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Sysco

Technical Lead Java

Houston, TX

Company:
US6469 Sysco Payroll, Division of Sysco Resources Services, LLC

Zip Code:
77077

Employment Type:
Full Time

Travel Percentage:

JOB SUMMARY

Information technology (IT) business systems analysis work involves acting as a liaison between the business/end users and IT systems development teams for business needs requiring IT-based solutions.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Identifying and analyzing business needs, conducting requirements gathering, and defining scope and objectives.
  • Making recommendations for solutions or improvements to business processes that can be accomplished through new technology or alternative uses of existing technology.
  • Researching business requirements and documenting the relationships between the components of the application system (i.e., end-users, business processes, data, applications, and devices).
  • Translating business requirements into application requirements.
  • Managing projects/processes, working independently with limited supervision.
  • Coaching and reviewing the work of lower-level professio

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Fluent across the full technology stack; owns delivery and support responsibility for a product or platform team; drives technical priorities; supports delivery efforts through technical advisory, coaching of other technical team members, and may also support hands-on execution; ensures technical consistency of the finished product with identified needs.

Responsibilities:
  • Drives technical priorities and owns delivery and support responsibility for a product or platform team
  • Oversees agile development activities for a product or platform and leads the development of key mechanisms that support agile delivery
  • Coordinates cross team dependencies and collaborates between various groups to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues on a daily basis
  • May sometimes provide hands-on assistance with exceptionally complex technical solutions, operating as a senior engineer
  • Engages with other technical stakeholders (operations, enterprise architecture, etc.) as necessary to manage technical requirements; facilitates estimation of costs and effort of work items
  • Ensure the engineering and technical considerations are accounted for in team rituals
  • Ensures that the delivery team commits to achievable and realistic goals and includes the entire team in the estimation / planning process to obtain diverse perspectives
  • Leads the technical design of the product or platform and ensures that the prescribed architecture, security, development best practices, and agile best practices are adhered to
  • Mandatory Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in CS or 5-7 years of software development experience, including 1 year in a dev focused leadership role
  • 5-8 years of experience in developing and supporting high performance and highly scalable applications in an agile environment, depending on education
  • Extensive hands-on experience with the underlying technologies of product/platform (programming languages, databases, application integration etc.)
  • Strong understanding of Scrum, Lean, XP, Kanban and other agile development techniques
  • Fluency in DevOps, including continuous integration, continuous deployment / delivery, configuration and containerization, infrastructure as a code, and monitoring
  • Competencies:
  • Demonstrated "agile-development" mindset with strong customer-focus & results-orientation
  • Flexible mindset and demonstrated ability to grow skillset and work across the full technology stack
  • Excellent technical and analytical skills to discuss problems, analyze solutions and enable improvement
  • Excellent communication skills to effectively manage key business stakeholder relationships
  • Highly proficient in teamwork and collaboration
  • Preferred Experience:
  • 5+ years of Java design and development experience
  • 5+ years of experience using frameworks like Spring (Core, Cloud, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, etc.)
  • 5+ years of experience using SQL (Oracle, MySQL etc.) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Couchbase, Postgress, Redis, etc.) Databases and persistence frameworks (JPA, Hibernate, etc.)
  • Experience with test driven development (TDD)
  • Knowledge and experience with microservices & Service Oriented Architecture Methods and implementation technologies
  • Experience building & deploying application on a cloud platform is a plus (AWS, Azure, etc)
  • Experience leading and mentoring other developers is a plus
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  • QUALIFICATIONS

    Work Environment

    • Problems faced are difficult and sometimes complex.

    BENEFITS INFORMATION:
    For information on Sysco's Benefits, please visit https://SyscoBenefits.com

    HOW WE PROTECT OUR ASSOCIATES

    COVID-19 Precaution(s):

    • Personal protective equipment and masks provided
    • Temperature screenings
    • Social distancing guidelines in place
    • Sanitizing, disinfecting, and cleaning procedures in place

    OVERVIEW:

    Sysco is the global leader in foodservice distribution. With over 57,000 associates and a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles, Sysco operates approximately 326 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 625,000 customer locations.

    We offer our associates the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, and to serve others in a manner that exceeds their expectations. We're looking for talented, hard-working individuals to join our team. Come grow with us and let us show you why Sysco is at the heart of food and service.

    AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT:

    Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

    We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

    This opportunity is available through Sysco Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates.

    Client-provided location(s): Houston, TX, USA
    Job ID: Sysco-R98861
    Employment Type: Full Time

    Perks and Benefits

    • Health and Wellness

      • Health Insurance
      • Dental Insurance
      • Vision Insurance
      • Short-Term Disability
      • Long-Term Disability
      • FSA
      • Health Reimbursement Account
      • Life Insurance
      • HSA With Employer Contribution
      • Pet Insurance
      • Mental Health Benefits
    • Parental Benefits

      • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
      • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
      • Adoption Assistance Program
      • Family Support Resources
    • Work Flexibility

      • Flexible Work Hours
      • Remote Work Opportunities
      • Hybrid Work Opportunities
    • Office Life and Perks

      • Casual Dress
      • Happy Hours
      • Snacks
      • Some Meals Provided
    • Vacation and Time Off

      • Leave of Absence
      • Paid Vacation
      • Paid Holidays
      • Personal/Sick Days
      • Volunteer Time Off
    • Financial and Retirement

      • Stock Purchase Program
      • 401(K) With Company Matching
      • Performance Bonus
      • Relocation Assistance
    • Professional Development

      • Internship Program
      • Tuition Reimbursement
      • Promote From Within
      • Mentor Program
      • Access to Online Courses
      • Lunch and Learns