Lead Developer, PLM

Your Opportunity as the Lead 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 Lead 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, Ohio (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:

• Participate as a heavy contributor to PLM specific development efforts and/or manage the technical delivery of medium to large projects, which may include directing other team members on development activities.

• Build work plans to complete required technical activities and align with architectural principles associated with the project.

• Design solutions across a set of PLM owned applications and integrations. This could include creating technical project deliverables such as high-level solution designs and technical specifications for a range of solution needs. This person will factor scalability, supportability, security, and re-usability of design.

• Build solutions involving complex and/or newer technologies, often requiring research and experimentation to complete. This person will apply varied delivery frameworks to achieve speed to value.

• Lead integration, performance, and load testing efforts, and help identify and implement opportunities for automation and AI use.

• Provides in-depth input on cutover planning and mock cutover exercises, striving for minimal disruption. This person will be consulted as a key resource during go-live activities and hypercare support.

Support and maintain existing solutions:

• Facilitate troubleshooting and fixes for complex software issues including performance.

• Facilitate development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

• Champion overall supportability of new capabilities and guide maintenance plans.

• Implement standards and continuous improvements for release/version management.

• Set expectations with business customers on delivery of ITP service performance.

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:

• 5+ 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

• Advanced skills within enterprise toolsets for integration, reporting, process orchestration and/or scheduling

• Application 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

• Ability to train and mentor other resources on technical topics and delivery techniques

• 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 in CPG industry

• 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.