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Costco IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the second largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in twelve countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. As proof, Costco consistently ranks in the top five of Forbes “America’s Best Employers”.

The Merchandising Systems Architect will be responsible for the overall design of merchandising products and define the technical design to fulfill requirements to business users. This role will provide technical expertise to the Product Owner and Delivery Pods as they reconcile the needs/requirements of users with the capabilities of the tools available. The Systems Architects work closely with Solution Architects, Delivery Pods, and Product Owners to design, implement, and deliver new or enhanced capabilities. The Systems Architect will also be responsible for defining non-functional requirements (i.e. performance, resilience, etc.) to ensure the scalability and reliability of the merchandising ecosystem.

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ROLE

• Develops the conceptual systems architecture design and the supporting technologies needed to enable new or enhanced functionality within the Merchandising ecosystem.
• Supports release planning activities in conjunction with Product Owners and teams.
• Defines new solution blueprints and technical blueprints to support the implementation of new features and capabilities
• Reviews technical documentation and requirements prepared by Developers and FSE to confirm accuracy and provide feedback and suggestions
• Leads discussions with Quality Engineers to review high level testing requirements to support the implementation of new features and capabilities
• Provides remediation tactics to resolve large defects or issues (impacting several application modules or features) identified by Quality Engineers
• Defines non-functional requirement documentation with input from the Product Owner to adhere to the expectations of end-users and customers, which support the development of epics and user stories aligned to a value stream.
• Participates in Scrum ceremonies (e.g., Sprint Planning, Retrospectives, Reviews) and in the Daily Stand-up to provide updates pertaining to architectural designs or changes impacting the delivery pod.
• Participates in Follow-ups with delivery pod team members to to provide support and clarity on architecture related topics
• Identifies high level requirements to support the definition and refinement of a robust testing strategy.
• Supports the Product Owner with the identification and definition of enablers/work items to support the architectural runway of a given product/application.
• Identifies technical dependencies across several product/application teams to support the implementation of new or enhanced functionality.
• Supervises systems and data analysis performed by Systems Analysts on products/applications to understand functional design requirements.
• Defines remediation tactics for large and complex defects impacting several features and/or capabilities within a given product/application.
• Defines coding standards and patterns to guide the implementation of new features and capabilities.
• Collaborates with Systems Analysts to decompose solution blueprints and designs into detailed technical requirements.
• Supervises the development and preparation of technical documentation prepared by Systems Analysts (e.g., runbooks, etc.).
• Supports the planning and execution of functional and non-functional (e.g., performance, fail-over, etc.) testing activities.

REQUIRED

• 8 years’ of professional Information Technology experience delivering large-scale system solutions applications, specifically enterprise level Supply Chain applications.
• 3 years’ of technical team leadership experience
• Experience with Cloud platforms, Data integration, Data Governance tools, and end to end development and delivery roles and responsibilities.
• Experience with ASP.NET, C# and API Management. Must have working knowledge of Web Services, REST, SOAP, and XML technologies.
• Experience designing and implementing Agile.
• Proficient with Angular, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience programming in MS SQL Server (2012 or above).
• Knowledge of software engineering practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Proficient working with code versioning tools.
• Ability to share technical knowledge and clearly communicate technical concepts.
• Understanding of Security Architecture, Authentication, and Authorization SAML and OAuth.
• Understanding of performance management techniques.
• Understanding of both-front end and back-end design patterns.
• Fundamental networking knowledge.
• Participates in 24x7 on-call support, including evenings, weekends and/or holidays, as necessary.

Recommended

• Experience as a development lead on major projects utilizing a formal software development lifecycle.
• Delivering complex and scalable business driven solutions.
• Writing micro services and containers in the Azure environment.
• Experience with UI / UX design.

Required Documents

• Cover Letter
• Resume

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Pay Scale:

Level 4: $160,000 - $205,000

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits — medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, commuter benefits, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan, SmartDollar financial wellness program, to eligible employees.

Costco is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Costco is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to IT-Recruiting@costco.com

If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States.