• Job Description

  Req#: R-31379

  Job Description:

  Our Consumer Technology Experience Omnichannel team is seeking an Associate Director with a strong technical background and a passion for the eCommerce industry. This role requires exceptional analytical and multitasking abilities to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

  As an Associate Director, you will oversee the design and development of initiatives that enhance AT&T’s customer and employee digital experience across consumer distribution channels. You will manage the software product development lifecycle from inception to production launch and post-production support.

  Key Responsibilities:

  • Strategic Alignment: Lead the alignment of application development roadmaps with enterprise strategies, ensuring that projects adhere to architectural and design standards.

  • Technical Leadership: Provide technical design and architectural guidance to multiple teams and projects, maintaining a hands-on engineering role.

  • Solution Development: Architect, design, develop, and implement technology-enabled business and technical information solutions across multiple platforms and technologies.

  • Technology Research: Research, analyze, and recommend new technologies, tools, and techniques to enhance the firm’s application and enterprise technology strategies.

  • Process Review: Review business processes and technical solutions to ensure efficient use of resources and integration of multiple systems and technologies.

  • Key Initiatives Ownership: Lead key initiatives, particularly in Cart, Checkout, Fulfillment, Inventory, Pricing, and other commerce functions.

  • Team Leadership: Provide functional and technical leadership to Lead Engineers, Architects, Product Managers, and Quality Analysts.

  • Policy Enforcement: Enforce company policies related to development methodology, architecture, security, change and configuration management, and compliance.

  • Performance Tuning: Perform complex engineering activities for performance tuning, monitoring, deployment, and production support.

  • Team Supervision: Supervise a team of 10 or more employees along with contractors.

  Qualifications:

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.

  • Experience: 10+ years in Engineering or Development roles with a strong technical background.

  • Technical Expertise:

    • Java-Based Applications: 8+ years of experience in building high-volume/high-transaction e-commerce applications using Java, Spring, and REST.

    • Web Applications: Experience in designing modular and scalable web components.

    • Microservices Architecture: 6+ years of experience in architecture and design using microservices.

    • Cloud Technologies: 2+ years of experience with AWS, Azure, OpenStack, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Chef, or Terraform.

    • CI/CD Technologies: 2+ years of experience with GitHub, Maven, Jenkins, Nexus, or Sonar.

    • Testing: 4+ years of experience in unit and function testing using JUnit, Spock, Mockito/JMock, Selenium, Cucumber, SoapUI, or Postman.

    • Unix/Linux Command Line: Proficiency in Unix/Linux command line.

    • Asynchronous Processing: Expert knowledge in asynchronous message processing, stream processing, and event-driven computing.

    • Agile Methodologies: Experience working within Agile/Scrum/Kanban development teams.

    • Web Technologies: Familiarity with HTML5, JavaScript frameworks, and CSS3.

    • Certifications: Certified in Java, Spring, or AWS technologies is preferred.

  • Leadership: 5+ years of experience in a leadership capacity, including coaching and mentoring engineers and developers.

  • Digital Transformations: Prior experience with digital transformations, including migration from ATG or other commerce platforms.

  • Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information clearly to peers, developers, and senior leaders.

  Technical Skills:

  • Programming Languages: Java/Groovy

  • Web Services: REST services

  • Databases: NoSQL technologies (Cassandra/MongoDB)

  • Messaging Systems: Kafka/MQ/Rabbit

  • Caching: Redis/Hazelcast

  • Version Control and CI/CD: Git, Jira, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes

  Our Associate Director II employees earn between $174,100 - $261,100. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.

  Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

  • Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

  • 401(k) plan

  • Tuition reimbursement program

  • Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)

  • Paid Parental Leave

  • Paid Caregiver Leave

  • Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected.

  • Adoption Reimbursement

  • Disability Benefits (short term and long term)

  • Life and Accidental Death Insurance

  • Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal

  • Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)

  • Extensive employee wellness programs

  • Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone

  AT&T is leading the way to the future – for customers, businesses and the industry. We're developing new technologies to make it easier for our customers to stay connected to their world. Together, we’ve built a premier integrated communications and entertainment company and an amazing place to work and grow. Team up with industry innovators every time you walk into work, creating the world you always imagined. Ready to #transformdigital with us?

  Apply now!

  Weekly Hours:

  40

  Time Type:

  Regular

  Location:

  Plano, Texas

  Salary Range:

  $174,100.00 - $261,100.00

  It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

• About the company

  AT&T Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate holding company, Delaware-registered but headquartered at Whitacre Tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas.

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