Job Category: Non UnionJob Description:Sr. Integrations EngineerLocation: 5000 Kansas Avenue Kansas City, KS 66106Department: Information TechnologyOverview:The Senior Integration Engineer is the premier customer-facing role serving as an advisor, subject-matter expert, and delivery partner for our customers. As an experienced Engineer with a focus on solution implementation, you'll be responsible for guiding our customers from concept to go-live and rollout. You are a passionate technologist who is up to date on the latest technologies, can dive into processes and loves applying your skills to solve a customer challenge.Responsibilities:Deliver Solutions (30%)
Work independently to develop solutions based on requirements using AWG standards.
Work with other team members on various solutions.
Deliver technical solutions with the highest quality and on time, on budget.
Designing and implementing robust end-to-end and cloud-native integration solutions using Microsoft Azure.
Support Availability and Services (25%)
Troubleshoot and develop a solution to the problem.
Collaborate with other developers and other support engineers.
Being on-call.
Develop IT Strategy (25%)
Collaborate with customers to understand their business problems or needs and desired outcomes.
In collaboration with other members of the team, build reusable assets and materials that enable the AWG community.
Design and document technical integration architecture and strategies.
Development and Continuous Improvement Culture (20%)
Work closely with team members to develop, troubleshoot, and deliver solutions.
Continuous improvement mentality.
Open to receive and give constructive feedback.
Mentor developers in integration technologies and contribute to technical leadership and code reviews.
Requirements:Previous Experience & Education:
Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science, computer information systems, or related degree, or experience.
Minimum 10 years of Application Development experience.
Retail, wholesale, or Consumer Product Goods industry experience.
Experience developing applications and services.
Experience executing on the organizational operation vision and goals, in alignment with department leadership.
Solid experience with full SDLC - requirements, design, development, testing, and deployment using waterfall and/or agile methodologies.
Deep expertise in all types of integration methodologies/platforms including API design/development, Event driven, batch and cloud services.
Experience with application development, API Management, microservices frameworks, middleware, container orchestration, and databases.
Knowledge & Skills:Design and develop enterprise integration solutions using Azure Integration Services including Azure API Management, Service Bus, Event Grid, and Logic Apps. * Experience in Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), Pub/Sub integration methodologies, B2B/EDI integration, and API Management for real-time, batch, and hybrid APIs.Build microservices using Java/Spring Boot and integrate them with Azure services. * Implement security for APIs and backend services.
Establish enterprise integration patterns, design guidelines, governance frameworks, and best practices.
Deep understanding of cloud-native architecture, microservices architecture, event-based/message architectures.
Knowledge of IBM Integration Bus (IIB)/ App Connect Enterprise (ACE), MQ and DataPower/API Gateways (or similar). * Develop Terraform scripts to provision Azure Integration Services across multiple environments and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines is a plus
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated knowledge of multiple technologies over career and ability to learn new technologies.
Ability to work as a committed member of a cross-functional team, sharing ideas and inputs from different perspectives in working towards delivering an exceptional product experience.
Knowledge in designing, developing, and implementing high performing, large scale, and complex systems including integration with third-party applications.
Knowledge in solution evaluation/selection and implementation for large scale, and complex environments.
A continual learner who analyzes success and failures and looks for continual improvements. Strong personal accountability to push past barriers. Not afraid to experiment to find new solutions.
Ability to see the broader perspective and/or future looking perspective. Not afraid to guide others on tech/analyst tasks and share subject matter/business process or technical expertise.
Skilled in documentation/ deliverables required to support SDLC/ methodology expectations.
Self-motivated to seek out information, research, analyze and diagnose when subject matter expertise is not available.
Strong collaborator and team player.
Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG) is the nation's largest cooperative food wholesaler to independently owned supermarkets, serving 1,100 member companies and more than 3,400 locations throughout 33 states from 9 wholesale divisions. Consolidated sales for AWG in 2023 were $12.4 billion. In addition to its cooperative wholesale operations, the company also operates subsidiary companies that provide certain real estate and supermarket development services, and pharmaceutical products. For more information, visit .Benefits:Medical, Dental, & Vision InsuranceHealth Savings AccountDependent Care Flexible Spending AccountPaid Vacation, Holiday, and Sick Time401(k) with 4% match along with 3 other contributionsTuition ReimbursementBasic & Supplemental Life and AD&DEmployee Assistance ProgramShort-Term and Long-Term DisabilityWellness ProgramYearly Holiday Bonus
