Principal Systems Engineer

CareFirst
Washington, DC
07 May 2024

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Resp & Qualifications

PURPOSE:Manages, defines, designs, and develops system requirements. Performs trade-off analyses of performance, life-cycle cost, risk and other system or program requirements. Assesses architecture. sub systems and current hardware limitations, defines and designs system specifications, and evaluates input/output processes and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility. Defines system support requirements. Analyzes and resolves program support deficiencies. Conducts independent technical investigations in systems design. Performs engineering studies and analyses, analyze system problems in support of development, develop system implementation solutions. Develops concepts, provides requirements analyses, performs modeling and simulations, cost estimations, cost benefit analysis, familiar with engineering standards and industry best practices. Conducts COTS hardware and software interoperability, new technologies assessments, statistical studies, predictive analysis, project planning, script development, etc.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
  • Identifies program objectives and technical development strategy; prepares System Engineering Management Plan, Work Breakdown Structures, master schedules, and key performance parameters. Develops and implements risk and opportunity management plans, identifies risks, assesses risks, develops mitigation plans, disaster recovery and tracks risks. Oversee the planning, design and implementation of system engineering projects.
  • Plan, develop and lead systems engineering project and efforts.
  • Develop and implement techniques to prevent system problems, troubleshoots incidents to recover services, and support the root cause analysis. Develops and follows standard operating procedures for common tasks to ensure quality of service.
  • Manages customer and stakeholder needs, generates and develops requirements, and performs functional analysis. Fulfills business objectives by collaborating with network staff to ensure reliable software and systems.
  • Acts as a mentor for junior and senior team members.
  • 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.
  • Expands engineering job knowledge and leading technologies by reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; educational opportunities and participating in professional societies.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:Leads a team utilizing a matrix management system.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education Level: Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field OR in lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.

Experience: 10 years of relevant IT systems engineering experience.

Preferred Qualifications: Strong Middleware Systems background or Mainframe Systems programmer is Preferred. Hands on Unix or Linux experiene is preferred. Hands On AWS Cloud experience is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
  • Knowledge of programming languages and web based technologies.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
  • Ability to collaborate to solve technical problems across teams.
  • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.

Licenses/Certifications:ITIL Foundations v3 or AWS Cloud, or Middleware or Mainframe Certifications.

Department

Department:

Equal Employment Opportunity

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is an Equal Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of theCompany to provide equal employment opportunities to allqualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Hire Range Disclaimer

Actual salary will be based on relevant job experience and work history.

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Federal Disc/Physical Demand

Note: The incumbent is required to immediately disclose any debarment, exclusion, or other event that makes him/her ineligible to perform work directly or indirectly on Federal health care programs.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The associate is primarily seated while performing the duties of the position. Occasional walking or standing is required. The hands are regularly used to write, type, key and handle or feel small controls and objects. The associate must frequently talk and hear. Weights up to 25 pounds are occasionally lifted.

Sponsorship in US

Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without Sponsorship.

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