Role: Senior Catalog Developer (Paradigm, VB.NET) Location: US Remote Contract THE ROLE As a senior member of the IT Application Development team, the Senior Catalog Developer plays a critical role in delivering robust and scalable electronic catalog solutions for internal and external business partners. This role requires advanced technical expertise, strong problem‑solving capabilities, and the ability to guide and influence development standards, best practices, and solution design across the Catalog Development function. The Senior Catalog Developer is expected to demonstrate deeper business understanding, technical leadership, and greater autonomy and will lead complex catalog initiatives, mentor other developers, participate in solution architecture discussions, and serve as trusted advisor to Business and IT stakeholders. Principle Duties and Responsibilities Partner with Business and IT stakeholders to deliver high‑quality, scalable catalog solutions; lead technical execution for medium‑ to large‑sized initiatives. Provide technical leadership in solution design, catalog architecture, rule structuring, and configuration strategies across the Paradigm platform. Drive planning, estimation, and sprint alignment activities; proactively identify risks, dependencies, and architectural implications across initiatives. Author and maintain advanced technical documentation, including architectural diagrams, development standards, reusable patterns, and best‑practice guidelines. Lead development, enhancement, and optimization of catalog content using Paradigm tools, embedded rules, tables, filters, and custom VB.NET/.NET components. Debug and refactor complex code modules, improving maintainability, performance, and reliability of the electronic catalog ecosystem. Oversee and enhance internal tooling used for catalog development, deployment, testing, and validation, including Python‑based utilities or automation frameworks. Direct the testing lifecycle, ensuring comprehensive unit, integration, regression, and performance coverage for catalog updates and ERP‑integrated output validation. Act as an escalation point for complex incidents and problems; drive root‑cause analysis and long‑term corrective solutions within the catalog domain. Guide Agile ceremonies by supporting story refinement, estimation practices, backlog management, and delivery planning. Lead catalog release processes, environment preparation, catalog upgrades, build execution, publish cycles and ensure consistency across environments. Support environment setup, SQL/server dependencies, and cross‑environment stability; partner with infrastructure stakeholders to optimize performance. Uphold compliance and operational excellence by completing administrative responsibilities and contributing to process improvements. · Mentor and coach developers, providing direction on technical issues, coding standards, catalog logic, debugging strategies, and career progression. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Minimum 10+ years of programming experience in electronic catalog development with deep expertise in Paradigm/WTS Paradigm ecosystem, embedded rules, and table‑driven configuration logic. Advanced proficiency in VB.NET, .NET development, SQL, and debugging tools; ability to design and optimize complex modules and reusable components. Experience designing and automating developer tools using Python or similar technologies; ability to introduce efficiencies in validation, testing, or build processes. Expertise in catalog imagery standards, tooling, and optimization using Adobe Photoshop and internal imaging utilities. Strong knowledge of Doors and Windows product configuration and manufacturing principles; ability to translate business rules into structured catalog logic. Skilled in ServiceNow or similar platforms for complex Incident, Problem, and Change Management workflows. Highly proficient with Microsoft Office and SharePoint; able to clearly document, present, and communicate technical concepts. Strong working knowledge of Agile, Scrum, and ITIL with the ability to influence cross‑team processes and drive continuous improvement. Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot catalog output across multiple environments and integrated ERP systems. Exceptional organization skills with the ability to manage multiple high‑impact priorities simultaneously. Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non‑technical stakeholders. · Proven leadership qualities, positive attitude, mentorship capability, and strong contributions to team culture.