This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco’s success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others. In 2018, Costco contributed over $39 million to organizations such as United Way and Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.

Costco Travel IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the second largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in twelve countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. As proof, Costco consistently ranks in the top five of Forbes “America’s Best Employers”.

The Software Developer is responsible for the design, development, configuration, testing, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of Costco Travel’s Integrated IT Management platform, ServiceNow. This role will provide analysis of problems while working toward solutions to technical issues; deploy new releases and/ or enhancements; maintain and support the platform’s operational functions; and perform system and integration testing. The Software Developer will provide platform configuration and customization assistance including, but not limited to: screen tailoring, workflow administration, report setup, data imports, custom scripting, and third party software integrations. The successful candidate will be part of a team responsible for the ongoing enhancement and maintenance of the Service Management platform.

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ROLE

• Provides daily support of the ServiceNow platform; including script development, configuration, integration, and administration.
• Performs appropriate QA activities, such as writing unit tests and performing functional tests.
• Determines scope; estimates work effort and duration of development activities.
• Designs solutions to meet business requirements.
• Creates and maintains API and data integration processes between ServiceNow and other services.
• Monitors health and usage of the application.
• Participates in design and code reviews.
• Responds to requests and provides incident resolution.
• Creates process documentation for the team and provides internal training to team members.
• Generates reports and KPI analysis as needed.

REQUIRED

• 1-3 years’ ServiceNow experience with knowledge of IT Service Management, IT Asset Management, Configuration Data Management, Governance, risk management, and compliance.
• 2-3 years’ experience with web technologies, including API's/CSS/XML/HTML/ReST/WebServices.
• Working knowledge of JavaScript frameworks, such as Angular.js, jQuery or Jelly.
• Experience with the SDLC including Requirements Analysis, Design, Installation, Development, Testing (application code and user acceptance), and Deployment.
• Working knowledge of source code management tools.
• Ability to communicate technical information in business terms.
• Ability to work independently and multi-task.
• Ability to independently plan deliverables and coordinate with team-members.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills and the ability to logically think through problem situations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Possesses a firm understanding of object-oriented concepts, especially as they pertain to JavaScript (ES5).
• Understands Costco Travel's IT processes and able to work closely with the business owners.
• Understands and adheres to Costco’s Mission Statement and Code of Ethics.
• Scheduling flexibility to meet the needs of the business, including 24x7 on call support as part of a scheduled rotation.

Recommended

• Minimum 3 years’ of development experience using languages such as JavaScript, Java or C#.
• Experience working as a contributing member on an Agile Scrum based Delivery Team.
• Working knowledge of software design patterns.
• Working knowledge of test automation frameworks, such as ServiceNow ATF, Selenium or Cucumber.
• Experience as a ServiceNow Administrator, Developer or Implementation Specialist.Certified ServiceNow Admin (Advanced).
• Demonstrated project work of advanced ServiceNow development using Orchestration or Discovery.
• Exposure to ITIL concepts.

Required Documents

• Cover Letter
• Resume

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Pay Scale:

Level 3: $125,000 - $160,000

Level 4: $150,000 - $180,000

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits — medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, commuter benefits, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan, SmartDollar financial wellness program, to eligible employees.

Costco is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Costco is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to IT-Recruiting@costco.com

If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States. In some cases, applicants and employees for selected positions will not be sponsored for work authorization, including, but not limited to H1-B visas.