Role- STIBO Developer
Location: Columbus, IN 47201 -- 100% Remote
Contract
Skills
Domain Knowledge: Manufacturing
· Cloud & DevOps: Experience deploying/operating STEP on Azure, containers (Docker/Kubernetes), and CI/CD (Azure DevOps/Jenkins/Git).
· Data Governance: Familiarity with stewardship models, data quality KPIs, and audit/compliance practices.
· Tools: Jira/Confluence/Git; ability to create solution documentation and training artifacts.
· Key words: STIBO STEP 11.x, MDM
Role Description:
· Solutioning & Customer Engagement: Translate business requirements into STEP configurations and technical designs; present solution options with pros/cons and effort estimates. Facilitate workshops, create functional/technical specifications, and drive stakeholder sign offs.
· Development & Configuration: Design data models (domains, attributes, hierarchies, classifications, relationships) and configure workflows, business/validation rules, and lifecycle states.
Implement imports/exports, publications/syndications, and user interface components (roles, permissions, web UI).
· Integration: Build integrations with ERP/eCommerce/PLM/DAM systems using REST/SOAP APIs and file based interfaces, design canonical data structures and error handling.
· Data Quality & Governance: Implement data quality rules, stewardship processes, match/merge strategies, and reference data management to improve completeness, consistency, and accuracy.
· Performance, Reliability & Security: Optimize STEP jobs, indexing and caching; perform root cause analysis; harden configurations for security and auditability.
· DevOps & Release Management: Set up environment promotion, configuration transport/versioning, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment automation; maintain documentation.
· Customer Communication & Change Management: Provide clear status updates, risk/issue logs, and release notes; create training materials and conduct enablement for business users.
Essential Skills:
· STIBO STEP (11.x) Expertise: Strong hands on experience with STEP components—data modelling, workflows, business/validation rules, import/export, publication/syndication, roles/permissions, and UI configuration.
· Programming & Scripting: Proficiency in Java (or JVM-based), SQL, XML/XSD, Xpath/XSLT; comfort with API development/consumption (REST/SOAP).
· Integration & ETL: Experience integrating STEP with enterprise systems (e.g., SAP/Oracle ERP, eCommerce platforms) using APIs, message queues or ETL tools (Informatica/Talend or similar).
· Relational Databases: Strong SQL skills and experience with Oracle/MS SQL/PostgreSQL.
· Communication: Crisp written/verbal communication; ability to present solutions to customer stakeholders and build consensus.
· Self-Starter Mind-set: Works independently, plans sprints, unblocks self, and drives tasks to closure with minimal supervision.