Senior Technology Analyst; UTCS & GIS

Overview

Requisition 39627: B3 Senior Technology Analyst

A resume is encouraged with your completed job application to give you the best opportunity to be considered. Norfolk Southern seeks a candidate who can contribute to safety, service, and innovation in a collaborative, growth‑oriented team.

• Analysis and assembly of geospatial data utilized to create PTC compliant Subdivision Files.
• Proxy product owner of NOC operations platforms and applications: PDS/UTCS/Movement Planner.
• Utilize a variety of IT/GIS software tools to create data sets.
• TDMS switch, signal and speed updates and subsequent change set installation.
• Milepost imports for Baseline projects.
• Creating in-depth business analyses that identify problems and opportunities for the business partners.
• Sug­gesting the most appropriate IT solutions to solve issues and improve operations.
• Improving current systems to increase productivity.
• Conducting research related to business planning.
• Developing comprehensive end-to-end (E2E) test cases at the application level.
• Perform data analysis and provide actionable insights.
• Develops and documents workflow, systems requirements, system impact analysis, systems design, process analysis and testing to provide efficient, cost-effective solutions as directed.
• Identifies impact of solutions on existing and future systems; may perform operational activities.
• Creates and maintains reports to support operational needs.
• Manages small to medium sized projects for system enhancements impacting data management.
• Participates in design plans and produces user documentation and training materials; may conduct end-user training.
• Participates in initiatives or projects that support process improvements, leveraging new system capabilities or the integration of data/other applications into existing systems.
• Will participate in on-call support.

Experience:

Minimum Level: 1-2 years;
Preferred Level: 3-5 years

Preferred Level: Bachelor’s Degree;
Preferred Majors: CS, CIS, MIS, Engineering, Math

• 1+ year experience as a Business Analyst within Technology, GIS Analysis, or Transportation.
• MS 365 suite of applications

• Experience with in Rail Operations Transportation
• Experience with SQL queries or scripting
• Experience with Oracle databases

• SQL
• Oracle
• TDMS
• PDS/UTCS
• Movement Planner
• ARC GIS

• PDS/Movement Planner knowledge
• Operating Rules knowledge
• Strong experience in Transportation with technical expertise
• Communication
• Critical thinking
• Problem-solving
• Research

NS Predecessor Jobs: IT related;
Train dispatcher; GIS analyst

NS Future Jobs:
Technology Engineer

Environment:
Hybrid on-site (3) days in office and (2) days remote

Shift Work:
No

On-Call:
Yes

Weekend Work:
Yes

Travel Required:

4-5 days per quarter

Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. It operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network, with sustainability initiatives and a large intermodal network across the eastern U.S. Learn more at

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