|
Who are we?
Trader Joe's is your favorite neighborhood grocery store! With almost 600 stores nationwide (and
growing), we are the place to be. Looking for something delicious and a friendly conversation? At Trader Joe's, you can find both. We love being your first and favorite place to shop.
What do we do?
Like shopping at Trader Joe's? Then, maybe you'll love working with us. We are looking for an experienced Sr. IT Manager of Applications & Development Operations who is searching to do what they'll love! Do you have experience designing and managing comprehensive technology solutions that effectively tackle business challenges? Do you love food? If so, read on! We may have the role of a lifetime for you!
Trader Joe's is unlike any place you've ever worked. Trust us on that. The qualified candidate has at least 12 years of relevant experience and is a raving fan of the Trader Joe's concept. This role is based in our office in Monrovia, CA and we have an in office expectation of 5 days a week.
The Sr. IT Manager of Applications & Development Operations is responsible for:
- Leading Solution Architects, developing managers, prioritizing work, and setting processes and standards.
- Applying knowledge of technologies and innovative techniques to resolve complex development challenges, working with Product Managers and internal IT departments.
- Always looking for ways to measure the outcome of the work we complete.
- Managing development partners (vendor management), establishing SLAs, and measuring the quality of work for projects and production support.
- Engaging development partners on projects for architecture design, defining resources, establishing a cadence for regular code reviews, progressing on design, and transitioning from the project team to production support once implemented.
- Effectively communicating issues, risks, and dependencies with product managers; escalating where appropriate.
- Creating and updating referenced architectural diagrams that depict the systems' flow and state of data.
- Collaborating to build an elastic hosting infrastructure and automation.
- Establishing a continuous delivery deployment pipeline.
- Championing continuous improvements in software development methodologies.
- Leading efforts in building a data lakehouse, shifting architecture to cloud, whether it's Saas or hosted in private cloud.
The Sr. IT Manager of Applications & Development Operations has:
- Working knowledge of architectural principles and frameworks.
- 12+ years of experience in a similar role.
- 5+ years vendor management experience.
- Experience developing applications in Azure.
- Experience managing off and near-shore development teams.
- Experience with programming languages - Java, Python, C#, React, Node JS, .NET, cloud computing.
- Experience with cloud architectures and virtualization concerns is essential.
- Working knowledge of microservices and API design.
- Understanding of data architecture and database systems.
- Experience DevOps practices (CI/CD pipeline), infrastructure as code (IaC), and tools.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively articulate technical complexities to non-technical personnel to bridge the gap between technical teams.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to foresee potential challenges, devise effective solutions, and adapt quickly to changes to ensure smooth execution of projects.
- Experience leading projects, coordinating teams, and overseeing the implementation of solutions.
We want to hear from you! We get a lot of resumes; so to help us get to know you better, please submit your resume and cover letter. When creating your cover letter, please answer these questions:
- What is your favorite Trader Joe's product and why?
- What makes you uniquely qualified for this position?
Trader Joe's is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to hiring a diverse Crew. |
Trader Joe's
$175,000.00 - $190,000.00 / yr
Sep 04, 2025