Senior Integration Engineer III

Job Description: POSITION SUMMARY: The Senior Integration Engineer role provides leadership and guidance relating to the company’s technical assets. They are responsible for building solutions, the use of management tools, defining and architecting solutions to meet the company’s business needs. Senior Software Engineer leaders will also facilitate the definition of processes, methods, and standards for governing solution transformation within Les Schwab. Les Schwab’s solution landscape has a number of technical subject areas that require expertise and focus. Therefore, Senior Integration Engineers will vary greatly by specific solution knowledge and/or area of technical interest (subject matter expert - SME). This role is designed to support most technologies and domains represented within the organization. This role is within the Information and Digital Services organization at Les Schwab headquarters in Bend, OR. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: 30% - Solution Architecture: Evaluate options for addressing business needs through technology improvements and managing overall solution technical lifecycle Establishing and improving the solution architecture (application, data, etc.) in alignment with the Les Schwab Enterprise Architecture framework and methodologies Defining standards, policies and procedures where appropriate for Les Schwab’s solution architecture Ensuring documentation of enterprise artifacts and assisting Enterprise Architecture in artifact management, as needed 25% - Solution Development: Defining, designing and developing solutions; ranging from custom application development, multiple solution orchestrations and advance solution support Responding to requests from the business, leveraging appropriate solutions and tools Identifying approaches to meet business requirements/needs, confirming appropriate controls and driving approach and architecture decision making 15% - Operational Support: Provide and/or coordinate level 2/level 3 support as required through incident resolution based on incidents reported and escalated by: Identifying and resolving solution related issues (code, data or architecture) Addressing production issues by root cause determination and resolution Responding to questions and suggestions from other IDS teams Support activities include investigation (such as root cause analysis), diagnosis, incident/problem resolution or issue recovery, identification of acceptable workaround, and following proper incident/problem closure procedures for knowledge and reporting/metric purposes 10% - Solution Quality & Governance: Monitoring and adhering to solid technical application practices including company governance and guiding principles Perform administration (data or solution) activities, as needed Defining and governing standards for implemented solutions 10% - Stakeholder Relationship & Vendor Management: Work with the business and other IDS teams to understand and enable needed business capabilities. Facilitating discussions regarding technology and information needs with business stakeholders. Engage with vendors to understand product roadmap and lifecycle to better future proof and disposition Les Schwab’s solution portfolio 5% - Mentoring: Being available to team members for career guidance, acting as role model, and establishing an informal communication relationships Providing guidance on projects and/or activities in solutions & situations where relevant experience exists 5% - Self Improvement: Pursuit of professional development, continuing education, approved training, and certification Independent technology and related process research Mentoring and knowledge sharing with other team members Accelerating other tasks as needed MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Educational/Experience Requirements: Four-year college degree in a related field, preferably in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience Minimum of 7 years’ IT experience in required domain for this position A minimum of 2 years experience architecting and implementing enterprise solutions; examples include customized program development, enterprise data Integration, business intelligence & governance process efforts Required Technical Skills/Knowledge: Exhibiting a significant breadth/depth of experience and knowledge in all areas involved in solution development and implementation (focus area based on specific solution area; such as coding & development, database & business intelligence, etc.) Basic knowledge of productivity applications (Google Applications, MS Office, etc.) Physical Requirements: Primarily desk position; regularly required to sit, occasionally required to stand and walk. Requires frequent and repetitive use of hands and fingers to operate computer, mouse, keyboard, and office related equipment and the ability to reach with hands and arms. Position requires lifting no more than 10 pounds on a regular basis. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close visual acuity and the ability to adjust focus. Requires the ability to communicate verbally and exchange information over the phone and in person. Work Environment: Office, non-manual work; the worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions. Working on-call is required for this position, including but not limited to: evenings, weekends, and holidays. BENEFITS: Annual profit-sharing bonus Medical, dental, vision for employees Company-funded retirement plan - no cost to employee Paid holidays Paid time off Flex remote arrangements (work 1-2 days/week from home) Tuition Assistance Employee discount Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions/primary responsibilities. This job description is not all inclusive and is subject to change. Additional duties and tasks may be assigned, as necessary. Employment remains “AT WILL” at all times. Our founder, Les Schwab, built his business from one store to hundreds of locations across the western states, a massive supply chain hub, and a state-of-the-art headquarters, making Les Schwab one of the largest independent tire businesses in the United States. Les believed in treating customers like family. Although he passed away in 2007, his vision remains at the core of the company’s culture: give people more for their money, reward employees for their expertise and hard work, earn people’s trust, and everyone benefits. Today, the 8,000 employees of Les Schwab Tire Centers are proud to carry on this legacy. Our unparalleled profit-sharing and benefits package is designed to reward you now and into your future. Competitive compensation Profit sharing bonus Retirement plan funded by Les Schwab Company paid training Medical Insurance Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Vacation & holiday pay Life Insurance Short & long-term disability Les Schwab is an equal-opportunity employer. If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete this application, please contact the manager at the location where you are applying.