lululemon Senior Application Engineer

Description & Requirements who we are lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.

about this team The Identity Governance team at lululemon sits within Cybersecurity and is responsible for governing digital identities and access across our global enterprise. We ensure the right accounts have the right access to the right systems, applications, and data for the minimum time required, balancing strong security controls with a great user experience. The team designs, builds, and operates identity lifecycle management, access governance, and identity and access risk services, that support workforce, third‑party, and non‑human identities at scale. Through automation, policy enforcement, and continuous improvement, we reduce risk, support regulatory compliance, and enable secure business growth. Our work is foundational to protecting guest and employee data while enabling innovation across lululemon's technology ecosystem.

core responsibilities As a Senior Application Engineer, you will lead the design and implementation of complex application solutions spanning multiple business processes and system modules, establishing technical direction for the application domain including configuration standards, custom development patterns, and integration approaches while ensuring solutions meet scalability and performance requirements. You will make implementation decisions for application domain including configuration approaches, platform‑specific code strategies, and optimization techniques, conduct high‑impact reviews focusing on solution quality and long‑term maintainability, and establish application engineering standards adopted across the domain. You will mentor application engineers at multiple levels providing guidance on advanced platform concepts and career development, partner with business stakeholders on application strategy and roadmap planning, and lead resolution of critical system issues and production incidents. This role may require availability outside of standard business hours, including on call support, based on business needs.

select responsibilities include:

Lead implementation of complex application solutions spanning multiple business processes and system modules within established application architecture frameworks

Write exemplary configuration and platform‑specific code demonstrating application engineering best practices in critical systems as technical reference for teams

Establish and enforce configuration standards, platform‑specific development patterns, and application engineering best practices across multiple teams in domain

Conduct high‑impact reviews focusing on solution quality, performance, and long‑term maintainability of application systems

Lead incident response for major system issues including coordination and post‑mortem facilitation

qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience; Master's degree beneficial

6-10 years of experience delivering complex application integration solutions and leading enterprise application implementation across teams, or equivalent

Proven experience driving application architecture for a domain and establishing configuration patterns and standards across teams

Experience designing sophisticated platform‑specific coding solutions and automation strategies; track record of developing complex scripts and platform extensions addressing advanced requirements

Demonstrated ability to design integration architecture using platform‑native capabilities and established integration patterns; experience defining data mapping and transformation standards for complex cross‑platform data flows

6 - 10 years demonstrated engineering experience with Identity Access Management and Identity Governance platforms such as SailPoint IIQ / Identity Service Cloud (ISC) and Entra ID

Proficient in Beanshell, Java, SQL, JDBC, REST API, Web Services, and utilizing AI (Github Copilot, etc.) to improve - for example - application code, deployment methodologies, testing, role mining, operational support

must haves

Acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for your life.

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