Lead Systems Engineer (Remote)
United States of America
Full Time
4 hours ago
$115,000 - $229,000 USD
No H1B
Key skills
System Requirements DefinitionTrade-off AnalysisSystems DesignOperating System AdministrationUser Account ManagementDisaster Recovery StrategyNetworking ConfigurationSystem IntegrationProgramming LanguagesWeb TechnologiesMicrosoft OfficeITIL Foundations v3MentoringCommunicationAccount Management
About this role
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is a healthcare company seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to define, design, and develop system requirements. The role involves overseeing system specifications, coordinating subsystem designs, and providing technical support while mentoring team members.
Responsibilities:
- 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
- Develop and implement techniques to prevent system problems, troubleshoots incidents to recover services, and support the root cause analysis
- Evaluates new systems by performing in-depth tests, including end-user reviews. Researches software and related products to support recommendations and purchasing. Determines systems integration issues by evaluating components; developing and completing performance tests; analyzing test data; studying project requirements; analyzing user and potential user input; evaluating similar and related products and systems. Develop system automation and system integration of business processes
- Improves engineering job knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies
- Acts as a mentor for junior and senior team members
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or Computer Science 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
- 8 years proven success overseeing the design, development, and implementation of software systems and applications
- 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
- ITIL Foundations v3 within 180 Days Preferred