Sr IT Engineer

<strong>Overview<br><br></strong>Live the <strong>experience</strong>. From professional empowerment to continual learning opportunities. From ongoing investment in new and emerging technologies to a career of self-determination. At Ulta Beauty, our tech team is critical to our scalability—and is recognized that way. We’ve been defined as a “mature start-up.” A place where interdepartmental exposure, open doors, and genuine collaboration is ubiquitous. Where challenges come fast and furious, requiring agility, mental dexterity, and creativity. Where <strong>our passion for better solutions</strong> drives us and is core to who we are.<br><br>We’re engineering for the future of retail, and it’s no-holds-barred. But for those motivated by continual change and ambiguity, by superior leadership, by whip smart colleagues who will press you daily for your very best, you’ll find that virtually nothing’s impossible at Ulta Beauty.<br><br><strong>COMPANY:</strong> Ulta Beauty Credit Services Corporation<br><br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> 1000 Remington Blvd., Suite 120, Bolingbrook, IL 60440<br><br><strong>TITLE:</strong> Sr Engineer<br><br><strong>HOURS:</strong> Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm<br><br><strong>DUTIES:</strong> Design, build, test, implement, and sustain software solutions, ensuring the intended value.<br><br>Embrace new challenges with a sense of urgency, exuding high energy and enthusiasm<br><br>Demonstrate consistent achievement of results, especially in challenging scenarios.<br><br>Provide input to the construction of diverse test suites (functional, non-functional and destructive) to facilitate successful and swift code deployment to production.<br><br>Adopt a broad perspective in problem-solving, utilizing an enterprise outlook.<br><br>Engage with fellow team members in agile processes.<br><br>Innovate to enhance organizational success.<br><br>Collaborate with the Product Team to craft user stories that are valuable, developer-ready, easily comprehensible, and testable.<br><br>Communicate effectively through various modes, ensuring a clear understanding tailored to different audiences' unique needs.<br><br>Adjust approach dynamically to address the changing requirements of varied situations.<br><br>Cultivate open and comfortable relationships with a variety of people from cross-functional groups.<br><br>Nurture the development of junior engineers by offering guidance on contemporary software development frameworks and leading discussions on technical aspects.<br><br>Proactively seek avenues for personal growth and acquires pertinent skills through both formal and informal developmental pathways.<br><br>Provide technical support and troubleshooting for production issues.<br><br>Assist in Outage Calls and Root Cause Analysis for the problems.<br><br>Holiday readiness planning and Holiday readiness testing guidance.<br><br>Management of Quarterly upgrades and feature pack update of IBM OMS.<br><br>Define and promote processes, policies, standards, and procedures to assure compliance with corporate and regulatory policies.<br><br><strong>REQUIREMENTS:</strong> Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), or related.<br><br>Five (5) years in any occupation with experience developing and supporting IBM OMS Application.<br><br>Five (5) years in any occupation with experience developing and supporting IBM OMS Application must include: Experience with implementation of IBM Sterling Order Management Suite; Front end technology such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript frameworks, an object-oriented programming language, Relational or NoSQL database technology, cloud computing techniques, CI/CD tools, modern software design patterns; Providing advice for creating and executing unit, functional, destructive and performance tests; Contemporary debugging tools, methods, and root cause analysis; Version control system; and Security frameworks for user and API/services authorization and authentication.<br><br><strong>TELECOMMUTING EMPLOYEE:</strong> Reports to company headquarters in Bolingbrook, IL. Can work remotely or telecommute up to 100%.<br><br><strong>SALARY</strong>: $153,317 - $154,317 per year<br><br><strong>APPLY: </strong>https://careers.ulta.com/careers/482246<br><br>The pay range for this position is $153,317.00 - $154,317.00 / Year with the opportunity for eligible associates to earn additional compensation pursuant to the Company’s bonus plan. Exact pay will be based on factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, level, shift, geographic location, and business and organizational needs. Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits. Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page: https://learn.bswift.com/ulta<br><br><strong>About<br><br></strong>At <strong>Ulta Beauty</strong> (NASDAQ: ULTA), <em><strong>the possibilities are beautiful</strong></em>. Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well-established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty’s own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full-service salon in every store featuring—hair, skin, brow, and make-up services.<br><br><em>We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.</em>

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