Sr. Systems Engineer ; Baltimore, MD

Overview

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The IT Sr Systems Engineer I position serves as a senior technical role within the IT department. It requires demonstrated IT experience, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently, as a mentor and as part of a team. The candidate will provide technical insights to drive design, implementation and optimization of complex systems under the guidance of a Principal Engineer or Manager.

Collaborates with IT architecture to define strategy and work with various teams to implement high-quality systems that meet business requirements. Delivers and supports IT infrastructure, product and platform solutions. Designs and delivers complex IT system initiatives across cloud, non-cloud and hybrid-cloud environments. Influences other IT teams, leadership, enterprise business partners, vendors and project/design teams in the secure and reliable hosting of applications within Exelon's large, complex enterprise and real-time operational environments.

• Leads discussions with business partners and vendors to gather information. Consults with leadership, architecture, project teams and end users to identify system requirements and feasibility of changes related to security and technical architectures. Writes and disseminates system specifications, architectural diagrams and implementation plans. Delivers practical, efficient, and cost-effective solutions that satisfy business needs, including hands-on configuration, troubleshooting and optimization with supporting metrics.
  
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• Collaborates to develop future plans, resource requirements, migration strategies and project schedules. Delivers presentations to Engineering and Architecture Review Boards. Maintains deep understanding of current technologies and services. Provides oversight for less experienced engineers. (25%)
• Designs, supports and maintains custom system integration with other platforms to meet customer needs. Maintains knowledge of current and emerging IT systems technologies. (20%)
• Ensures risks and issues are identified and tracked per process and actioned appropriately. Provides supporting data to leadership and peers. (15%)
• Maintains knowledge of and adheres to preferred technologies, methodologies, standards and policies. Demonstrates strong debugging and problem-solving skills; participates in peer code reviews. (10%)

• Designing, delivering, documenting, and supporting infrastructure systems
• Maintains deep knowledge of technology and its application across business areas or for customers
• Leads in technological innovation to drive new business opportunities and solve complex problems
• Requires advanced skill and proficiency; performs higher-complexity work under occasional supervision with independent judgment
• Creates and contributes to a development-centric environment with coaching and engagement
• May lead and supervise interns or serve as peer coach

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Computer Networking; 4-7 years of IT infrastructure design, application design, cloud computing, disaster/recovery experience; or 6-9 years of relevant experience
• Experience with system administration
• Ability to design and document processes and procedures
• Experience transitioning work to operational teams
• Experience with VMware and Windows Administration
• Demonstrated business acumen within own discipline or function
• Strong problem-solving abilities and the ability to solve complex problems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to convey technical information to non-technical audiences
• Ability to build and maintain relationships and work effectively in a team
• Ability to influence across levels and functions
• Creativity in leveraging emerging technologies to deliver solutions
• Ability to align work with project management principles and frameworks
• Ability to provide financial impact analysis
• Troubleshooting and monitoring: understanding of standard monitoring tools and ability to adjust settings, with some self-healing opportunities
• Cloud technologies: ongoing knowledge of new technologies and their potential business/IT applications
• Security basics: ability to evaluate solutions against current security requirements and trends
• Scripting & Automation: proficiency with Power Shell, Ansible or other scripting tools for task automation and reporting

• Experience administering on-prem (physical and virtual) servers and…