Internal Ref: 5000410947206
Job Description
The Staff Engineer role will provide engineering support for system management activities related to system software, hardware, performance, problem determination or resource management requiring communication and coordination with vendors, technicians, clients, and management. It will also provide technical input to management decision making in the area of software, hardware, and performance. This role responsibilities include: defining networking requirements; performing detailed analysis of various projects and requests; developing designs for projects that have medium to high complexity; formulating procedures; monitoring key performance indicators; and implementing advanced business solutions. It may also integrate systems or build systems via the DevOps model depending on the maturity of the organization and/or product.
Position Competencies
Successful incumbents have excellent customer service skills, have strong inter-personal and communication skills, strong attention to detail, drive for results, decision quality, dealing with ambiguity, and ability to multi-task and have strong organizational skills.
Responsibilities:
Design & Methodology
•Investigate & propose a strategic fit solution technology.
•Work closely with Business Units, Application teams, infrastructure areas & Vendors to identity, review & evaluate the solution requirements.
•Investigate & propose strategic fits for Virtualization, Consolidation & Rationalization solution opportunities within the infrastructure or business. Propose changes to the technical design solutions as applicable.
•Review & provide recommendation/input if/as applicable on new technologies/roadmap/presentations and Vendor product offerings specific to "System" Server, System Software technologies & Solutions & products.
•Evaluate & align strategic fit solutions across platforms & solutions specific to "System" hardware & software technologies.
•Understand, participate, review & influence long term capacity planning & technology investments.
Technical Consulting
•Provide Client consulting & planning guidance as applicable for moderate projects/programs.
•Provide consultation & works closely with other functional infrastructure areas/departments on multiple initiatives to meet common organizational / business goals & objectives.
•Participate in and provides consulting & planning guidance on short term & long term planning in order to meet ongoing business & operational needs.
•Participate in and provides consulting to project teams on design development, integration opportunities, planning of systems & assures it is aligned to our established strategies, guiding principles, rationales & practices.
•Develop & provide estimates for projects/programs & initiatives during consulting, planning & implementation review if/as applicable for projects & initiatives
Planning & Organizing
•Identify & evaluate projects/programs/initiatives & design processes that enhance & rationalize existing and upcoming solutions.
•Map requirements into standard services solution, identity opportunities for integrating to existing or reuse technology & provide cost effective solutions for moderate to large highly complex project/programs/initiatives.
•Review and propose alternate solutions to non-standard solutions if/as applicable to meet business & applications needs.
•Review, identify & manage requirements for moderate solutions and do a cost value, feasibility and risk analysis as appropriate.
•Assist & provide guidance on project/program planning phases & process. Direct and/or indirect management responsibility for large to enterprise size projects /programs/initiatives/services with high complexity across multiple functional area(s).
Risk Management
•Participate in CAB/ECAB and active assess risk of proposed changes.
•Review, participate, develop (if/as applicable) & update guiding principles, rationales & strategies.
•Evaluate, review & approve design solutions for business & Infrastructure project or programs or initiatives.
Administration
•Keep management informed of status of on activities through accurate, timely, and appropriate reporting.
•Actively participates in committees representing the department and/or planning unit.
•Keep abreast of leading edge technologies in engineering space.
•Estimating cost saving targets.
Relocation
Relocation assistance is not provided for this position.
Travel
Travel is not required for this position.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or High School Diploma or GED and 7 years of technology experience
5 years leading technology projects with medium to large size projects
5 years identifying technical solutions for business problems - identifying the benefits and ri... For full info follow application link.
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