Contractors’ Warehouse —
Principal Software Engineer, EA Tech Optimization (Remote)

Position Purpose:

• Strategy & Planning (40%) 

  • Introduce repeatable, sustainable processes to manage technical health and resilience throughout the system lifecycle and reduce complexity and duplication in the environment 

  • Coordinate with technology architects and leaders to develop IT principles and standards across technology portfolios (e.g. stores, online, ..) and domains (e.g. applications, platforms, data, infrastructure, cybersecurity) 

  • Design and implement changes to strategic planning processes to incorporate lifecycle management and technology optimization priorities 

  • Identify opportunities for consolidation and elimination of redundant technologies 

   

  Delivery & Execution (40%) 

  • Coordinate the development of roadmaps to proactively refresh and optimize systems 

  • Support governance processes to ensure compliance with standards and best practices. 

  • Define and build alignment on KTLO optimization strategies to ensure efficient operation of existing systems; develop and operationalize key metrics to monitor and manage performance 

  • Lead coordination of initiatives to rationalize and simplify the technology landscape and reduce complexity and duplication. 

  • Regularly review and update standards to reflect evolving best practices and emerging technologies. 

  • Regularly report on key metrics and provide insights for continuous improvement. 

   

  Support & Enablement (20%) 

  • Provide guidance and coordinate with architecture leaders across the company to foster best practices and continuous improvement 

  • Evangelize the successful usage of EA practices; field questions from teams and encourage cross-team collaboration 

  • Ensure proper planning, implementation, and retirement of technology solutions 

  • Drive EA thought leadership and innovation within the organization; perform research and benchmarking, meet with vendors, build relationships at other companies, and maintain knowledge of industry innovations 

   

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Typically reports to the Software Engineer Manager or Sr. Manager, Technology Director or Sr. Director.

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position, and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasion,s there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States

Preferred Qualifications:

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills, and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education:

• No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 6

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• Action Oriented: Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm
• Business Insight: Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals
• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
• Cultivates Innovation: Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful
• Drives Results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances
• Global Perspective: Taking a broad view when approaching issues; using a global lens
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people
• Manages Ambiguity: Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear
• Manages Complexity: Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems
• Nimble Learning: Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder
• Optimizes Work Processes: Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement
• Self-Development: Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels
• Situational Adaptability: Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations