What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Engineer position at Wal-Mart Stores , Inc.?
Location BENTONVILLE, AR Career Area Software Development and Engineering Job Function Software Engineering and Architecture Employment Type Regular / Permanent Position Type Salary Requisition WD2074855 What you'll do at What you'll do...Position : Senior Software EngineerJob Location : 2101 SE Simple Savings Dr, Bentonville, AR 72712Duties : Coordinates, completes, and oversees job-related activities and assignments by developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders. supporting plans and initiatives to meet customer and business needs; identifying and communicating goals and objectives; building accountability for and measuring progress in achieving results; identifying and addressing improvement opportunities; and demonstrating adaptability and promoting continuous learning. Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by hiring and training; mentoring; assigning duties; providing recognition; and ensuring diversity awareness. Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans; utilizing and supporting the Open-Door Policy; and providing direction and guidance on applying these in executing business processes and practices. Requirement and Scoping Analysis : Traceability matrix; Risk analysis methodologies; Cost Analysis; Business objectives; Classification of requirements; User stories to explore relevant products / solutions from an existing repertoire, that can address business / technical needs. Assess gaps / updates / modifications between the customer / business expectations and the existing product / solutions (in case of agile methodology, for the iteration). Classify the requirements into applicable types (For example - Functional / Non-Functional, Derived / Imposed / Emergent). Anticipate the solution risks / issues during requirements gathering phase, inform relevant stakeholders and recommend corrective steps. Contribute to the creation of user stories for component / application / complex (For agile methodology). Solution Design : Software architecture; Distributed systems; Scalability; Design patterns; Disaster Recovery; Tech Stacks; Minimum Viable Product- MVP; Non-Functional Requirements; Telemetry. Assists in design of solutions such that the processes / applications work in tandem for specific components / modules of a product. Evaluate trade-offs while designing a component based on the business requirements. Assists in conversion of HLD (High Level Design) to create detailed design using mock screens, pseudo codes and detailed functional logic of the modules for specific modules / components of a product. Maps the customer requirements in to test objectives. Identifies and creates test cases for the component / module. Executes test cases to test the code and detect errors and defects for the entire component. Executes different types of testing using appropriate testing tools based on the testing needs. Tracks and analyzes defects for the component / module and carry out regression testing to fix defects in all instances of code changes. Analyze defects from past projects / solutions to avoid recurrence of similar defects. Troubleshoots performance and availability bottlenecks for applications. Ensures adherence to projects against approved milestones and timelines.Minimum education and experience required : Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field plus 3 years of experience in software engineering or related experience.Skills required : Must have experience with : COBOL : A high-level programming language for mainframes, JCL (Job Control Language) : Scripting language for mainframe job control, VSAM (Virtual Storage Access Method) : File storage access method, DB2 : Relational database management system, SQL : Structured Query Language for database operations, CICS (Customer Information Control System) : Transaction processing system, QMF (Query Management Facility) : IBM Db2 query tool, Sort Utilities : Programs for sorting data, SPUFI (SQL Processing Using File Input) : Db2 interactive SQL tool, CA7 Scheduler : Job scheduling and management tool; File Aid : Tool for file and data management, Xpediter : Interactive debugging tool; File Manager : Tool for managing files and datasets, Control M(CTM) : Batch job scheduling and management, ESP : Job scheduling and automation, DLY280 : Delay utility for job control, BMC : Various tools from BMC Software for mainframe management, SAR : Storage and retrieval tool, TSO / ISPF : Time Sharing Option / Interactive System Productivity Facility, Fault Analyser : Tool for analyzing faults in programs; Endeavor : Source code management and release tool, Jira, Confluence, Service Now : Project management and service desk tools, Dispatch, Abendaid : Job dispatch and error analysis tools; IMS : Hierarchical database management system; Changeman : Source code and change management tools, MQ, FTP, SFTP : Messaging and file transfer protocols; REXX : Scripting language for automation; Natural Adabas : Programming language and database management system; Panvalet : Library management system; Ezytrive : Tool for report generation, Vision Plus : Suite of software for financial transaction processing. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills.#LI-DNP #LI-DNIWal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
