Principal System Engineer

Principal System Engineer

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent (GED)
• 10+ years of information technology systems experience in an applicable area
• Develop and provide technical standards and guidance to design and create a dependable, scalable, and maintainable infrastructure.
• Proactively identifies opportunities to reuse or generalize existing solutions and architectures and avoid duplication of effort by encouraging collaboration.
• Ensure that all projects are of high quality and that team members follow established standards.
• Stay current with new and emerging system standards and technology in general as it relates to the needs of the company.
• Recommend new technologies to help improve efficiency and implement process improvements.
• Supports and facilitates in maintenance and upgrades of existing software.
• Participates in risk assessments and mitigating activities, technical audits, and ensure recommendations are implemented.
• Provide input to help shape infrastructure standards and implementation of best practices.
• Participate in the development of individual contributor goals within department.
• Manage tasks and resources while utilizing modern project management principles.
• Mentor and train other engineers by distilling complex technical designs into step-by-step instructions.
• Identify opportunities to innovate across teams with a willingness to experiment and to confront problems of varying degrees of complexity and scope.
• Guide discussions to remove blockers and encourage collaboration amongst teams.
• Monitor and assess the performance of the engineering team.
• Assist with analyzing and troubleshooting application and system issues.
• Participate in developing technical solutions which support architectural changes that solve performance and stability issues.
• Prioritize projects and assess their financial impact.
• Provide feedback, conduct quarterly goal reviews, and annual performance reviews.
• All other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

No responsibilities provided.

Preferred Qualifications

• A bachelor’s of science in a technology related field
• Advanced understanding of financial methods to evaluate ROI of IT projects
• Advanced education in leadership and teambuilding with the ability to motivate and inspire others
• Advanced skills in Project Management and Business Analysis
• Advanced technical training or certifications related to scope of work