Requisition ID: 184539
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Technology Solutions - Merchandising
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Alberta; Nova Scotia; Ontario
City: Calgary / Stellarton / Mississauga

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada's Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better - great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Ready to Make an impact?

Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have a 6 months opportunity for a Senior Applications Developer. This role can be based out of one our main offices including: Stellarton, NS; Mississauga, ON; Calgary, AB

Here's where you'll be focusing:

As a Senior Applications Developer with Sobeys, you will:

• Assists Tech Lead, Solution Architects, and Business Solutions Engagement Team Analysts to the conceptualize, estimate, and develop new software programs and solutions.
• Translates user requirements into solution designs and defines functional, technical, and operational requirements.
• Documents and presents how the solution's specific features, characteristics, functionality, and design will meet business requirements.
• Provides End-User and Operational System Support documentation.
• Updates Management and Scrum Leads on progress, risks, issues, and defects during the solution delivery phase.
• Assists the Scrum Lead in updating and prioritizing the Team Backlog and participates in Scrum sessions.
• Analyzes and amends software to correct defects in a timely and accurate fashion.
• Delivers high quality and performance driven solutions within project timelines.
• Creates unit, integration, and performance test plans with detailed test cases and records test results.
• Consistently writes and tests solutions to the original estimate without errors and conforming to best practice.
• Develops and Tests Software Application Solutions in a project team/task-based environment.
• Enhances, supports, and documents software solution and specifications throughout the system development life cycle.
• Provides exceptional application support to end-users.
• Participates in an on-call rotation and supports other on-call teammates after hours.
• Educates and provides guidance and support for non-senior developers.
• Identifies continuous improvement opportunities for the team.

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What you have to offer:

Your experience and resume will show us:

• An Undergraduate Degree and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience or a College Diploma and a minimum of 7 years relevant experience.
• Strong experience in troubleshooting and support
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable in learning and understanding new technologies.
• Experience with software development and solution delivery methodologies including Scrum, Agile, and Lean.
• Strong experience in working with business in leveraging technology to meet business goals and requirements.
• Ability to conduct research into software-related issues and products.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team environment.
• Strong written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to be highly self-motivated and focused.
• Ability to pay keen attention to detail.
• Experience working with differing operating systems (Windows/AIX)
• Experience with a variety of Scripting and Programming Languages (C++, Delphi, .Net, Korn Shell, PCL, 4gl an asset).
• Experience with Database Systems and SQL Syntax (DB2, Oracle, Informix an asset).
• Experience with SAP Retail (ECC and SAP S/4 an asset).

At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.

We offer a competitive compensation package, which varies by role. Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by our organization nor monitored for accuracy.

We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.