Atlanta Headquarters, GA
6 days ago
IT/Digital Analyst- TLDP- FT
Description & Requirements Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of integrity, respect, accountability and excellence, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE: SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers, and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward. Learn more at .   

 

 

IT & Digital Analyst, Technology Leadership Development Program – Atlanta, GA  

Career Opportunity: 

 

The Technology Leadership Development Program (TLDP) is a two-year leadership rotational program comprised of 12-month and 6-month assignments. The TLDP is designed to develop future IT & Digital leaders. As an IT & Digital Analyst, you will be a part of a full-time intensive program with an opportunity to start your career in one of the following tracks: Digital Product Management, Business Process & Relationship Management, Data & Analytics, Information Security, Software Engineering, and Digital Acceleration. Program benefits include, but are not limited to, exposure to IT & Digital functions, engagement with senior leadership, technical and professional development, mentorship, and other events (team building, leadership, and volunteering). After successful program completion, you will be placed in a permanent functional role based on performance, career interest, and business needs. 

 

What you need to succeed: 

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, Business Information Systems, Computer Information Systems, Business Analysis / Analytics, Human-Computer Interaction 

Minimum 3.25 GPA preferred 

Relevant experience including internships, co-op assignments and leadership roles a plus 

Strong interest in technology, innovation and working in a fast paced, global organization 

Knowledge of IT systems, specifications, networks, and computer systems 

Strong analytic/problem-solving skills, attention to detail, passion for improvement, and desire to work in a team/collaborative environment 

Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization 

Excellent leadership, prioritization, and organizational skills 

Ability to quickly adapt to change, multi-task and prioritize multiple projects 

Strong capabilities with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint 

Project planning and management skills preferred 

Willingness to work in Atlanta, GA, and work in or travel to manufacturing / production environments 

 

How you will impact Smurfit Westrock across the IT & Digital organization: 

The Technology Leadership Development Program consists of several tracks: Digital Product Management, Business Process & Relationship Management, Data & Analytics, Information Security, Software Engineering, and Digital Acceleration.  Depending on your track, responsibilities may include: 

 

Digital Product Management 

Support the development of digital products, methodology and capability alignments 

Create and define the features and customer experience through high quality business requirements, and user stories while managing the scope of each release 

Balance both qualitative and quantitative data analysis to balance constraints and customer needs to ensure execution of the full product lifecycle process from concept to launch 

Coordinate pilots and go-to-market plans for the launch of new digital products, features, and functionality 

Develop front and backend software solutions tailored to WestRock business needs 

Have a strong sense of code ownership through development and deploy cycles with autonomy to continuously improve systems using C#, net Core and modern Microsoft stack, web-based systems architectures, HTML5, CSS3, ES6 JavaScript, REST and JSON, React, Vue.JS, ASP.NET MVC or similar frameworks and/or libraries 

Collaborate with other Developers, Product Management, UI/UX, DevOps, SecOps and QA team members on subjects from design to deployment 

Participate in evolving development standards, guidelines, and services for common use by other internal software development teams 


Program, Business Process & Relationship Management 

Assist with business relationship management to include partnering with stakeholders to collect and document requirements 

Partner with business stakeholders and IT/Digital teams on aggregating, prioritizing and building future roadmaps 

Work with master data to ensure proper maintenance, data preparation and accuracy for metrics and reporting 

Assist with the migration of reports to modern solutions and build report/data catalogs for data lake enablement  

Assist with project management activities on major initiatives for the business 

Lead projects and support key initiatives as assigned 


Data & Analytics 

Formulate and apply mathematical modeling and other optimizing methods to develop and interpret information that assists the business with decision making, policy formulation and/or other management functions through solutions that save time, cost, or improve processes 

Analyze large data sets and use programming languages such as Python, R, IBM SPSS Modeler to develop statistical and optimization models to drive business solutions 

Build large data sets from multiple sources to build algorithms for predicting future data characteristics 

Setups and deploys models/solutions in a live/production environment 

Identify data needs and requirements for data collection, transformation and integration to support modeling needs 

Develop executive dashboards on program/project status, prepare business cases, technical reports, presentations, and status briefings; present as required to key stakeholders 

Support self-sever and analytics strategy projects for coordination and execution 


Information Security 

Partner with Information Security team members to support the development of awareness and training materials to enable company-wide understanding of cybersecurity risks and best practices 

 Participate in risk management activities, including supporting the continued build-out of the Information Security Risk Register 

Support the design and development of security metrics and security metrics dashboarding to assist with the visualization of security key performance and risk indicators 

Assist in compliance tracking and documentation activities for Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance 

Support the completion of user access review documentation to contribute to SOX compliance efforts 

Assist the Information Security team’s Third-Party Security Management function to execute security assessments of third parties 

Support the Information Security team’s Enterprise Security Architecture function to conduct security and architectural reviews of upcoming technology deployments 

Assist the Security Operations Center with security monitoring activities and analysis 

Participate in Identity and Access management activities, supporting the provisioning and deprovisioning of system access to applications 

Create project planning documentation, including work plans and action item trackers to coordinate key initiatives across the Information Security team 

 

 

Software Engineering 

Engage with Product Owners, UI/UX, DevOps, and QA teams on topics ranging from design to deployment. 

Work together on creating technical specification documents based on product owner specifications. 

Offer technical guidance and mentorship to colleagues in your areas of expertise. 

Constantly refine and disseminate your knowledge of the latest tools, processes, and techniques to the team. 

Design and oversee the integration, analysis, and evaluation of plans and strategies across various projects. 

Oversee system integration, verification, and testing for bespoke applications and infrastructure for enterprise clients. 

Most importantly, you will code.  You will code like a champion. 

 

Digital Acceleration 

Digital Acceleration is focused on finding technical solutions to problems that business leaders bring to our team. An analyst on our team would be staffed on an existing 'acceleration' or have an opportunity to lead their own.  

Gain a deep understanding of the problems and areas of opportunity in the business units that bring ideas to Digital Acceleration. 

Work with business leaders to refine their ideas and develop a roadmap for solving those problems with technical solutions. 

Work with technical teams and partners to test, validate and deliver solutions to solve business problems. 

Assist the Digital Acceleration team with ongoing projects, including assisting with change management, requirements gathering, prototyping and solution design.   








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