Retail Systems Engineer

As a member of SKECHERS USA, Inc's IT team, this person will be responsible for the engineering, development, and enhancement of Skechers retail corporate systems worldwide, with primary focus on o9 Solutions and Aptos Merchandising. Working closely with the Retail Corporate Systems team, this role will translate business requirements into technical solutions and lead technical aspects of retail modernization projects, including the migration from our legacy Apropos retail backoffice system to Aptos Merchandising.

The Engineer, Retail Corporate Systems will lead technical implementation projects, develop custom solutions, and provide advanced system configuration and optimization. The ideal candidate has strong engineering skills in enterprise software development, data engineering, and retail domain knowledge.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

System Engineering & Development:

* Design, develop, and implement custom plugins and extensions for retail corporate systems.

* Create custom applications, scripts, and automation tools to enhance system functionality and user experience.

* Implement advanced system configurations, customizations, and performance optimizations.

* Support and manage ETL processes, data pipelines, and system interfaces.

* Support the migration from the legacy Apropos retail backoffice system (Informix/4GL) to Aptos Merchandising, including data migration, integration re-platforming, and cutover activities.

* Lead technical proof-of-concept projects and pilot implementations to showcase new ideas.

* Collaborate with enterprise architects on system design and technology roadmaps.

Data Engineering & Analytics:

* Develop and maintain advanced SQL queries for data extraction and analysis.

* Ability to work with and extract data from legacy Informix databases as part of migration and reconciliation efforts.

* Create automated data validation, quality monitoring, and performance tracking processes.

Production Support & Optimization:

* Troubleshoot system issues, data discrepancies, and integration problems across both legacy Apropos and new Aptos Merchandising environments during transition.

* Ability to identify any design issues in the existing setup and solve the business problem by providing break fixes.

* Perform system performance tuning, monitoring, and optimization.

* Manage technical debt, platform upgrades, and ensure compatibility with vendor-driven releases.

* Ability to review release notes, identify functional and technical impacts and support testing and business readiness activities.

* Document technical specifications and system designs relating to retail corporate systems.

Project Leadership &

Collaboration:

* Work closely with business stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical specifications.

* Participate in legacy-to-modern system migration planning, including business process mapping from Apropos to Aptos Merchandising.

* Coordinate with offshore development teams, vendors and cross-functional stakeholders.

* Participate in Agile development processes, sprint planning, and technical reviews.

Additional:

* Maintain flexible work schedule including on-call availability during evenings and weekends as needed

* Ability to work effectively across multiple time zones (Pacific Time Zone primary) with global teams

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

O9 Solutions:

Functional Configuration & Deployment

* Experience supporting or implementing knowledge graph-based supply chain planning solutions.

* Experience configuring o9 platform based on custom requirements including reports, action buttons, procedures and plugins.

* Ability to convert business logic to technical platform design, including knowledge of platform infrastructure.

* Experience in performance tuning o9 configuration and resolving customer issues to ensure solution usability and uptime.

* Knowledge of o9 platform's data model (table structures, linkages, optimal designs) for designing various merchandising use cases.

Technical Integration & Support

* Experience in o9 SDK and development frameworks.

* Knowledge of o9 Integration framework (Integration 3.0 framework preferred).

* Knowledge of implementing ETL solutions and designing integration flows…