Sr. Backend Software Engineer

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This position designs, develops, tests, maintains and enhances business applications as a member of an Agile development team, and works with the entire team to ensure development conforms to acceptance criteria. This position drives engagement with vendors, company customers, IT colleagues and other stakeholders to understand customer requirements and system interfaces, assess available technologies/vendor packages, and present solutions. This position will work with business product owners, developers, and quality analysts to drive value delivery and will participate in all phases of Agile software development.

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What You'll be Doing:

• Designs, codes, tests, and implements programs; develops system documentation according to SAFe Agile principles and industry standards.
• Performs unit tests, monitors results, and takes required corrective actions as needed.
• Mentors and coaches' other members of the agile team.
• Assists in the deployment of applications.
• Optimizes and enhances applications and interfaces to meet SLA/functional requirements.
• Provides subject matter expertise and technical consultation in new systems development, new package system evaluations and enhancement of existing systems.
• Drives engagement with ITS Security and Infrastructure teams to ensure secure deployment of vendor applications.
• Assists product owners in systems analysis and creation of documentation for all business processes.
• Interfaces with the Product Owner and IT partners to develop acceptance criteria for features and user stories and ensures acceptance criteria are met.
• Works within the SAFe Agile framework.
• Coordinates new product reviews, tests and pilots with other IT members, customers and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with architects and other stakeholders to create scalable and efficient software architectures.
• Coordinates feasibility studies/proofs of concept to evaluate solutions.
• Coordinates structured walk throughs, secure coding, and technical reviews ensuring application coding and design follows secure coding and design principles.
• Identify and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring the stability and performance of applications.
• Assists in the production support and maintenance of applications as needed.
• Actively participates in all team Agile ceremonies. This job role may also provide facilitation of activities for Agile teams within Meijer ITS as acting Scrum Master.
• This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.

What You Bring with You (Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s or 12 years' experience (or comparable combination of education and related experience).
• Any SAFe certification (SSM, SASM, SA, SPC, SPMPO).
• A minimum of 12 years of professional experience in software development, with a strong focus on C#, .NET, and Azure.
• Proficiency in C#, .NET Core, .NET Framework.
• Extensive experience with development & deployment of applications On Premises and Azure services - such as Azure Functions, Azure App Services, Azure SQL Databases, Azure Cosmos DB and Azure Storage.
• Strong understanding of software architecture principles and design patterns.
• Experience with RESTful API design and development.
• Knowledge of database design and management, including SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools, including CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
• Familiarity with version control systems, preferably Git.
• Prefer experience in systems development and programming.
• Expertise with business systems.
• Experience as a team member on project teams in a cross-functional environment. Experience on Agile teams is preferred.
• Expertise in design and implementation of IT solutions.
• Functional/Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: - Strong knowledge of development tools, coding languages, SQL and testing.
• Proficient in multiple technologies or systems.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of structured analysis and technical design techniques.
• Strong knowledge of database management and file access methods is desirable.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong team-oriented interpersonal and communication skills.
• Knowledge of agile practices in a cross-functional environment preferred.
• Ability to effectively adapt to rapidly changing technology and apply it to business needs.

Extra Qualifications (Nice to have):

• Experience with microservices architecture and containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Certifications in Azure or other relevant technologies.
• Proficiency in front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Experience with other cloud platforms, such as AWS or Google Cloud.