What are the responsibilities and job description for the Team Lead, IT Store Systems Job Details | Tractor Supply Company position at Tractor Supply Company?
Overall Job Summary
This position is responsible for a team that implements, unit tests, deploys, maintains and supports features for all Tractor Supply Company (TSC) store systems and Point of Sale Technologies. Additional responsibilities include directing technical work, leading projects and mentoring team members.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Min 5%)
- Develop, configure, build, review and unit test software/solutions.
- Supervise and direct work of individuals within the team.
- Meet with technical leads, architects and vendor partners to determine project scope and vision, set system goals, identify and resolve system issues, and ensure the system is implemented as designed as well as in adherence to the implementation guidelines.
- Liaison with business users and other IT teams.
- Hire, develop and motivate assigned staff.
- Participate and make recommendations on the technical and functional direction of their domain.
- Work with the Enterprise teams to ensure changes are properly documented, communicated, audited, and deployed in compliance with established procedures.
- Mentor team members in new technologies in areas of expertise.
Required Qualifications
Experience: 8 years of experience supporting a production Point of Sale platform such as Oracle Micros or xStore as well as multiple years of experience developing store systems applications using enterprise Java technologies. Retail experience is preferred.
Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science or related technical field is preferred. Any suitable combination of education and experience will be considered.
Professional Certifications:
⦁ Developer certification in WebSphere Commerce is preferred.
⦁ Programmer certification in Java is preferred.
Preferred knowledge, skills or abilities
- Superior knowledge of WebSphere Commerce v7 and up application development.
- Superior knowledge of web application development using enterprise Java technologies and frameworks.
- Strong familiarity with presentation layer technologies including HTML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Java Script, Java Script Object Notation (JSON), and Dojo is preferred.
- Strong familiarity with web service technologies including Simple Object Access Protocal (SOAP), Representational State Transfer (REST), Web Service Definition Language (WSDL), and Axis is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of specific Java technologies including JavaServer Pages (JSP), JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library (JSTL), Java Database Connectivity (JDBC), Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) is preferred.
- Strong familiarity using Subversion (SVN) or GIT for source code management is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of profiling techniques, memory management, and performance tuning is preferred.
- Demonstrated collaboration skills with the ability to handle conflict and to work with a distributed team.
- Advanced communication skills, both written and verbal.
Working Conditions
- Normal office working conditions
Physical Requirements
- Sitting
- Standing (not walking)
- Walking
- Lifting up to 10 pounds
Disclaimer
This job description represents an overview of the responsibilities for the above referenced position. It is not intended to represent a comprehensive list of responsibilities. A team member should perform all duties as assigned by his/ her supervisor.
