Dillard's

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

Job Description: Are you an information management professional looking for a change? Dillard’s is looking for an enthusiastic Db2 for z/OS database administrator to join our team. We support hundreds of databases for applications utilized by all areas of our retail business (Store personnel, Apparel buyers, Fulfillment staff, HR, Accounting, Executives, and much more). You’ll get the opportunity to work alongside a great group of DBAs, as well as, regularly interact and collaborate with the other IT teams on assignments making a difference for our business. Responsibilities: Ensure required database resources are available to business users and application programming staff. SQL Tuning. Provide technical direction to application programming staff. Backup and Recovery. Logical and Physical modeling and design. Work with system programming staff to plan and implement maintenance, upgrades, and migrations. Research and planning related to new technologies, application rewrites, and implementation of new applications. Data Governance. An emphasis on the automation of redundant and repetitive practices. Keep abreast of current industry best practices. Placement in 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   3+ years of DB2 for z/OS database administration experience. Have worked with DB2 for z/OS Version 10 or later. Strong SQL language programming and tuning skills. Self motivated individual. Ability to work well with a group and independently. Advanced knowledge of one or more programming languages Work well under pressure and be able to thrive in a dynamic and diverse environment. Ability to deal with frequent interruptions. Good communication skills, both verbal and written. Proven research skills. Ability to solve problems independently. Desired Skills: 5+ years of IT experience. DB2 for LUW on Unix/Linux administrator experience. DB2 for z/OS Data Sharing experience. IBM Change Data Capture or Infosphere Data Replication experience.

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, 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 looking for an experienced Quality Assurance Developer for various Agile teams within the Technology department. Dillard’s Agile teams develop in a co-located environment, utilizing an Agile development methodology, and leveraging the roles of Developers, UX, Business Analysts, Quality Assurance Developers, and are led by an Iteration Manager.       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 and software development procedures for program design and product evaluation to attain quality of software economically and efficiently Participates in full life cycle development from the requirements gathering and analysis phase through deployment Works collaboratively to drive testing activities across the development life cycle Uses strategic thinking when creating a testing strategy/plan and developing tests Creates/maintains test data for all types of testing Manages deployment across all environments, from development environments to test environments to production  REQUIRED SKILLS Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship Ability to work onsite at Corporate Headquarters in Little Rock, AR Develop UI and service level tests using Java, JavaScript, and HTML Exploratory testing skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills Attention to detail and accuracy Willingness to learn and improve policies and procedures Ability to multi-task Strong organizational and project management skills Understanding of relational and non-relational databases and ability to write SQL or use tools like QMF to verify results   DESIRED SKILLS Involvement on project teams using Agile methodology  Familiar with querying data in MongoDb and able to read and write JSON Experience with Gauge, Protractor, or Cypress testing frameworks