IT Applications Analyst Principal (Blue Yonder WMS)

Job description

**Experience:** Significant relevant experience required. 10 + years of experience. The IT Application Analyst Principal Blue Yonder WMS is a senior technical expert responsible for designing, developing, configuring, and optimizing enterprise Warehouse Management System (WMS) solutions. This role serves as the highest-level individual contributor for Blue Yonder (formerly JDA/RedPrairie) WMS, providing deep technical leadership across solution architecture, MOCA development, performance tuning, and incident resolution. The role partners closely with operations, infrastructure, and product teams to ensure reliable, secure, and scalable WMS operations across global distribution centers. **Key Responsibilities** - Lead the architecture, design, development, and enhancement of Blue Yonder WMS (Dispatcher, MOCA, Integrator, Configurator modules). - Own technical solutions for new warehouse capabilities including receiving, picking, packing, shipping, labor management, inventory control, and automation. - Serve as top-tier escalation for highseverity production incidents, performing advanced diagnostics and root cause analysis (RCA). - Develop and optimize MOCA scripts, DDA screens, integrator interfaces, and SQL queries for performance and stability. - Review and validate solution designs from developers and vendors to ensure compliance with standards and architectural principles. - Lead technical planning for patches, upgrades, testing cycles, and performance validation. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Infrastructure, Networking, Security, Supply Chain Operations) to design integrated, scalable warehouse solutions. - Maintain documentation including technical designs, data flows, integration maps, test cases, and deployment standards. - Mentor junior analysts and developers on BY WMS best practices. - Research emerging BY capabilities and recommend modern solutions to improve operational efficiency. **Qualifications Required** - Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or related field. - 10+ years of hands-on experience supporting and developing Blue Yonder/JDA/RedPrairie WMS. - Deep expertise in MOCA, Integrator, Configurator, and Linux-based environments. - Strong SQL, scripting, and performance optimization skills. - Proven experience supporting high-volume distribution centers with mission-critical uptime requirements. - Preferred Experience with automation systems, conveyor/WCS integrations, or robotics. - Experience with cloud-hosted BY WMS or SaaS models. - Knowledge of API management, event-driven architecture, or microservices.