Assoc Technical Architect - LC Wintel Job
Date: May 15, 2012
Location: Karnataka, Bangalore, India
Assoc Technical Architect - LC Wintel(Job Number: INF0002QI)
JOIN US AS AN ASSOCIATE TECHNICAL ARCHITECT
About This Opportunity
The Target Technology Services (TTS) team designs and creates innovative solutions for a variety of applications, platforms and environments. TTS not only gives Target a competitive advantage in the marketplace, but also enhances the guest experience through the smart use of technology in the retail industry.
Use your skills, experience and talents to be a part of groundbreaking thinking and visionary goals. As an Associate Technical Architect, you'll take the lead as you
- Contributes to project success by providing technical leadership on assigned projects.
- Writes technical architecture and solutions
- Translates technical solutions based on client's needs and feasibility.
- Stays current with technology and determines the impact of hardware and/or software upgrades on new and existing applications.
- Evaluates vendor products and prepares recommendations.
- Ensures high quality, adherence to standards and best practices, high performance, and scalable, repeatable processes and deliverables.
- Understands interrelationships and impacts of systems and applications upon the Target technical environment.
- Participates in project estimation.
- Provides project knowledge and expertise to the TTS organization.
- Identifies and escalates issues when needed
- Prioritizes workload and accomplishes assignments on time, ensuring deliverables are high quality.
- Prepares and conducts technical instruction and mentoring for team members and rollout room staff.
- Completes all administration in a timely and quality manner.
Requirements
- Four year college degree
- 5-6 years systems and programming, technical support or implementation experience in either applications, technical services or telecommunications area
- Strong verbal, presentation and written communications skills for technical audiences; able to explain technical solutions to technical teams
- Good interpersonal, problem solving, reasoning and analytical skills
- Good negotiation skills
- Good planning and organizational skills
- Self-starter with self initiative and direction
- Works well independently
- Works with confidential information
- Good numeric aptitude
- Good understanding of PC and general office productivity applications
- Understands the retail business, technology, and the application of technology to our business
- Solid SDLC knowledge and expertise
Benefits
Eligible team members will receive market competitive package including competitive pay, health, accidental and life insurance coverage, gratuity and provident fund, training and development and other perks and benefits. Target is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is a drug-free workplace.
About Target®
Expect the Best. At Target, we have a vision: to become the best - the best culture and brand, the best place for growth and the company with the best reputation. We offer an inclusive, collaborative and energetic work environment that rewards those who perform. We deliver engaging, innovative and on-trend experiences for our team members and our guests. We invest in our team members' futures by developing leaders and providing a breadth of opportunities for professional development. It takes the best to become the best, and we are committed to building a team that does the right thing for our guests, shareholders, team members and communities.
Minneapolis-based Target Corporation serves guests at stores nationwide and at Target.com. Target is committed to providing a fun and convenient shopping experience with access to unique and highly differentiated products at affordable prices. Since 1946, the corporation has given 5 percent of its income through community grants and programs like Take Charge of Education®.
JOIN US AS AN ASSOCIATE TECHNICAL ARCHITECT
About This Opportunity
The Target Technology Services (TTS) team designs and creates innovative solutions for a variety of applications, platforms and environments. TTS not only gives Target a competitive advantage in the marketplace, but also enhances the guest experience through the smart use of technology in the retail industry.
Use your skills, experience and talents to be a part of groundbreaking thinking and visionary goals. As an Associate Technical Architect, you'll take the lead as you
- Contributes to project success by providing technical leadership on assigned projects.
- Writes technical architecture and solutions
- Translates technical solutions based on client's needs and feasibility.
- Stays current with technology and determines the impact of hardware and/or software upgrades on new and existing applications.
- Evaluates vendor products and prepares recommendations.
- Ensures high quality, adherence to standards and best practices, high performance, and scalable, repeatable processes and deliverables.
- Understands interrelationships and impacts of systems and applications upon the Target technical environment.
- Participates in project estimation.
- Provides project knowledge and expertise to the TTS organization.
- Identifies and escalates issues when needed
- Prioritizes workload and accomplishes assignments on time, ensuring deliverables are high quality.
- Prepares and conducts technical instruction and mentoring for team members and rollout room staff.
- Completes all administration in a timely and quality manner.
Requirements
- Four year college degree
- 5-6 years systems and programming, technical support or implementation experience in either applications, technical services or telecommunications area
- Strong verbal, presentation and written communications skills for technical audiences; able to explain technical solutions to technical teams
- Good interpersonal, problem solving, reasoning and analytical skills
- Good negotiation skills
- Good planning and organizational skills
- Self-starter with self initiative and direction
- Works well independently
- Works with confidential information
- Good numeric aptitude
- Good understanding of PC and general office productivity applications
- Understands the retail business, technology, and the application of technology to our business
- Solid SDLC knowledge and expertise
Benefits
Eligible team members will receive market competitive package including competitive pay, health, accidental and life insurance coverage, gratuity and provident fund, training and development and other perks and benefits. Target is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is a drug-free workplace.
About Target®
Expect the Best. At Target, we have a vision: to become the best - the best culture and brand, the best place for growth and the company with the best reputation. We offer an inclusive, collaborative and energetic work environment that rewards those who perform. We deliver engaging, innovative and on-trend experiences for our team members and our guests. We invest in our team members' futures by developing leaders and providing a breadth of opportunities for professional development. It takes the best to become the best, and we are committed to building a team that does the right thing for our guests, shareholders, team members and communities.
Minneapolis-based Target Corporation serves guests at stores nationwide and at Target.com. Target is committed to providing a fun and convenient shopping experience with access to unique and highly differentiated products at affordable prices. Since 1946, the corporation has given 5 percent of its income through community grants and programs like Take Charge of Education®.
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