Principal Systems Engineer (GIS)
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Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country and we move America s workforce toward the future. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority and the success of our railroad is the result of our employees.
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SUMMARY OF DUTIES
The Principal Systems Engineer will be expected to be involved in day-to-day enhancement and development of Amtrak s systems. Involvement may include the following; responding to change requests, trouble ticket resolution, monitoring platforms for failures/ exceptions/threshold issues, performance tuning, optimizing applications performance and testing applications for product upgrades and patches. Will be expected to communicate with customers and upper management about platform and/or trouble ticket statuses, as well as working on occasional minor enhancements as remaining work capacity allows. Works closely with stakeholders to understand the business requirements that drive the analysis and design of quality technical solutions. These solutions must be aligned with business goals and IT strategies, as well as, in compliance with the organization s architectural standards.
ESSENTIAL FUCTIONS
- Preferred:
BS in Geographic Information Science along with Geographic Information System application knowledge (Proficient in ESRI suite including ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, architecture, mobility, etc.) in the transportation and/or utilities domain. - This position will lead the company s Enterprise-wide geospatial applications portfolio (GIS) that are critical to corporate management of facility, engineering, rolling stock, infrastructure, safety, marketing, Police as well as other data relevant to the geospatial analysis and management of these business areas and their assets.
- Subject matter expert for creating and managing the application roadmap as well as managing or delivering various aspects of design, development, testing, and deployment of enhancements within the portfolio, ensuring application best practices and system standards are accounted for in the evolving GIS landscape.
- Develop standards for GIS deployment, governance and use, providing oversight to GIS staff and users, while assisting with management of large datasets and web services including map, feature, images and integrations with the GIS platform.
- Critical in facilitating the expansion of system functionalities to meet the goals of the business as well as challenge the status quo to enhance our current technologies, while confirming application architecture, functionality and reliability are maintained in accordance with IT standards and service level metrics.
Outline, develop and document clear requirements that follow an established methodology, while ensuring unit testing regimen is adhered and meets code specifications as designed.
Creates and updates documentation as necessary to ensure architectures, designs and other descriptions are up to date and describes the as-deployed system.
Consults in the development planning process with customers, IT business analysts, architects and team members.
Contributes to the design specifications and assists in sizing technical requirements.
Ensures all development work is in harmony with all standards as well as ensuring the overall implementation is connected to Amtrak's technology strategies.
Adheres to quality standards and procedures. Reviews modules for quality assurance and checks compliance with application architecture standards and SLAs. May assist in defining development guidelines and standards to be utilized in software development/integration. Provides ongoing maintenance of applications.
Leads, guides and provides cross functional project oversight.
Assists in the development of user guides and training documentation. Provides technical guidance or system process expertise.
Develops reports and presentations for senior management, as needed.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Business Management
7
years relevant experience or 11
years of relevant work experience in subject matter expert capacity required to satisfy education and experience requirements
Have a broad level of understanding surrounding information systems and application architecture standards.
Focuses on business goals while ensuring development is completed on time.
Ability to work well under deadlines and in a flexible environment.
Must have experience/in-depth knowledge of business operations and systems requirements processes including ability to measure short- and long-term business goals. Proven ability to utilize adaptable communication skills to effectively translate between technical and business language.
Experience in educating project team members on business unit goals, objectives, and initiatives.
Ability to identify, propose and oversee the execution of business solutions as well as interpret documents communicating business needs and requirements.
Must possess the skill to assess the client needs through direct interaction and identify opportunities to develop the business through effective use of technology.
Excellent troubleshooting skills.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Business Management with 9
years relevant experience.
Master s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Business Management
Requisition ID:
52921
Posting Location(s):
Delaware; District of Columbia
Job Family/Function:
Information Technology
Relocation Offered:
No
Travel Requirements:
Up to 25%
Amtrak employees power our progress through their performance.
We want your work at Amtrak to be more than a job we want it to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging and rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, competitive pay, benefits that protect you and your family, and a high performance culture that recognizes and values your contributions and helps you reach your career goals.
We proudly support and encourage U.S. Veterans to apply for Amtrak job opportunities.
All positions require pre-employment background verification, medical review and pre-employment drug screen. Amtrak is committed to a safe and drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing. All new hires are required to undergo a hair drug test which detects the presence of illegal drugs for months prior to testing. Marijuana, notwithstanding any statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law that legalizes or decriminalizes the use or possession of marijuana, whether for medical, recreational, or other use. Candidates who engage in the usage of marijuana will not be qualified for hire. We appreciate your cooperation in keeping Amtrak safe and drug-free.
In accordance with DOT regulations (49 CFR section 40.25), Amtrak is required to obtain prior drug and alcohol testing records for applicants/employees intending to perform safety- sensitive duties for covered Department of Transportation positions. If an applicant/employee refuses to provide written consent for Amtrak to obtain these records, he/she will not permitted to perform safety-sensitive functions.
Note that any education requirement listed above may be deemed satisfied if you have an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Amtrak is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and we welcome all to apply. We consider candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability (including blindness), or veteran status.
POSTING NOTES:
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