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Sr. Software Engineer, Teradata

Grainger is a global leading broad line supplier of facilities maintenance products serving businesses and institutions. Our 23,000 employees are driven to serve customers and the community in exceptional ways focusing on delivering the highest level of service. The Grainger team works closely with customers to better understand their challenges and provide cost-saving solutions. Grainger's employees serve customers more than 115,000 times every day through multiple channels. As part of a high-performing team, you’ll be able to develop your talents, and make a difference. Grainger is a Fortune 500company and a perennial member of Fortune magazine's Most Admired Companies list.

 

Position Description

We are seeking an experienced Teradata developer/DBA to join our team in Lake Forest, IL. In this role, you will have the opportunity to create solutions that will help Grainger grow as a business. We offer a great work environment, challenging opportunities, and the ability to be part of a team that is bringing the organization to the next generation of analytics. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Experience with TASM rules for workload management to ensure the system is performing optimally.
  • Performs Teradata DBA activities.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of industry best practices relative to products, services and methodologies.
  • Investigates and provides insight on emerging technologies that can be leveraged to meet the organization’s analytics needs.  Participates on POCs for identified technologies.
  • Provides input to the organization of roles and tasks they are responsible for while identifying process gaps & improvements.
  • Researches, resolves and responds to highly complex questions relating to services supported by the Analytics team.
  • Enforces creation of reusable components and other performance enhancing techniques.
  • Provides leadership to develop projects and people (as mentor and/or coach, providing feedback and sharing best practices).
  • Proactively monitors system activity and communicates problems and issues to appropriate technical, implementation or management personnel.
  • Good functional knowledge & excellent hands on knowledge of data flow from ECC (SD, MM, FI modules in particular) and CRM.
  • Translates business requirements into technical requirements.
  • Notifies management of production problems as required.

Position Requirements

Successful candidates will have:

  • College Degree in Computer Sciences or 6+ years of related experience.
  • Teradata Certified Master is preferred.
  • Experience with Teradata v14 or v15.
  • Hands-on TASM experience.
  • Active participation in Teradata upgrades.
  • Experience and working knowledge of TVA.
  • Experience in Data Modeling using Dimensional Data Modeling, Star Schema Modeling, and Snow‐Flake Modeling.
  • Demonstrated experience with UNIX shell scripts and Teradata.
  • Demonstrated experience designing data architectures for system integration projects dealing with sourcing data, building data marts for reporting and analytics, and integrated reporting functions.
  • Demonstrated experience with design and construction of data interfaces from transactional legacy systems into a dimensional data model.
  • Working knowledge of extraction tools. (For example enhancing the BW Open Hub to extract data.)
  • Strong background with analyzing data.
  • Experience with SQL, relational databases and stored procedures.
  • Knowledge or experience of HANA is preferred.
  • Knowledge or experience of Hadoop is preferred.
  • Thorough knowledge of data processing components and methodologies.
  • Strong written, oral and interpersonal communications skills
  • Knowledge of integration techniques working with SAP IDOC is a plus
  • Experience with developing software solutions in an Agile/Lean environment.
  • Experience with WhereScape.
  • Experience in software development methodology and software development life cycle.

 

Grainger is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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Grainger Director, Product Management Matt Orscheln
Matt Orscheln
Director, Product Management
EMBRACE OPPORTUNITY
Learn new skills, explore new paradigms
Orscheln’s career has traversed nearly the entire Grainger organization, from finance to sales operations, pricing, merchandising and product management. In his current role, Orscheln works to ensure those he works with have similar opportunities by embracing transparency and helping team members explore avenues for success, build skills and cultivate curiosity about the company. “Our leadership development framework provides guidance for gaining skills in different parts of the business, helping team members to be successful in more advanced leadership roles,” he said.
Orscheln’s career has traversed nearly the entire Grainger organization, from finance to sales operations, pricing, merchandising and product management. In his current role, Orscheln works to ensure those he works with have similar opportunities by embracing transparency and helping team members explore avenues for success, build skills and cultivate curiosity about the company. “Our leadership development framework provides guidance for gaining skills in different parts of the business, helping team members to be successful in more advanced leadership roles,” he said.
My career has grown with Grainger, and in the process, I have gained experience and exposure to our business end-to-end.
Grainger Senior Product Manager Ling Ouyang
Ling Ouyang
Senior Product Manager
CUTTING-EDGE FOCUS
Develop innovative solutions to customers’ needs
As a product manager with a computer science and machine learning background, Ouyang focuses on using technology to improve Grainger’s customer experience and streamline its processes. This means leveraging AI to develop tools that help customers search for products and enable Grainger team members to understand customers’ needs more effectively. “We are encouraged to grow our skills and develop new solutions through regular interaction with customers,” Ouyang said. She credits these interactions with shaping Grainger’s high-tech approach to serving its customers.
As a product manager with a computer science and machine learning background, Ouyang focuses on using technology to improve Grainger’s customer experience and streamline its processes. This means leveraging AI to develop tools that help customers search for products and enable Grainger team members to understand customers’ needs more effectively. “We are encouraged to grow our skills and develop new solutions through regular interaction with customers,” Ouyang said. She credits these interactions with shaping Grainger’s high-tech approach to serving its customers.
Grainger encourages us to develop innovative solutions by providing us with opportunities to interact with customers and operational teams as well as support and guidance from our leaders.
Rachel Trana
Manager, Product Engineering
JOIN THE TEAM
Learn from expert leaders in tech
Trana joined the Grainger team after working for nearly a decade as a computer science professor. “I was drawn to leadership’s strong investment in our teams' success and their desire to drive modern technical and process changes to improve the ways in which teams work,” Trana said. Now managing Grainger’s KeepStock (R) engineering teams, Trana works on the company’s inventory management platform, developing the underlying APIs and algorithms that support it. To this end, her teams rely on a diverse tech stack, including Docker, AWS, Java, Kafka, Snyk, Kotlin and Spring Boot, GitHub and Helm.
Trana joined the Grainger team after working for nearly a decade as a computer science professor. “I was drawn to leadership’s strong investment in our teams' success and their desire to drive modern technical and process changes to improve the ways in which teams work,” Trana said. Now managing Grainger’s KeepStock (R) engineering teams, Trana works on the company’s inventory management platform, developing the underlying APIs and algorithms that support it. To this end, her teams rely on a diverse tech stack, including Docker, AWS, Java, Kafka, Snyk, Kotlin and Spring Boot, GitHub and Helm.
Our team feels empowered to own decisions and commitments, engage in constructive debate and decision making. We trust each other and actively listen and collaborate.
Grainger Director, Product Management Matt Orscheln
Grainger Director, Product Management Matt Orscheln
Grainger Senior Product Manager Ling Ouyang
Grainger Senior Product Manager Ling Ouyang

What are Grainger Perks + Benefits

Grainger Benefits Overview

With benefits starting day one, Grainger is committed to your safety, health and wellbeing. Our benefits provide a wide range of programs and resources for nearly every aspect of the full life you and your family lead – supporting your life today and in the future.

Some benefits are provided automatically, while others are offered at reduced group rates. Whatever you need, you’ve got this because you’ve got Grainger. Visit GraingerTotalRewards.com for a complete picture.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
Employee resource groups
Employee-led culture committees
Quarterly engagement surveys
Hybrid work model
In-person all-hands meetings
Employee awards
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Highly diverse management team
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity manifesto
Diversity employee resource groups
Team members connect in, African American, Asian-Pacific Islander, Disability, Equality Alliance, Generational, Latino, Veterans and Women's Business Resource Groups.
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Diversity recruitment program
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Transgender health care benefits
Abortion travel benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
Team members can contribute up to 75% of pay up IRS limits on a pre- or post-tax basis. Your contributions are always 100% vested.
401(K) matching
Grainger automatically contributes 6% of your eligible pay into your retirement savings plan account each pay period. This contribution is always 100% vested.
Employee stock purchase plan
You are eligible to participate in Grainger's ESPP once you have completed at least 90 days of service and are regular full-time or regular part-time, scheduled to work at least 20 hours a week.
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
For every $1 a team member donates to charity, Grainger amplifies that impact with a $3 matched donation.
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Adoption Assistance
Grainger supports team members and their families who are in the process of adopting by reimbursing up to $6,000 per adoption for eligible expenses.
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Fertility benefits
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Flexible time off
Bereavement leave benefits
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Beverages and coffee on demand in our downtown locations.
Onsite office parking
We offer employees discounted parking rates at our Chicago office locations.
Relocation assistance
Mother's room
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
Our tuition reimbursement plan covers the first $5,250 per year towards a degree program. Amounts that exceed $5,250 are reimbursed at 50% and there is no program maximum.
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks
Paid industry certifications
Personal development training
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