IT Analyst, Merchandise Operations

OVERVIEW

Live the experience. From professional empowerment to continual learning opportunities. From ongoing investment in new and emerging technologies to a career of self-determination. At Ulta Beauty, our tech team is critical to our scalability—and is recognized that way. We’ve been defined as a “mature start-up.” A place where interdepartmental exposure, open doors, and genuine collaboration is ubiquitous. Where challenges come fast and furious, requiring agility, mental dexterity, and creativity. Where our passion for better solutions drives us and is core to who we are.

We’re engineering for the future of retail, and it’s no-holds-barred. But for those motivated by continual change and ambiguity, by superior leadership, by whip smart colleagues who will press you daily for your very best, you’ll find that virtually nothing’s impossible at Ulta Beauty.

COMPANY: Ulta, Inc.

LOCATION: 1000 Remington Blvd., Suite 120, Bolingbrook, IL 60440

TITLE: IT Analyst - Merchandise Operations

HOURS: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

DUTIES:

Application Support - Assists in the investigation and resolution of issues relating to Ulta’s Item Master Data system and Category Management assortment planning. Assists with specified procedures.

Development Testing - Performs the execution of given test scripts under supervision. Records results and reports issues. Develops an understanding of the role of testing within system development, as a tool for design improvement as well as a validation process.

Problem Management - Investigates problems in systems, processes and services. Assists with the implementation of agreed remedies and preventative measures.

Programming/Software Development - Contributes to the designs, development, testing, and documentation of complex programs from agreed specifications, and subsequent iterations, using agreed standards and tools. Assesses own work and leads reviews of colleagues' work. Mentors less experienced colleagues as required.

Release Deployment - Uses the tools and techniques for specific areas of release and deployment activities. Administers the recording of activities, logging of results and documents technical activity undertaken.

Requirements Definition & Management - Uses established techniques as directed to identify current problems and elicit, specify and document business functional, data and non-functional requirements.

Systems Integration - Assists in the software builds from software source code. Performs tests as defined in an integration test specification, records the details of any failures, and carries out fault diagnosis relating to simple failures, reporting the results of the diagnosis in a clear and concise manner.

Frequent contact and interaction with business partners.

Ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications.

Strong analytical abilities to help solve critical issues in a timely fashion.

Ability to interact frequently with cross-functional IT groups.

Responsible for application support on a rotating basis. May include off-hours.

Ability to work effectively across multiple enterprise projects at one time.

Must be effective in independently managing time in order to meet the obligations across the projects.

REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, or related.

Three (3) years in any occupation with enterprise development experience in a fast-paced retail environment.

Three (3) years in any occupation with enterprise development experience in a fast-paced retail environment must include: Two (2) years of development experience with C#. Two (2) years of experience with SQL Server and Oracle. Experience must also include: Writing efficient queries and complex stored procedures; Interfacing with other applications; Using JIRA and Confluence to manage the respective cycles of a project; Source code management including TFS; Maintaining and configuring components within IIS; and Microsoft WCF component.

SALARY: $126,984 - $127,984 per year

APPLY: Job ID 475938

The pay range for this position is $126,984.00 - $127,984.00 / Year with the opportunity for eligible associates to earn additional compensation pursuant to the Company’s bonus plan. Exact pay will be based on factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, level, shift, geographic location, and business and organizational needs. Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits. Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page:

ABOUT

At Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), the possibilities are beautiful. Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well-established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty’s own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full-service salon in every store featuring—hair, skin, brow, and make-up services.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.

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