Application Developer II - Business Intelligence

Position Purpose

The Application Developer II - Business Intelligence acts in coordination with a Program Manager/Director and fellow Application Developers to identify opportunities for technological improvement and optimization and provide useful automated solutions that align with the overall corporate strategies. They utilize business, functional and technical specifications to accurately design, develop, test, implement and enhance corporate applications, databases and reports. Delivers end-to-end support of escalated support requests in accordance with Information Solutions service standards.

The role will play a key function supporting the migration from the current on-prem QlikSense environment to the SAP analytics stack (SAP Datasphere + SAP Analytics Cloud). This person will partner closely with Finance, Supply Chain, Commercial/Sales, and Operations teams to understand reporting needs and translate them into sustainable BI solutions - working directly with business stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure BI best practices are followed. Proficient in rebuilding and validating key Qlik reports/dashboards in SAC and lead the decommissioning of legacy Qlik applications. Will actively participate in the full SAC development lifecycle: Datasphere data modeling, story/dashboard creation, planning models, predictive scenarios, and performance optimization.

*** This is an on-site position in Manteca, California four days a week (Monday - Thursday) and is not eligible for remote work *** 

*** This position is also not open to VISA sponsorship needs now or in the future***

Essential Duties

• Collaborates with Program Managers/Directors, Business Systems Analysts and other stakeholders to understand the requirements of the application(s)
• Performs testing and maintains complex programs and reports by utilizing business requirements through specifications from IS Business Systems Analysts and various Business Process Owners
• Develops a working understanding of end-to-end system behavior, including upstream and downstream dependencies, data flows, and system interactions
• Writes clean, efficient, and well-documented code based on the application design
• Develops and maintains unit tests to ensure code quality and functionality
• Debugs and resolves application issues
• Participates in integration testing to ensure compatibility with other systems
• Performs analysis and optimizing application performance to improve speed and scalability
• Participates in code reviews to maintain code quality and consistency and maintains collaboration in agile development environments
• Ensures data integrity and security within technical area of responsibility; advocates for leveraging application data in line with data governance practices
• Monitors production application for errors, performance issues, and inhibitors to availability
• Troubleshoots technical issues and identifies modifications needed in existing applications to meet changing business requirements; recommends system controls and protocols
• Escalates issues by recognizing severity and impact on users, business processes and other systems
• Provides users, team members and management with ongoing status of all activities by tracking project tasks, support requests or other activities in appropriate system(s) of record
• Utilizes version control applications to organize and secure all development projects and code
• Supports knowledge transfer to Technical Services team for completed projects
• Provides second-level operational support for Technical Services team

*Other duties as assigned

Core Competencies / Skills

• Strong data modeling expertise (star schemas, calculation views, composite providers, etc.).
• Solid SQL skills and understanding of data flows from SAP (ECC/S4, BW) and non-SAP sources into the analytics layer.
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable reporting solutions.
• Clear communicator who can work effectively with both technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Experience across the full BI project lifecycle (requirements → development → testing → deployment → support).
• 3+ years of hands-on BI development on a major platform (QlikSense/QlikView, Power BI, Tableau, BusinessObjects, Cognos, MicroStrategy, etc.).

Non-Essential Duties

Minimum Requirements

Education and Experience

• BA in Information Technology or equivalent professional experience
• Minimum of 3 years of related experience in information systems or computing engineering
• Experience with agile methodologies is preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Good communication, analytical and organizational skills
• Experience determining the explicit and implicit needs and requirements of various stakeholders
• Ability to analyze and identify system issues and work towards problem resolution
• Ability to engage analysts and business partners to achieve target outcomes
• Intellectual curiosity with clear and logical way of approaching tasks
• Able and willing to collaborate in a team as well as cross-functionally in system design and implementation 
• Proficient knowledge of Windows operating systems, Microsoft applications, programming languages suited to role, and MS SQL Server queries/objects

Certificates and Licenses

• Microsoft Solution Developer Certification preferred

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Haves)

• Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) or SAP Datasphere / Data Warehouse Cloud.
• Background in SAP BW, BW/4HANA, or S/4HANA embedded analytics.
• Experience migrating from QlikSense/QlikView to another BI platform.
• Familiarity with SAP HANA calculation views or Analytic Application Services (AAS).
• SAC planning experience (integrated planning, value-driver trees, forecasting).

Work Standards

• Acts in a manner reflective of the Company culture of High Moral Standards, Innovation and Continuous Evolution, Trust in Team, Continuous 
• Develops foundational expertise in business systems analysis, project management methodologies, and stakeholder communication 
• Communicates, interacts, and works effectively with others; receptive to feedback and coaching; voices concerns in a constructive manner
• Demonstrates commitment to safety first; communicates safety concerns; promotes a safe work environment based on established safety standards and training
• Follows all Company policies and procedures Improvement, and Sustainable Relationships
   

Additional Comments

Management retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position at any time.