Wawa, Inc. Looking for Front-End Software Engineer at Media, PA Full Time

Job Summary: The Front-End Software Engineer will help build the next generation technologies that handle increasing amounts of information at a massive scale in real-time. The Front-End Software Engineer will bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking, data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile. The Front-End Software Engineer shall work on specific projects critical to Wawa’s needs.

Principal Duties:

• Complete project deliverables or provide consulting work efforts based on the agreed scope; estimates work effort, duration, resources and requirements. Ensure that requirements are being met. Research, identify and develop solutions to business challenges and opportunities. Assist in creating project plans to design, install, and upgrade and manage systems and utility software.
• Follow set tracking mechanisms and ensure IT standards and methodology are met. Manage expectations and project scope. Appropriately report status and deliver quality results. Develop and maintain support documentation with up to date processes and procedures.
• Translate functional specifications to detail technical designs regarding Test Case, Testing Automation, User Interfaces (UI), Custom Software Applications, middleware technologies, API, API orchestration/choreography, deployment artifacts, artifact packaging, and application monitoring automation, logging and performance metrics. Provide input, guidance and recommendations on technical designs developed by other team members. Develop creative solutions for enhancements.
• Follow standard development processes and transport process including Agile, SDLC methodologies, DevOps, Source Code Management, etc. Apply IT security standards and practices as well as adhere to these standards in the development and design of new and existing technologies within our corporate and store infrastructure
• Serve as a resource in technical field of knowledge.
• Develop unit test plans, test cases/scripts, UI components, application source code, and application packaging configuration scripts, deployment scripts, configuration of API infrastructure, artifact packaging configurations, all automation configurations and performance monitoring and debugging component configurations where applicable.
• Create and establish performance baselines via performance testing and application profiling. Monitor system performance and tune for peak performance of application/system components built or procured from vendors.
• Research technology related products and make objective recommendations based on business or operational requirements. Anticipate potential problem situations/risks and address with effective objective responses.
• Integrate enterprise-wide tools for automating, monitoring, and managing the current and future technology environments in a proactive manner.
• Document, implement and maintain system management strategies, policies and procedures, including security, support, training and installation procedures.
• Recommend, design, implement and support infrastructure integration into business solutions, while meeting the business goals and objectives. This includes supporting documentation and diagrams detailing the specific infrastructure.
• Engage with Engineering team and other ITPS departments to understand and follow established security models for enhancements and changes as well as training downstream support personnel on technology components around custom API Middle Tier services.
• Drive issue resolution associated with the implementation and testing of new system management software (i.e., Communication Services, APIs) Support and deploy Mid-tier APIs and App. Services based processes for system servers within the Enterprise.
• Work with IT and outside vendors to resolve technology issues. Assist in development and maintenance of processes and procedures as appropriate.
• Coordinate with other IT departments in the execution of system reboots, maintenance, upgrades/implementations, system and data restorations, mass data changes and system cleanup. Investigate and remedy the root cause of service delivery incidents.
• Serve as a resource to Applications Development Manager in the project areas.

Essential Functions:

• Ability to work well individually as well as in a team environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, customer service skills
• Detail oriented and excellent organizational, time and stress management skills
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and independently
• Proven self-starter with leadership skills and demonstrated ability to make decisions
• Proven Project Management skills. Lead cross-functional projects
• Ability to be on-call 24/7 when required
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and independently
• When prioritizing work, considers the bigger picture, ensuring alignment with department objectives
• Able to effectively utilize multiple tactics based on situational variables.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a technical discipline preferred (e.g., engineering) or equivalent.
• Minimum of 1 year of Application Development experience
• Minimum of 1 year of working with JavaScript & Front-End frameworks
• Proficient in program languages and concepts around API services and Interfaces: Java SE and EE, JavaScript, API development concepts and abstracts (JSON, XML, WADL, RAML, Swagger, SpringBoot, RESTful)
• Proficiency in command-line batch and program development in Windows, Linux and/or UNIX platforms (PowerShell, C-Shell, Bash shell, Perl, etc.) and related programing languages (.NET frameworks, Java, JavaScript, batch file development, FTP/SFTP, etc.), API development and conceptual design as well as general understanding of Wawa’s business systems interactions.
• General knowledge around endpoint protocols and security components (SFTP/FTP, File, OAuth2, SSL, SSH, LDAP, etc.)
• Fluent with appropriate debugging tools.
• Fluent in multiple technologies (.NET Frameworks, C#, COM, Java, JavaScript, SpringBoot, REST API, Graph QL, SQL, NoSQL, Graph DB’s, etc.).
• Test Driven development or Behavior Driven development with a clear understanding of the tool stack. Expertise in unit test, building Integration, smoke and regression testing suite, code coverage process, and pipeline setup
• Experience in web technologies such as Angular, React JS, etc.
• Understanding of common design patterns, data structures and algorithms
• Experience in cloud computing with expertise on at least one cloud infrastructure
• Ability to produce code that is fault-tolerant, efficient, and maintainable
• Experience in PKI Certificate Authority and Cryptography
• Experience on message brokers and high speed messaging infrastructures like Kafka, Kinesis, etc.
• Understanding of internet security issues and the threat landscape
• White box and black box penetration testing experience
• Strong understanding of network security for Data Centers, SaaS, Cloud Solutions
• Experience with following technologies:
• Network protocols (e.g. IP, ARP, TCP, etc.)
• Intrusion detection
• Security compromises
• Security protocols
• Familiar with User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
• Experience with statistics and data processing algorithms
• Experience with indoor location solutions like Wi-Fi
• Machine learning, data science, Bayesian statistics, information theory
• Knowledge of cryptography and digital certificate infrastructure (e.g. SHA, AES, RSA, PKI, etc.)
• Experience with securing real-time data pipelines (e.g. Kafka, Storm, Flink, etc.) and batch processing (Spark, Hadoop, etc.)

Wawa will provide reasonable accommodation to complete an application upon request, consistent with applicable law. If you require an accommodation, please contact our Associate Service Center at [email protected] or 1-800-444-9292.

Wawa, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Wawa maintains a work environment in which Associates are treated fairly and with respect and in which discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated. In accordance with federal, state and local laws, we recruit, hire, promote and evaluate all applicants and Associates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, familial status, marital status, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Unlawful discrimination will not be a factor in any employment decision.