System Engineer Principal Leader Job in O Fallon, Illinois US
Essential Job Functions
- Architects highly complex, global solutions across the appropriate engineering environments to meet business requirements or enhance performance.
- Reviews cost analyses and vendor comparison reports to ensure cost-effective and efficient operations. Recommends vendor/approach and presents to senior management.
- Reviews and recommends highly complex systems investment(s) to management and customers based on results of independent assessment of current and future performance, stability, and systems management/life cycle issues.
- Provides escalated, highly complex technical support to customers by investigating and resolving systems-related matters of significance; provides support telephonically and/or electronically.
- Plans, conducts and oversees the technical aspects of large, complex projects; coordinates the efforts of technical support staff in the performance of assigned projects. Reviews completion and implementation of system additions and/or enhancements and provides management overview.
- Develops and applies advanced methods, theories and research techniques in the investigation and solution of highly complex system requirements and problems. Develops training tools and documentation; oversees implementation of same.
- Reviews literature, patents and current practices to support business requirements and/or new industry technology. Prepares reports and/or recommendations regarding new technology to appropriate personnel.
- Provides complex technical consultation on current and proposed systems to other organizations and clients.
- Provides leadership and work guidance to less experienced personnel.
- Must be able to obtain/maintain a secret clearance
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Bachelors degree in engineering, systems engineering, physics, computer science, management information systems, or related field preferred
- Nine or more years of experience in systems engineering, software engineering, operating systems programming or naval architecture
- Experience working with specific software and/or hardware systems with a specific concentration in one or more areas
- Experience working with one or more structured programming languages
- Experience working with design principles and applications
- Strong skill set in application development using PHP and Visual Basic (VB6)
- Experience in web application development
- Experience in large scale software development and the ability to integrate highly complex hardware and software systems
- Also desirable is experience in Microsoft development technologies, Oracle, PL/SQL development, JavaScript and .Net technologies (C3.NET, VB.NET, or ASP.NET), Unix, EXtensible Markup Language (XML)
- Strong leadership skills to effectively mentor and lead junior level personnel
- Strong analytical and creative problem solving skills for design, creation and testing of complex systems
- Strong communication skills to communicate systems proposals to management and customers and provide systems diagnoses and resolution for current systems
- Strong interpersonal skills to interact with customers, senior level personnel, subordinates and team members
- Strong organization skills to prioritize work, balance and lead complex projects
- Ability to work independently and as part of a distributed team
- Development experience on GDSS highly desirable
- DOD 8570.01-M A+ Certification highly desirable
- Bachelors Degree in computer science/systems, information systems/technology, engineering/engineering technology, software engineering/programming, management, natural sciences, social sciences, mathematics, or business/finance highly desired
- Ten or more years experience in software development desired
January 21, 2008
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