IT Specialist/Application Programmer - Centralized

Description

Department: IT

Reports To: IT Manager, Applications Development 

Location: All City Market Locations                                               

Division/Status: Full-time exempt, Management

Summary

The IT Specialist/Applications Programmer (ITSAP) is responsible for helping develop and support the software environment of the Co-op. The ITSAP helps analyze and develop solutions for end-user business requirements.  

Essential Responsibilities:

• Assists in the development of enterprise-level applications and custom integration solutions including major enhancements and interfaces, functions and features.  
• Contributes to designing, prototyping, developing, documenting, analyzing, testing, maintenance, and modifications of custom applications and systems. 
• Uses a variety of platforms to assist in the implementation of systems and applications for the organization. 
• Works with other departments to analyze business requirements, helps create and implement solutions that satisfy these requirements.  
• Helps maintain and improve the software that runs City Market’s websites. 
• Develop and document data sources available to the organization. Analyze data for insights and opportunities. 
• Assists in the creation of customized queries of our Finance, Membership, HR, and POS applications to facilitate access to information as needed. 
• Observe and audit department systems and suggest efficiencies and improvements. Identify systems that are inadequate or underdeveloped for a business of our scale and work with departments to improve them. 
• Applies best practices regarding preventing and correcting security vulnerabilities in software and procedures. 
• Works with ITMAD and IT Colleagues to develop the technical skills of our employees. 
• Administers application databases and supports their operation. 
• Reviews and analyze existing applications to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of those applications; reviews requests for applications required to meet needs of City Market. 
• Creates documentation on in-house developed and customized applications. 
• Assist in the Development and maintenance of City Market’s Intranet. 
• Has access to management and non-management data and ability to search through data at management’s request and is responsible for protecting and analyzing such data.  
• Provides support and creates customized queries in support of HR investigations and will analyze data regarding employee use of IT resources for the purposes of HR investigations. 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field; or a minimum of 4 years of experience in a Developer or similar technical role.
• Demonstrated understanding of computer science fundamentals and programming principles.
• Knowledge of natural and conventional foods and the food industry preferred.

Technical Skills:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, with strong expertise in Excel and VBA programming.
• Experience writing and optimizing SQL queries.
• Hands-on experience with programming languages such as PHP and Python.
• Familiarity with content management systems, particularly Drupal or similar platforms.
• Experience working with Symfony or comparable PHP frameworks.
• Proficient in front-end JavaScript frameworks, especially React.
• Comfortable using version control systems, particularly Git.
• Experience with NetSuite is a plus.
• Familiarity with service and project management tools such as Jira is a plus.

Benefits

City Market offers a competitive salary with comprehensive and affordable medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurances, spending account; generous paid time off; 401k with 6% match. 

Other benefits include store discounts; free fitness classes, an award-winning Wellness Program; Employee Assistance Plan; paid volunteer time and much more!