IT Applications Engineer IV

IT Applications Engineer IV, Mobile

Design, develop, and maintain native mobile applications for iOS and Android platforms using Swift, Objective-C, Kotlin, and Java. Implement clean architecture and design patterns (e.g., MVVM) to ensure maintainable and scalable codebases. Write automated UI tests using Espresso (Android) and XCUITest (iOS) as part of the CI/CD pipeline to ensure quality and stability. Manage mobile app builds and signing workflows, including provisioning profiles, certificates, entitlements, flavors, and schemes. Integrate third-party libraries and SDKs, such as Firebase, analytics, and location services. Consume and integrate APIs, handling authentication, errors, and performance optimizations like caching and retry logic. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including design, product, QA, and DevOps to deliver seamless mobile experiences. Integrate content from headless CMS platforms like Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) into dynamic mobile interfaces. Stay current with platform updates, tools, and industry best practices to ensure the app remains modern and competitive. Review and merge pull requests from team members. Mentor junior testers/developers in the team. Create and execute test plans. Ability to size the work, gather and review level of efforts from team.

In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this senior individual contributor position is responsible for developing applications for Android and/or iOS devices by leveraging Agile methodologies to design and implement new customer-facing features; collaborating with product management and UX teams to create fun, easy-to-use client applications which maximize the user experience; and adhering to standard mobile device security practices. This position will also be responsible for contributing to the overall architecture of KP’s mobile technologies.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Completes work assignments and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area; supporting the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; ensuring team follows all procedures and policies; coordinating and assigning resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines; collaborating cross-functionally to make effective business decisions; solving complex problems; escalating high priority issues or risks, as appropriate; and recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, CIS, or related field and four (4) years experience in software development or a related field. Additional equivalent work experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.
• Minimum three (3) years experience working on project(s) involving the implementation of solutions development life cycles (e.g., SDLC).
• Minimum one (1) year in a technical leadership role with or without direct reports.
• Minimum three (3) years experience developing and/or implementing mobile applications.

Additional Requirements:

Preferred Qualifications:

• One (1) year working with location technology (e.g., real time location services, beacons).
• Two (2) years experience working with mobile development or dev ops tools and technologies (e.g., Jenkins, SonarQube, JUnit, XCTest, Gradle, Cocoa Pods, etc.).