Principal Software Engineer

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As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

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Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

COMPANY:          National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)

TITLE:            Principal Software Engineer

LOCATION:                 Washington, D.C. & various unanticipated locations throughout U.S. (remote position)

DUTIES:     Drives the development and effective use of SAP Success Factors HR cloud Technologies to deliver efficient business processes, management information, and analysis. Owns and leads the systems development approach; and confirms requirements are clear, follows a documented development/build methodology, and ensures a robust unit and system/integration testing regimen. Outlines, develops, and documents clear requirements and technical specifications that follow an established methodology. Conducts and contributes to the design specifications and assists in sizing technical requirements. Ensures all work is in harmony with all defined industry and company standards as well as ensures that overall implementation is aligned with Amtrak's technology strategies. Adheres to quality standards and procedures. Reviews modules for quality assurance and checks compliance with application architecture standards and SLAs. Provides ongoing maintenance of systems, serving as a point of escalation. Leads, guides, and provides cross functional project oversight for technical teams/resources. Assists in the development of user guides and training documentation.

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field, followed by seven (7) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience as a Principal Software Engineer or any occupation related to Software Developers. Must also have seven (7) years of experience: (1) Designing, configuring, administrating, coding, unit testing, enhancing, and reviewing of solutions implemented in SAP Success Factors HR Cloud Technologies and associated models, including Employee Central, ECP Payroll, Compensation, Learning, Performance/Goals/Development, Recruiting, Onboarding, and Workforce Planning; (2) Working with business teams to build prototypes and to validate SAP SuccessFactors and SAP ECC system requirements; (3) Monitoring existing applications including ADP, Oracle, and SAP ECC to ensure SAP SuccessFactors systems are designed for scalability and high performance; (4) Owning User Interface design, solution approach, implementation of solution, and affirmation on quality of deliverables for all SAP SuccessFactors modules, SAP ECC, and third-party systems which share employee data; and (5) Identifying, proposing, and overseeing the execution of business and IT solutions as well as interpreting documents communicating business and IT needs and requirements. Must also have SAP SuccessFactors certification. All experience may be acquired concurrently. Remote work permitted in accordance with standard company policy. All positions require pre-employment background check verification and a pre-employment drug screen. 

SALARY:        $173,763 per year

CONTACT:    To apply, https://bit.ly/4fnwZI4. Please reference Job Code: 7369684.

Requisition ID:163747
Posting Location(s):District of Columbia

Job Family/Function:Research & Strategy 
Relocation Offered:No 
Travel Requirements:0 - 5% 

You power our progress through your performance.
 

We want your work at Amtrak to be more than a job. We want your career at Amtrak to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging work, rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, and attractive compensation. Amtrak maintains a culture that values high performance and recognizes individual employee contributions. 

Amtrak is committed to a safe workplace free of drugs and alcohol. All Amtrak positions requires a pre-employment background check that includes prior employment verification, a criminal history check and a pre-employment drug screen. 

Candidates who test positive for marijuana will be disqualified, regardless of any state or local statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law that legalizes or decriminalizes the use or possession of marijuana, whether for medical, recreational, or other use. Amtrak's pre-employment drug testing program is administered in accordance with DOT regulations and applicable law.  

In accordance with DOT regulations (49 CFR § 40.25), Amtrak is required to obtain prior drug and alcohol testing records for applicants/employees intending to perform safety-sensitive duties for covered Department of Transportation positions. If an applicant/employee refuses to provide written consent for Amtrak to obtain these records, the individual will not be permitted to perform safety-sensitive functions.

In accordance with federal law governing security checks of covered individuals for providers of public transportation (Title 6 U.S.C. §1143), Amtrak is required to screen applicants for any permanent or interim disqualifying criminal offenses. 

Amtrak is an EOE/Affirmative Action Minority/Female employer, and we welcome all to apply. We consider candidates regardless of race/color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions), national origin/ethnicity, age, disability (intellectual, mental and physical), veteran status, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, genetic information, citizenship or any other personal characteristics protected by law.