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Orrville, Ohio, United States
Hybrid
Your Opportunity as the Senior Developer, PLM
The J.M. Smucker Co. Commercial Operations organization enables people, process and/or technology solutions that support Concept to Commercialization capabilities and help our business perform, transform, and grow. The Senior Developer on the PLM team realizes this purpose by serving as a cloud developer specific to PLM, Formulation and Regulatory specific applications. This role requires in-depth knowledge of development languages, learning new cloud solutions quickly, excellent communication, the curiosity to solve problems and influencing junior developers. Being a part of the PLM Center of Excellence (COE) has built in direct relationships with internal business customers. This role is expected to build in depth knowledge of Formula/Commercial/Regulatory business concepts and end-to-end process flow.
Location: Orrville, OH (Close proximity to Cleveland/Akron)
Work Arrangements: Hybrid - onsite a minimum of 9 days a month primarily during core weeks as determined by the Company; maybe more as business need requires
In this role you will:
Deliver solutions:
Under moderate guidance, designs, builds and supports PLM specific software applications, integrations and other related technologies that meet business requirements, factor supportability and balance cost versus benefit. May lead technical activities for smaller projects.
Provide input to work plans and estimates based on experience with development activities. to complete required technical activities and align with architectural principles associated with the project.
Author technical design specifications for moderately complex solutions PLM owned applications and integrations.
Follow documented standards for development, code promotion, and change management. Instructs junior resources as appropriate.
Participate in integration, performance, and load testing efforts, and help identify and implement opportunities for automation and AI use.
When applicable, participate in mock cutover exercises to prevent disruption and issues once live.
Support and maintain existing solutions:
Provide troubleshooting and fixes for complex issues, driving understanding of root cause and prioritization.
Follow defined support paths and incident management processes to meet Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
Develop knowledge base and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for technical support plans.
Execute activities to support ongoing maintenance and periodic releases of software.
Drive process excellence:
Model quality and consistency in execution, seeking and providing feedback on what is working well and what is not.
Implement improvements to development standards, code promotion processes and/or change management.
Promote and identify reusable code opportunities to drive efficiency and standardization across development solutions.
What we are looking for
Minimum Requirements:
3+ years of work experience as a developer, with either a Bachelor's Degree in a STEM discipline or specialized training in development/cloud development.
Experience with technical delivery in formal development roles across multiple technologies including cloud/SaaS
Experience with entire software development lifecycle (SDLC)
Experience delivering assignments independently within formal project frameworks (Agile, Traditional/Waterfall, DevOps)
Broad knowledge of development languages, with proficient depth in Java, .NET or similar.
Knowledge of enterprise toolsets for integration, reporting, process orchestration and/or scheduling
Knowledge of multiple data structures, algorithms, formats and integration methods
Ability to evaluate, articulate, estimate and recommend design approaches for technical solutions in addressing complex concepts and requirements
Ability to conduct integrated test scenarios, troubleshoot and debug developed code, and select best balanced alternatives in support of solution objectives.
Presentation and facilitation of technical topics with broad audiences.
Demonstrated ability to manage work across multiple resources (internal or contracted).
Ability to implement modern IT concepts (Cloud Computing, Infrastructure as Code, DevOps) within domain.
Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role (not required):
Experience implementing or supporting Centric C8 PLM, Dassault Biovia 3DX, Dassault Biovia Science Cloud, Oracle P4P, and/or Genesis Nutrition.
Experience in Java, JavaScript, C#, SQL, XML/JSON, REST/ API Development.
Experience with data integration and ETL tools, particularly Kafka, Rabbit MQ, or SnapLogic iPaaS.
Experience developing solutions on major cloud service provider platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Experience with Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) implementations within an integrated enterprise environment.
Experience in using AI for Process Improvement and/or enhanced development delivery.
The Right Place for You
We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.
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We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.