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SUMMARY
The Lead Systems Integration Engineer is directly responsible in the coordination and planning of daily tasks for a small team of Engineers. A successful candidate will ensure project dates are met; daily tasks are assigned, and will facilitate ongoing training of the team. Additionally, the incumbent is responsible for having in depth understanding of environment setup and configuration to aid and mentor team members in system troubleshooting, configuring, and reviewing code.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
*Supervise a team of engineer's daily tasks
*Manage project forecasting and planning for the release of new applications and customizing applications
*Refine support procedures to improve support response times
*Compile, generate, and maintain weekly status report
*Ensure that management is well informed at all times, of changes and news worthy events within the team
*Maintain a thorough understanding of environment setup and configuration
*Plan, coordinate and implement additions, deletions and major modifications to the production infrastructure
*Ensure production system and application stability, performance and availability
*Perform white box testing ensuring the proper Quality Assurance process is followed
*Troubleshoot, configure, review and optimize code to project completion
*Support and troubleshoot client systems, applications, network, performance and security issues
*Analyze system for defects and implement solutions to resolve defects
*Conduct disaster recovery on system application failures
*Resolve application integration and configuration defects
*Develop and maintain internal tools and task automation
*Create documentation for system setup, configuration, training and event tracking
*Conduct research and develop solutions for the technology needs of the department
*Take an active role in system architecture review
*Track and report operational metrics
*Maintain third party tools and utilities
*Monitor multiple systems and environments to ensure stability, performance and availability
*Conduct research on the applicability of new technologies for infrastructure needs
*Provide afterhours support for system outages and planned maintenance events
*Perform On-Call duties as part of a department On-Call rotation
*Other projects and duties as assigned
MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
The Lead Systems Integration Engineer directly supervises a group of 2 - 5 Engineers. Mentoring Level 1 and 2 Engineers; and prioritizing day to day tasks.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, MIS, or Electrical Engineering preferred. Five to seven years' experience working in an IT environment with intermediate level coding experience; or equivalent education and experience to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
* Intermediate to Advanced experience/knowledge required in the following technologies: IIS 6.0; 7.0, MSMQ, MS Active Directory, VB Script, Windows 2003; 2008, SQL Server 2005; 2008, SQL, ASP, VB, C#, Java, XML, MSDTC, RedHat, LAMP
* Familiarity with the following technologies a plus: TripWire, ActiveXperts Network monitor, AVIcode, RightScale, Nagios
* General knowledge of emerging Internet-based technologies
* Client server network infrastructure experience
* Strong PC skills including thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
* Ability to be flexible and adapt to any given situation
* Ability to perform multiple tasks concurrently
* Excellent customer service, communication (written and verbal), and interpersonal skills
* Excellent organizational and time management skills
* Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
* Ability to make timely and sound decisions
* Ability to work efficiently in a fast paced environment
* Ability to work on a team and independently
* Self motivated
* Detail oriented
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) preferred
Microsoft Certified Systems Developer (MCSD) a plus
Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) Certification a plus
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Michelle Chapmon
Human Resources
Pearson
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