manner, including during non-business work hours
-Communicates effectively with manager, peers, and internal customers to relay status of work and raise challenges, concerns, questions, and issues as necessary
-Collaborate with senior developers to help author standard process and support related documents
-Stays abreast of the new technologies and help articulate pros and cons to the management team
-Mentors junior staff in technical and business skills and help coordinate their day-to-day tasks
-Understands database architecture, distributed infrastructure and various network technologies to develop robust and scalable solutions for the organization
-Configures and installs software/code in accordance to change management policies and procedures
-Performs code reviews and design reviews in order ensure quality of deliverables and functional requirements are achieved
-Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications:
-Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field or 10+ years IT experience
-Relevant certifications :  a plus
-5+ years of progressive experience in an IT environment.
-Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
-Strong analytical and problem solving skills
-Ability to respond quickly to change
-Ability to create software specifications for complex applications
-Ability to read and understand software specifications
-Ability to work with minimal supervision
-Ability to recognize patterns when analyzing problems
-Ability to perform gap analyses
-Ability to conduct requirements gathering and subsequently create a design document
-Ability to work irregular hours or schedules to accommodate site needs and to perform assigned duties in an efficient manner
-Ability to perform code reviews and design reviews