It Operations Engineer

Job Title: IT Operations Engineer
Select employment type: Contract (C2C/ W2/ 1099)/Fulltime
Locations: Allen Park, MI (Onsite)
About the client:-
Our client is a global leader in Engineering and R&D (ER&D) services. With 976 patents filed for 57 of the Global Top 100 ER&D spenders, the client lives and breathes engineering. Some of their innovations include World's 1st Autonomous Welding Robot, Solar 'Connectivity' Drone, and the Smartest Campus in the World, to name a few.
Their expertise in engineering design, product development, smart manufacturing, and digitalization touches every area of human lives - from the moment one wakes up till the time one goes to bed. With 110 Innovation and R&D design centers globally, the client specializes in disruptive technology spaces such as 5G, Artificial Intelligence, Collaborative Robots, Digital Factory, and Autonomous Transport.
Our client is a publicly listed subsidiary of a well-respected $21 billion conglomerate operating in over 30 countries.
Job Description:
Responsibilities

• Responsible for the operational engineering, maintenance, configuration, integration, performance optimization, and end-to-end testing of information technology platforms to ensure stability, reliability and acceptable performance of HiL IT infrastructure
• Plans and validates upgrades of information technology systems, applications, and platforms in accordance with ITIL Service Operation best practices
• Responsible for enterprise monitoring with a focus on proactive response, operational resiliency, iterative improvements in efficiency and error elimination
• Contributes to operational goals through proactive maintenance, patching, upgrades, and platform refresh
• Research current and developing technologies to provide technical guidance pertaining to the capabilities, limitations, and requirements of information technology platforms
• Manage licensing of HiL software tools and equipment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in information technology / Software Engineering Management in IT
• 8+ years. At least 3 years experiences in HiL Lab Environment, plus experiences in project/program management.
• Experience as IT professional of IT project delivery/management or IT operation support/management.
• Good understanding of IT Security and Controls and IT Security Risk Management
• New IT technology practice/knowledge is a plus.
• Operating System/DevOps/CICD/Java background is desired.
• Testing equipment licensing (Vector, Intrepid, dSPACE, NI).
• Software development tools (JAMA, GitHub, etc.) experience.

Previously working in a large/medium size IT organization with experience of IT project delivery/development/management or IT operation support.

• Design thinking and experience in agile implementation.
• Functional knowledge of various IT / Business functions, portfolios.
• IT Project Management experience/knowledge.
• Experience with IT Security and Control is needed.
• Familiar with Agile management tool, like Rally, Jira, etc.
• Knowledge on IT operation support model, ITIL certificate is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English.
• Delivery focus – ability to develop and manage a plan.
• Demonstrated capability to work effectively on global cross-functional teams.
• Proactive, willing to deal with a complex/challenged situation.
• Strong communication skill with up/down stream system, including Ecommerce, Finance, Business, etc.
• Experience of HIL testing ecosystem a plus.