Works directly with the project managers, business analysts, internal business customers and infrastructure groups as needed to design, document, develop and test information delivery solutions.  Responsible for creating, maintaining and executing team processes, standards and production delivery. Additional responsibilities include reviewing existing processes to ensure SJM aligns with industry best practices, creating and maintaining team processes, and development and support standards for SJM’s environment. 
Job Duties:
• Creates and oversees software design specifications which meet all the business requirements, utilizing the appropriate notations and templates
• Participates and/or facilitates in the requirement specification process for new software functionality to ensure that definitions of new functionality are clearly defined, fully understood and deliverable
• Collaborates with the business analysts to determine appropriate software capabilities, functionality and design options
• Provide peer reviews to ensure designs are consistent with organizational development standards and align with industry guidelines/best practices
• Participates in creation of testing plans and in the execution of test cases. May develop the testing and validation of new software or enhancements to ensure software changes meet functional requirements
• Participates in and oversees the design, development and testing of complex enhancements spanning multiple applications
• Evaluate new technologies and provide assessment, presentations and recommendations on overall fit into SJM’s environment and strategy
• Participate in developing and maintaining the roadmap for technology tools and environments
• Provide post-production application support as required. Responsibilities may include consultation, problem identification, data analysis, and / or emergency repairs; requirements for support could entail a rotating 24x7x365 shift coverage
• Assists in providing technical expertise in evaluating and determining what new technologies will work within current and future product delivery environments
• Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
• Associate or technical degree in computers, business, or related field. Bachelor’s degree preferred or a minimum of 8 years related technology experience
• Ability to produce clear technical documentation and oversee technical review processes
• Ability to help customer’s understand capabilities and translate requirements into solutions that are practical to implementation, robust and scalable
• Oversees and reviews technical documentation and review processes
• Ability to provide support on a rotating 24x7x365 shift
• Ability to work in a highly matrix and geographically diverse business model
• Ability to work effectively within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast paced changing environment -- multi-tasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner
• Excellent verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization
• Strong organizational, attention to detail and task follow-up skills
• Adept at handling multiple assignments in a timely manner and meeting assigned deadlines
• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross division business unit model, preferred
• Strong technical, analytical, problem-solving skills
• 7+ years of complete solution development experience working with the following relevant SJM platforms
o C#, ASP.NET, ADO.NET and general .NET framework
o Javascript, JQuery, and client side AJAX functionality
o HTML with CSS layouts in web standard based approach for cross browser compatibility
o SQL Server, SQL queries, stored procedures and XML
• Expertise with software configuration management using VSS / TFS as well as packaging and deployment frameworks – 7 years
• Experience developing SharePoint based solutions – 4 years
o WebParts
o Site UI Templates, Themes, Lists
o Custom Workflows (or Nintex module)
o SharePoint API
o SQL Server Reporting Serves
Please apply via our website at www.sjm.com/careers for this position.  Corp. #11047