Kforce's retail client in Litchfield Park, AZ is seeking a Lead Application Engineer, WMOS. This role is 100% hands on tech lead. Summary: Our client has an engineering team for all third-party logistics products. They are focused on modernization work within the distribution centers moving forward - this means bringing automation to the DCs for receiving and shipping. Key Tasks: * Authors, reviews and approves technical designs * Mastery of domain programming language * Engineers extensible solutions with the team in mind and can fix complex bugs * Reviews code to ensure it is functionally correct and consistent with the technical design * Accountable for domain dependencies and critical paths * Accountable for complex stories and integration or business requirements * Accountable for domain dependencies and critical paths * Anticipates risks and provides contingency solutions and timelines * Defines useful metrics and targets for domain * Measurably improves processes and best practices to achieve goals * Innovates measurable improvements * Stabilizes emerging technologies * Achieves team consent and buy-in * Interacts with business users, and/or functional peer group and managers * Sphere of influence is scrum or project development team * Actively shares through peer mentoring, shared resources and informal teachings * Teaches and mentors within team * Contributes and enforces best practices * Inspires teamwork and gently guides the Agile/project team * Assists in career development plans for engineers * Provides guidance for the work performed by contractors and delegate's work * Assesses the quality of work and effectiveness of contractors * Participates in development of contractor agreements, including deliverables and SLA