Consultant (EDI Technology)

• India is among the top ten priority markets for General Mills, and hosts our Global Shared Services Centre. This is the Global Shared Services arm of General Mills Inc., which supports its operations worldwide. With over 1,300 employees in Mumbai, the center has capabilities in the areas of Supply Chain, Finance, HR, Digital and Technology, Sales Capabilities, Consumer Insights, ITQ (R&D & Quality), and Enterprise Business Services. Learning and capacity-building is a key ingredient of our success. Job Overview Join the Enterprise Integration Technologies team in delivering global world-class Application to Application (A2A) and Business to Business (B2B) EDI and application integration solutions. Should have working experience on webmethod & communication tools like Move It. Candidate should have an experience to do scripting in python, shell etc. Working with cloud would be added advantage. Job Responsibilities 20% of Time
• Build file transfer and enterprise integration solutions for General Mills globally. Educate clients on the capabilities and standards we use to deliver MFT solutions. Understand client needs and business processes, build/script solutions to meet their needs, and interface with external partners to configure connections.
• Grow into a systems owner role for Ipswitch Move It DMZ / Central / Mobile. Move It is being implemented as a more secure FTP file transfer product. Assist in migration of accounts from WS_FTP to Move It. Perform administration, support and upgrade tasks. 20% of Time
• Grow into a systems owner role for Axway Gateway Interchange (formerly Cyclone) for AS2 communications with trading partners and VANs. Perform administration, support and upgrade tasks.
• Provide technical leadership for Move It and Gateway Interchange (AS2) upgrades.
• Leverage Linux and Powershell scripting skills to automate MFT solutions and the administration of the MFT environment resulting in world-class availability and performance. 30% of Time
• Leverage Linux, python and Powershell scripting skills to automate MFT solutions and the administration of the MFT environment resulting in world-class availability and performance.
• Lead maturation of global MFT administration and support processes
• Understand US/UK/Mumbai EDI Analyst & Mapper needs of the web Methods Enterprise Application Integration platform. 30% of Time
• Provide support and administration for the web Methods product suite. Depending on level of development background, may grow into a role where you develop and maintain custom built services in web Methods FLOW & Java.
• Consult and recommend MFT solutions during various phases of a project.
• Research and implement new MFT / integration technologies and strategies Desired Profile Education Minimum Degree Requirements: Bachelors Preferred Degree Requirements: Bachelors Preferred Professional Certifications: Web Methods Experience Minimum years of related experience required: 7+ supporting/delivering complex IT solutions Preferred years of related experience: 7+ supporting/delivering complex IT solutions Specific Job Experience or Skills Needed Competency in the following technologies and platforms:
• Experience administering high availability mission critical systems
• Ability to communicate nature and impacts of outages, and escalate internally or with vendors as necessary.
• Problem solving mindset focused on root cause analysis/solves
• Managed File Transfer (MFT) activities in the following systems:
• FTP / SFTP
• AS2
• NTF / NetNTF
• Linux and powershell scripting

IXOS administration Preferred Skills:

• Understanding of EDI standards, XML, and Flatfile integration
• Understanding of network, e-mail (Exchange and Ironport) technologies
• Microsoft Visual Studio
• Microsoft .NET, ASP.NET or C#
• SQL/Oracle development experience including relational design principles and performance tuning
• Solid understanding of object-oriented design principles, design patterns, and the software development life cycle
• HTML, XHTML, CSS
• Java
• Javascript/JSON/JQuery
• Version control tools (TFS a plus)
• SAP ABAP development & PI understanding.
• web Methods Flow (language)
• Phython
• Any cloud can be added advantage Competencies/Behaviors required for job
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment as well as independently
• Demonstrated strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral)
• High initiative with desire to understand the General Mills’ business and a willingness to learn and use multiple tools to solve business problems
• Self-starter, results oriented, able to execute multiple projects simultaneously
• Understanding of and ability to operate within Advantage project management methodology Additional Information This is a role in IT Enterprise Integration team which will be located at our Mumbai, India location. This person will have other peer team members who work at in India & US office. The person who is hired for this position should possess a proven technical skills in Web Methods and B2B platform. COMPANY OVERVIEW We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.