Dillard's

Dillard’s is looking for a Front End Developer who is passionate about technology-based problem-solving for our users. You should have the ability to leverage FED best practices to build applications that mitigate risk, increase process efficiency, and decrease training and support costs. Do you thrive in a collaborative environment? Do you feel comfortable working with Business Analysts to uncover inefficiencies hidden in business logic? Can you translate those findings into screen interactions to make users more efficient? Do you eat, sleep, and breathe JavaScript? If so, check us out! REQUIRED SKILLS Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship Ability to work onsite at Corporate Headquarters in Little Rock, AR 2+ years of experience as a Front End Developer, UX Designer, or similar role Bachelor’s degree in related field Advanced HTML/CSS, CSS Preprocessors, and JavaScript skills Experience with JavaScript frameworks Comfortable with team brainstorming DESIRED SKILLS Experience with Agile methodology Paired-programming experience Experience writing Angular applications using Typescript

Dillard’s is seeking a Senior Network Engineer/Architect in Little Rock, Arkansas. This open position is within a Network Engineering team responsible for all network infrastructure.   Roles and Responsibilities: Design new solutions to enhance network for promoting business outcomes Assist in developing engineering strategies and designs for network reliability, capacity & performance Assure infrastructure remains stable and cost effective Design, operate, maintain, and support complex LAN, WAN, MAN, WLAN, Data Center, DWDM/ONS, and VOIP products in the test and production environments Implement industry best practice solutions into the production environment when needed, while also supporting additional networking equipment such as load-balancers, various security components, QOS, and external carrier networking services Ability to interact knowledgeably with security personnel and security solutions Required Skills: Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship Ability to work onsite at Corporate Headquarters in Little Rock, AR  BS degree and 5+ years of experience or combination of education and specialized industry experience Strong technical knowledge equivalent to or better than CCNP and/or CCIE certifications Excellent communication skills are required to interface with both technical and nontechnical teams and team members Solid experience with OSPF, EIGRP and BGP routing protocols, Cisco Nexus platforms, Cisco DWDM/ONS, and Enterprise wireless Solid experience with Cisco Unified Communications with 30,000+ endpoints and Super Clustering Knowledge and experience with Palo Alto firewalls Well versed and have considerable experience designing and/or managing complex IT environments Ability to provide professional documentation (diagrams, specifications, technical requirements, and proposal content) Must be able to work well as part of a larger team and have strong interpersonal skills Candidate must be comfortable presenting solutions in a clear and concise manner Ability to work on several projects simultaneously and manage workload prioritization

Dillard's, Inc. ranks among the nation's largest fashion apparel, cosmetics and home furnishings retailers with annual sales exceeding $6.3 billion. The Company focuses on delivering maximum fashion and value to its shoppers by offering compelling selections complemented by exceptional customer care. The Company comprises of nearly 300 stores, spanning 29 states, all operating with one name - Dillard's. The Dillard’s Application Development team is in search of a dedicated self-starter who has the drive to make a difference in retail by using technology to solve business problems. All of our Application Development teams are involved with new development along with maintaining and supporting existing applications. ROLES and RESPONSIBILITIES Responsible for researching problems, making, testing, and implementing code changes, and then following up to ensure the desired results were achieved Develop and maintain applications written in Java on an AIX/WebSphere platform and COBOL on a z/OS (OS/390) platform Ensure that all systems and third party integrations are available and functioning properly Highly motivated, effective communicator willing to work well in a group environment as well as function independently REQUIRED SKILLS   Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship Ability to work onsite at Corporate Headquarters in Little Rock, AR Experience in Object Oriented programming including back-end and front-end development Experience programming in COBOL, CICS, and JCL Experience with relational databases such as DB2 Well-developed testing skills and willingness to use/learn development and testing tools The individual should work well under pressure, grasp new ideas quickly, and be able to thrive in a dynamic and diverse environment DESIRED SKILLS Willingness to travel when needed Experience programming in JavaScript and Angular

Dillard’s is seeking a Security Risk Analyst in Little Rock, Arkansas.  The Security Risk Analyst supports the risk identification and management process across all aspects of Information Technology and integration with Third Parties. Responsibilities include assessing the current adequacy of vendor security strategy, threats to the systems, and then calculating the impact of potential adverse events. Audits and assessments must be continual, as the threat profiles change constantly.  The Analyst will keep management up to date on the results of the risk assessment and make recommendations for mitigations, or projects, to protect their systems or cover potential losses. The analysis will include a clear description of the risk and its likelihood. Mitigation plans must be developed and presented to management for approval. Roles and Responsibilities: Develop security assessments and attestations when reviewing potential and existing technology solutions.   Monitor data security profiles in the Dillard’s environments by reviewing security violation reports and investigating security exceptions. Update, maintain, and document security controls and provide direct support to internal IT groups. Work directly with third parties and other internal departments to facilitate information security risk analysis and risk management processes and to identify acceptable levels of residual risk. Stay knowledgeable of current advances in all areas of information technology concerning vulnerabilities, security breaches or malicious attacks. Maintain knowledge of current technologies in order to effectively evaluate risk. Continuously evaluate security, data vulnerability, business continuity and compliance risks. Define and document risks and potential impacts along with the statistical probability of such an event. Identify systems affected by the defined risk. Research source of breaches in evolving current events. Offer security-focused consultative services to vendors and IT departments. Negotiate remediation priorities. Exhibit ownership, follow through, initiative, awareness and effective communication with IT teams and management. Actively participate in and contribute to the Vendor Management Program. Required Skills: Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship Ability to work onsite at Corporate Headquarters in Little Rock, AR Excellent research and technical writing skills of project plans, spreadsheets, and versioning documents. Possess analytical, communication and consulting skills with knowledge of Information Security and related technologies. Strong problem solving, decision-making, reporting, communication, and management skills. Effective planning, implementation, and negotiation skills. Ability to multi-task and track many simultaneous initiatives. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment Must be tactful, detail oriented, and able to comprehend technical and regulatory requirements. Proficient in either Google and/or Microsoft suite.   Desired Skills: Experience testing or auditing technical controls. Knowledge of and experience with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) framework,  information security and/or privacy recognized certification(s).

Dillards.com is poised for more growth in the next few years, and we are looking for talented web professionals to join our eCommerce team.   At Dillard’s, an eCommerce Quality Assurance Analyst evaluates and tests new or modified software applications to verify they function according to user requirements and conform to established guidelines.  The QA writes, revises, and verifies quality standards and software development procedures for program design and product evaluation to attain quality of software economically and efficiently. Creativity, openness to ideas, willingness to take on any task or role, focus on the customer, and a constant view of the big picture are just some components of the quality assurance mind-set.  Good testers have an instinct and understanding for where and how software might fail and how to track down failures. ROLES and RESPONSIBILITIES Participate in full life cycle development from the requirements gathering and analysis phase through deployment Work collaboratively with developers, analysts, and other testers to drive testing activities across the development lifecycle Use strategic thinking when creating a testing strategy/plan and developing tests Use scripting to create automated tests with an implementation language and performance/load tests Create/maintain test data for all types of testing Prioritize, maintain, and refactor tests Triage failures, identify root-cause, provide re-creatable steps and define corrective actions Manage defects and collaborate with team to get fixes scheduled in development cycle Communicate test intent, defects, and acceptance criteria in a concise and relevant manner Test hardware and third party software for integration with internal applications Manage deployment across all environments, from development environments, to test environments, to production Maintain test/lab environments Participate with other team members in requirements gathering, story writing, user acceptance testing, and documentation Ensure Quality Assurance policies are followed Maintain documentation REQUIRED SKILLS Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship A bility to work onsite at Corporate Headquarters in Little Rock, AR Hands-on tester with an aptitude for functional testing across the application to include manual, automated, and exploratory testing Customer-focused   Exploratory testing skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills Attention to detail and accuracy Time management skills with ability to work in a fast-paced, high pressure environment Willingness to learn and improve policies and procedures Ability to multitask Strong organizational skills DESIRED SKILLS Involvement on project teams using Agile methodology Basic understanding of Java, HTML, Sahi/Selenium for testing tool Writing automated tests Experience with Automation Applications comparable to Applitools and Silk4J Basic understanding of relational and non-relational; database tools  (SQL) Use tools like QMF to verify results

Dillard’s is looking for an energetic .NET application developer to fill a position on the Merchandising Planning team. This individual will develop and maintain desktop applications  for Dillard's Merchandising systems. Roles and Responsibilities Responsible for delivering software to solve the business needs of the retail environment Develop and maintain applications primarily written in VB.NET Responsible for researching problems, making accurate code changes in a timely manner, testing all changes, and then following up to ensure the desired results are achieved Required to learn the business environment and work closely with User Services to develop the best possible system for the end-user Required to work a schedule driven project list as well as handle interruptions in a timely and effective manner Required to participate in on-call duty rotation High level of attendance is required as an essential function of this job Required Skills Authorization to work in the United States without Sponsorship Ability to work onsite at Corporate Headquarters in Little Rock, AR Three+ years of experience in programming in VB.NET, C#, or any OO type language Experience with Visual Studio, TFS, and DB2 Well-developed research and testing skills Communication and professionalism are a must as you will be working with upper management, sometimes directly with VP’s Work well under pressure, grasp new ideas quickly and be able to thrive in a dynamic and diverse environment Highly motivated team player, willing to work well in a group environment as well as function independently Desired Skills Knowledge and experience with the following: Visual Studio 2015 Enterprise Edition, ADO.NET, ASP.NET Web Services, IIS, FarPoint, Unit Testing, XML, MongoDB, JSON, QMF, COBOL, CICS, JCL, Changeman, ServiceNow

Dillard's, Inc. ranks among the nation's largest fashion apparel, cosmetics and home furnishings retailers with annual sales exceeding $6.3 billion. The Company focuses on delivering maximum fashion and value to its shoppers by offering compelling selections complemented by exceptional customer care. The Company comprises of nearly 300 stores, spanning 29 states, all operating with one name - Dillard's. At Dillard’s, the Business Intelligence (BI) Technical Architect is responsible for defining the technical strategy for the Dillard’s Data Warehouse projects.  You will also administer database implementations running on AIX, Linux and potentially other platforms, supporting in-house and third party applications.   ROLES and RESPONSIBILITIES Work with business analysts, end-users, BI analysts -- data modelers, database architects, BI ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) team and DBA’s -- to support our evolving business intelligence endeavors Collaborate with Infrastructure architects, network engineers and application development teams on implementations and integration Partner with the Information Security team to ensure the protection of sensitive data during transmission, storage & consumption Define the technical strategy for the Data Warehouse in alignment with the Dillard’s corporate strategy Establish, implement and maintain the Data Warehouse architecture including technical infrastructure (hardware, software, and network) as well as supporting processes Assist hardware and software support specialists with environment capacity and capacity planning Stay current on knowledge of products and tools Understand system design and element dependencies Be knowledgeable of industry best practices for BI and be responsible for training others on best practices Play an integral role in the determination of SLAs (Service Level Agreements) for data acquisition, queries, overall response time, etc. Play an integral role in the design and development of the overall system architecture Coordinate, maintain and test DR (Disaster Recovery) scenarios for the software stack Document DR plans and procedures Work with the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) Manager and Standards Coordinator on establishing EDW standards and governance rules Participate in an on-call rotation   REQUIRED SKILLS Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship Ability to work onsite at Corporate Headquarters in Little Rock, AR 4 year degree in Information Systems or equivalent combination of relevant certifications and field experience 3 to 5 years database experience In depth understanding of Teradata database technologies Working knowledge of all the tools in the BI ecosystem Advanced knowledge of various database technologies, *ix based operating systems and storage Various scripting skills such as KSH, Perl and Python Advanced understanding of Enterprise networks Programming language skills a plus Ability to work collaboratively across teams Well-developed business process analytical and technical writing skills Strong interpersonal and written communication skills Excellent team building skills Highly motivated with an attention to detail Strong problem solving skills

Dillard’s Store Systems team is responsible for delivering software to solve the business needs of the retail environment.  They develop and maintain applications for specific retail hardware such as Point-of-Sale terminals, printers, mobile hand-held scanners, signature pads, as well as workstations and servers. Quality Assurance analysts are responsible for testing all aspects of the software along with deployments, researching problems and support of the applications. Roles and Responsibilities: Evaluates and tests new or modified software applications to verify they function according to user requirements and conform to established guidelines Writes, revises, and verifies quality standards for software testing procedures Communicate with 3rd party POS software vendor regarding new projects and issues Some of the qualities of a QA analyst is creativiteness, openness to ideas, willingness to take on any task or role, and a constant view of the big picture.  Good testers have an instinct and understanding for where and how software might fail, and how to track down failures. Participate in full life cycle development from the requirements gathering and analysis phase through deployment Work collaboratively with developers, analysts, and other testers to drive testing activities across the development life cycle Use strategic thinking when creating a testing strategy/plan Hands-on tester with an aptitude for functional testing across the application. Includes manual, automated, and exploratory testing Use scripting to create automated tests with an implementation language and performance/load tests Create/maintain test data for all types of testing Prioritize, maintain, and refactor tests Triage failures, identify root-cause, provide re-creatable steps and define corrective actions Manage defects and collaborate with team to get fixes scheduled in development cycle Manage deployment across both test and production environments Maintain server build environments Ensure Quality Assurance policies are followed.  Maintain documentation and participate in audits On-call rotation Required Skills: Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship. Ability to work onsite at Corporate Headquarters in Little Rock, AR   Two years of quality assurance testing experience Exploratory testing skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills Attention to detail and accuracy Time management skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, high pressure environment Willingness to learn and improve policies and procedures Ability to multi-task Strong organizational and project management skills Desired Skills: Basic understanding of Powershell, XML, HTML, and other scripting test tools Writing automated tests Understanding of relational and non-relational databases and ability to write SQL or use tools like QMF to verify results

The Dillard’s Application Development team is in search of a dedicated self-starter who has the drive to make a difference in retail by using technology to solve business problems. All of our Application Development teams are involved with new development along with maintaining and supporting existing applications. ROLES and RESPONSIBILITIES Responsible for researching problems, making, testing, and implementing code changes, and then following up to ensure the desired results were achieved Develop and maintain Java and Groovy Web Applications as well as  Java Batch Applications Ensure that all systems and third party integrations are available and functioning properly Highly motivated, effective communicator willing to work well in a group environment as well as function independently REQUIRED SKILLS   Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship Ability to work onsite at Corporate Headquarters in Little Rock, AR Experience in Object Oriented programming including back-end and front-end development Intermediate knowledge of Java, Groovy, or both Experience with relational databases such as DB2 Well-developed testing skills and willingness to use/learn development and testing tools The individual should work well under pressure, grasp new ideas quickly, and be able to thrive in a dynamic and diverse environment DESIRED SKILLS Willingness to travel when needed Experience programming in JavaScript and Angular Experience with MongoDB Experience programming in Python Machine Learning Strong background in mathematics