Principal Programmer Analyst-Staples.com Job Job in Cambridge, Massachusetts US
Principal Programmer Analyst-Staples.com Job
Principal Programmer Analyst-Staples: # Staples, the world's largest office products company and a trusted source for office solutions, ranks second in the world in eCommerce sales and Staples is the market leader in making it easy to buy and research office products and services online and through mobile devices. In support of our corporate strategy, Staples is making aggressive, step-change investments in driving Staples to new levels as an online destination for small businesses. The Principal Applications Analyst will join an E-commerce team tasked with planning, managing and operating the Staples site of the future through innovation and by being able to quickly implement ideas. The vision for this team is to bring world-class e-commerce expertise not only to Staples but also to our other web businesses in North American and globally across 26 countries over time. Responsibilities: The Principal Application Analyst is responsible for the successful daily generation of the product Catalog for the Staples website. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong skills in creating and/or modifying highly complex programs, modules, routines, scripts, and data objects from a detailed design where performance, efficiency, and reliability affect a major portion of the system and where standards and innovation are maintained in the support of the PDB and related applications including the PDB Manager (GUI Tool) Catalog Load processes, and various datafeeds. Evaluate requests and advise the business team on technical solutions to ensure that the website continues to provide a strategic platform for growth for Staples. Strong research and analysis in the resolution of reported issues and in identifying opportunities for improvement. Complex interactions and potential impact to upstream and downstream applications to ensure that solutions and new requirements integrate seamlessly with existing technologies. Manage, mentor, and coordinate resources on assigned projects and be responsible for and/or participate in the coordination, support, and maintenance efforts of the development team to ensure customer satisfaction and to develop a broad and in-depth knowledge of Staples business processes and system environments. Collaborate in the execution of development initiatives, project plans, and project management. 9999 Qualifications Basic Requirements: 6-8 years relevant work experience ASP.net, Java or JavaScript, SQL Server Bachelors Degree or equivalent work experience Preferred: Strong application development skills including: Active Server Pages (ASP), ASP.net, Strong database development skills including: TSQL, MS SQL Server 2005/2008 - DB2 a plus Good working experience with web technologies including XML, HTML, and AJAX Good working knowledge of Windows platform - Unix platform a plus Working knowledge of JAVA, JavaScript, and J2EE a plus Excellent written and oral communica