Senior Systems Engineer

The Senior Systems Engineer is rresponsible for engineering and administration of critical systems infrastructure including the definition, development, design, integration, and implementation of technical services for a domain area.

• Plan, design, build, test, and implement IT infrastructure systems and technology.
• Deploy, install, integrate, maintain, and administer systems including hardware, software, and configurations.
• Lead the planning, life-cycle management, and development for systems.
• Monitor overall performance to proactively identify potential issues and tune or improve environment appropriately.
• Perform routine risk assessments for infrastructure systems and service levels.
• Regularly explore ways to scale, automate, and make service delivery more efficient.
• Create and maintain technical documentation on designs, engineering procedures, and implementation or operational work products.
• Work with others to establish and improve processes and procedures.
• Ensure integration with other systems and adherence to IT or business strategies.
• Conduct technology or product exploration, prototypes, and pilots that deliver innovative IT solutions.
• Evaluate and recommend product standards and new purchases.
• Drive technical projects by determining scope, managing deliverables, and tracking progress for the creation or deployment of new solutions.
• Estimate and manage life-cycle costs and product level roadmaps.
• Provide decision making, leadership, and coaching or mentoring to others in a group.
• Serve as liaison with other teams, vendors, consultants, and customer groups.
• Demonstrate strong communication skills and ability to thrive in a collaborative and independent environment.
• Ensure that Cooks Code of Conduct is considered in all business matters carried out on Cook’s behalf.

• Minimum four-year technical university degree preferable or equivalent experience; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum ten to twelve years of prior relevant work experience.
• Expert level industry technical certifications.
• Possess an expert level knowledge of subject matter.
• Performs work with a high degree of latitude.
• Handles the most complex issues and escalations from other staff.