Lead IT Data Engineer

Lead IT Data Engineer (Finance)

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Make Lives Better Including Your Own. If you want to work in an environment where you can become your best possible self, join us! You'll earn more than a paycheck; you can find opportunities to grow your career through professional development, as well as ongoing programs catered to your overall health and wellness. Full suite of health insurance, life insurance and retirement plans are available and vary by employment status.

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Associate assistance program
• Employee discounts
• Referral program
• Early access to earned wages for hourly associates (outside of CA)
• Optional voluntary benefits including  protection and pet insurance

• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Company provided life insurance
• Adoption benefit
• Disability (short and long term)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account
• Optional life and dependent life insurance
• Optional voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity Insurance, and legal plan
• Tuition reimbursement

Base pay in range will be determined by applicant's skills and experience. Role is also eligible for team based bonus opportunities. Temporary associates are not benefits eligible but may participate in the company's 401(k) program.

Veterans, transitioning active duty military personnel, and military spouses are encouraged to apply. To support our associates in their journey to become a U.S. citizen, Brookdale offers to advance fees for naturalization (Form N-400) application costs, up to $725, less applicable taxes and withholding, for qualified associates who have been with us for at least a year.

The application window is anticipated to close within 30 days of the date of the posting.

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Engineering, or other related area, or equivalent experience is required. Minimum 5 years of related experience is required. 7 years of information systems experience, including 4 years of experience directly developing enterprise-grade applications is preferred.

Relevant technical certifications are preferred.

Applies existing guidelines and procedures to make varied decisions within the IT applications Team. Uses sound judgment and experience to solve moderately complex problems based on precedent, example, reasonableness or a combination of these. Knows when to refer issues to supervisor and when to handle them personally.

Has a working knowledge of a skill or discipline that requires basic analytic ability. Has an overall understanding of the work environment and process. Has a working knowledge of the organization. Expert experience with database technologies and CRUD concepts. Expert in database design and tuning for solutions that require creative investigation and evaluation of alternative architectural solutions. Advanced experience with unit, integration and acceptance testing.

Drives maximizing application test coverage. Expertise with unit testing packages and concepts, automated testing and TDD. Drives integration of TDD and automated testing into processes. Expert experience using Application design patterns and mentoring team members on their use and appropriate selection criteria. Modifies and creates design patterns. Successful experience working in an IT applications team environment, preferably Scrum, as an actively involved team member.

Mentoring other team members in IT applications process. Has obtained at least one IT applications certification. Supportive of team members and other teams through effective collaboration. Positive influence on peers and technical staff within the team. Collaborates with internal customers and work teams across departments utilizing exceptional verbal, written and presentation skills. Leads cross functional teams of a diverse set of individuals.

Mentors team members on collaboration, verbal, written and presentation skills. Positive influence and embody Brookdale cornerstones. Exceptional mastery in multiple languages and databases with a passion to learn anything you don't know. Mentors others and serves as a SME to team members. Proven knowledge of multiple major business areas within Brookdale and ability to articulate business personas and the operational flows for those areas of the organization.

Supports Product Owner and Team in understanding of business areas. Mentors others in business process. Collaborates with business to improve processes and operational flows. Effective in diplomatically challenging status quo at all levels of the organization when appropriate to find better ways to our residents. Commitment to action over process, bureaucracy and status quo.

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