Defines, designs, and develops system requirements. Performs trade-off analysis of performance, life-cycle cost, risk, producibility, and other system or program requirements. Assesses architecture and current hardware limitations, defines and designs system specifications, and evaluates input/output processes and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility. Coordinates the design of subsystems and the integration of the total system. Defines system support requirements to include monitoring, capacity, staffing, and patching/updating. Analyzes and resolves program support deficiencies. Conducts independent technical investigations in systems design.
Essential Functions:
* 30% Installs, tunes, upgrades, troubleshoots, and maintains all computer systems relevant to the supported applications, including all necessary tasks to perform operating system administration, user account management, disaster recovery strategy, and networking configuration.
* 25% Develops and implements techniques to prevent system problems, troubleshoots incidents to recover services, and supports the root cause analysis.
* 20% Evaluates new systems by performing in-depth tests, including end-user reviews. Researches software and related products to support recommendations and purchasing. Determines systems integration issues by evaluating components, developing and completing performance tests, analyzing test data, studying project requirements, analyzing user and potential user input, and evaluating similar and related products and systems. Develops system automation and system integration of business processes.
* 15% Improves engineering job knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, benchmarking state-of-the-art practices, and participating in professional societies.
* 10% Acts as a mentor for junior and senior team members.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
* Education Level: Bachelor's Degree.
* Education Details: Information Technology or Computer Science.
* Experience: 8 years of proven success overseeing the design, development, and implementation of software systems and applications.
* In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.
* Preferred Qualifications.
