SYS/SOFTWARE ENG SR SPEC in Chicago, IL
Individual contributor provides systems operational support skills to monitor, operate
and maintain technical infrastructure and tests new methods, software, hardware, data
flow and interfaces with existing systems.Provides technical guidance
in monitoring, operation and administration of technical infrastructure, and testing of new methods, software and hardware.
Duties
Together with infrastructure engineers, develop and implement operating systems-level software and technical infrastructure for property & casualty insurance company.Develop infrastructure to support host-based, client-server, distributed or web-based applications and interfaces to databases.Set operations specifications and formulate and analyze software requirements.Apply principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.Extensive use ofBusiness Objects Administration, Crystal Reports Enterprise and BMC Remedy and Knowledge Management Tools.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Performs a combination of the following duties according to departmental guidelines:
Provides technical support to infrastructure engineers/developers to implement the resolution of highly complex, technical problems involving creation of technical infrastructure and its integration into the firm’s existing computer systems.
Participates in instructing, assigning, directing, and checking the work of the infrastructure engineering staff.
Assists in planning, organizing and controlling the activities of the section.
Provides input on performance evaluations for staff.
Assists in scheduling the development, introduction, communication of scalable,
advanced technologies to integrate technical infrastructure with existing systems,
enabling the creation of new infrastructure or expansion of existing infrastructure capability.
5. Upgrades and maintains the systems that employ scalable, advanced technologies and methods to integrate technical infrastructure with existing systems, enabling the creation of new infrastructure capability or expanding existing infrastructure.
6.Develops and implements infrastructure to support host-based, client-server,
distributed or web-based applications and interfaces to databases.
7.Monitors performance statistics to assist in determining hardware requirements
and communicationbandwidth to support projected transaction volumes and
response time and system availability targets.
8.Tracks the engineering and implementation of the technical infrastructure for
business applications, which may be centralized, distributed, client/server or
web-based, including interfaces to databases.
9.Stays up to date on trends and developments within functional area of expertise
and the insurance industry.
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.; overtime exempt.
Additional Responsibilities
Performs other essential duties as assigned.
Education and Experience
Bachelor’s in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
Five years of experience in position or related field.
Experience must include:
(a) Business Objects Administration
(b) Crystal Reports Enterprise
(c) BMC Remedy and Knowledge Management Tools
Experience: System Software engineering experience
technical infrastructure
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