Systems Architect

Description Sears Holdings Management Corporation provides corporate services to Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) and its family of companies, including Sears Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Corporation. Sears Holdings Corporation is the nation's fourth largest broadline retailer with approximately 3,900 full-line and specialty retail stores in the United States and Canada. Sears Holdings is the leading home appliance retailer as well as a leader in tools, lawn and garden, home electronics and automotive repair and maintenance. Key proprietary brands include Kenmore, Craftsman and DieHard, and a broad apparel offering, including such well-known labels as Lands' End, Jaclyn Smith and Joe Boxer, as well as the Apostrophe and Covington brands. It also has the Country Living collection, which is offered exclusively by Sears and Kmart. It also has Martha Stewart Everyday products, which are offered exclusively in the U.S. by Kmart. We are the nation's largest provider of home services, with more than 12 million service calls made annually. Sears Holdings Corporation operates through its subsidiaries, including Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Corporation. For more information, visit Sears Holdings' Web site at http://www.searsholdings.com.Lead architectural decisions for the Sears Holdings ordering applications. Design, lead, and coordinates complex technical solutions through full system lifecycles including architecture, development and infrastructure integration. Educates and mentors other technical resources in development of technical solutions.

Qualifications
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

� Shaping and leading large scale application design and architectural activity.
� Lead multiple lead developers and project teams on SOA principles and execution.
� Work to define migration strategies from legacy applications to new architecture and technologies, service enabling legacy systems.
� Lead and mentor lead developers in coding and delivering technical solutions.
� Ability to collaborate with senior leadership, business users and business analysts to obtain clear definition of business requirements
� Review requirements and define technical estimates based on defined technology stack, resource availability, skill sets and priorities.
� Develops, tests, installs, and maintains complex business applications using structured development methodology working with cross functional teams.
� Perform periodic system evaluation to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

ROLE MEASUREMENTS:

� Feedback on effectiveness from senior management, team members, and peers.
� Effectiveness of leading and mentoring technical leads on architectural design through implementation.
� Accuracy of technical estimates.
� Deliver quality architecture, design, and specifications to project teams and leads
� Effectiveness of senior level communication.
� Deliver on time and on budget.
� Timely delivery of the system development lifecycle artifacts.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

� Minimum of 7-10 years experience in developing applications.
� Full software lifecycle development experience in large, complex systems.
� Experience with large-scale distributed systems using message queues, SOA, and other related technologies.
� Deep understanding of SOA/Web Services design.
� Well versed with OOD and J2EE.
� Experience in OOAD using established methodologies, notations (such as UML.), techniques (such as Design Patterns-Core J2EE Design Patterns,) and tools (such as Rational Rose).
� Strong technical experience with a broad range of technologies in Java SE/EE (JSP/JSF/Servlet, EJB, JMS, Transaction, JDBC, Web Services, Security and etc.), and other open source frameworks such as Struts, Spring, Hibernate, and Ibatus, using tools such as myEclipse and Rational Application Developer
� Background in warehousing systems a plus.
� Object Oriented Design and Programming, J2EE applications/Web development Frameworks (Struts, Spring, iBATIS), tier components (JDBC, MQ), Java/J2EE design patterns
� Works well in a team environment and able to effectively drive cross-team solutions that have complex dependencies and requirements.
� Proven results oriented person with a rapid delivery focus.
� Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
� Bachelors degree � preferably in computer science
� Strong oral and written communication skills.

A comprehensive and competitive benefit program is designed to meet the needs of our associates and their families. Benefits eligibility depends on employment classification, location, and other variables. Benefits offered include:

Medical and Dental Plans

Health Care and Dependent Daycare Flexible Spending Accounts

Short and Long-Term Disability

Company Paid and Optional Life Insurance

Business Travel Insurance

Merchandise Discount

Adoption Assistance

Kmart Advantage Rx

ConSern Loans for Education

Worklife Solutions

Voluntary Benefits

Commuter Benefits

Sears Holdings Corporation Associate Stock Purchase Plan

401(k) Savings Plan

Vacation Time with Personal Days

National Holidays

An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.