Job Description

Job Summary

Serves as technical owner and subject matter expert for two pharmacy applications. Reviews/approves design and architecture documents to ensure solutions are built within a consistent framework, align to strategy, and remain modern. Communicates technical concepts to non-engineering stakeholders to gain alignment to solutions. Implements activities that generally impact multiple components/processes and the work of own and possibly other teams. Assigned complex undertakings that regularly require the application of independent judgment. Receives work in short– and mid- term outcomes and operates within the context of approved methods.

Job Responsibilities

Creates design documents that ensure consistency in development across the IT/Engineering organization. Participates in the definition of IT/Engineering architecture to ensure that the IT/Engineering organization’s solutions are built within a consistent framework.
Participates in the decision-making processes related to the selection of software architecture solutions.
Serves as a technical and business-savvy resource to software development engineering personnel on a range of software design issues.
Implements and improves core software infrastructure. Participates in improving software development lifecycle, technical operations and technology innovation.
Participates in developing technical / business approaches and new or enhanced technical tools.
Shares complex information related to areas of expertise and/or to gain acceptance of new or enhanced technology / business solutions.
Effectively resolves problems and roadblocks as they occur.
May perform systems and applications performance characterization and trade-off studies through analysis and simulation.

About Walgreens

Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni-channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.
Walgreens is the flagship U.S. brand of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader. Its retail locations are a critical point of access and convenience in thousands of communities, with Walgreens pharmacists playing a greater role as part of the healthcare system and patients’ care teams than ever before. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy provides critical care and pharmacy services to millions of patients with rare disease states and complex, chronic conditions.

External Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and at least 4 years of experience in an IT, Engineering and/or Architect role OR High school / GED and at least 7 years of experience in an IT, Engineering and/or Architect role.
At least 3 years of experience in server side or client side technologies.
Experience in domain-specific architecture concepts and emerging technologies. (Design patterns, frameworks, current Java based solutions, cloud technologies, public cloud technologies, Microservices based solutions,mobile, OR Infrastructure Administration OR Data Sciences).
At least 1 year of experience in domain-specific Architecture.
Experience working with matrix teams including teams in different time zones.
Experience creating and promoting guiding development principles and influencing development teams, business users and management in adoption of technical solutions.
At least 2 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
At least 2 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or
cross-functional team leadership.
Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in Computer Science, Information technology, Engineering, Science, or Math.
Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of experience in an IT, Engineering and/or Architect role OR High school / GED and at least 8 years of experience in an IT, Engineering and/or Architect role.
Expert level ability to translate technical concepts/solutions into business terms
Experience with Java, Microservices, Azure, and Talend
Experience directly or indirectly overseeing a team of architects and developers preferred, but not required

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.