Senior Principal Technologist

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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: Senior Principal Technologist
LOCATION: Washington, D.C. and various unanticipated locations throughout the U.S. (remote position)

DUTIES: Researches and analyzes technologies within area of required expertise. Evaluates and recommends new products or tools for the organization. Makes recommendations and influences long-term technology strategy and planning for multiple business units. Works with service providers to ensure that their in-scope technical solutions are consistent with the enterprise business strategy and architecture. Serves as a consultant and escalation point for issues. Provides project managers with technical consultation and advice, enabling quick response to inquiries related to the program/project. Provides technical analyses to help define, assess, and monitor the technical aspects of the program/project or service. Designs innovative solutions using new technologies. Recommends short-term alternatives when appropriate. Troubleshoots existing information systems or networks to identify errors or deficiencies. Brainstorms possible solutions and evaluates alternatives against decision criteria. Leads team responsible for the resolution of support issues escalated by senior operations, development personnel, or service provider personnel.

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Must have seven (7) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience as a Senior Principal Technologist or any occupation related to Computer systems Analysis. Must also have six (6) years of experience: (1) Upgrading, configuring, and integrating core Informatica Master Data Management (MDM) Hub components, including Informatica Master Data Management (MDM) Hub Console, Hub Store, Hub Server, Cleanse Match Server, Cleanse Adapter, Data masking, and Data migration; (2) Providing application support, automation, configuration, migration, and deployment instances on AWS and Azure environments and data centers, including administration of EC2, Cloud watch, Cloud Formation, AWS Lambda, Dynamo DB, Aurora DB, and AWS API; (3) Installing, configuring, integrating, and maintaining of IBM MQ 7.x/8.x/9.x.Created and configured MQ Objects like Queue Managers, Local Queues, Alias Queues, Remote queues, Transmission Queues, Dead Letter Queues, Clustered Queues, Channels, Listeners, Topics, Subscriptions, Clusters, Triggers, and Processes in DEV, TEST and PROD environments; (4) Administering IBM WebSphere Application server v8.5/v7.0/6.1/v6.0.2/5.x on multiple platforms including AIX, Sun Solaris, Linux, and Windows; (5) Designing, deploying, and configuring Java applications including facilitating performance tuning, security, backup, and recovery on WebSphere and JBOSS Servers; (6) Acting as a technical lead for administering HP SiteScope, AppDynamics, and Kibana monitoring tools which includes creating groups, monitoring dashboards for critical applications, response times, and infrastructure performance, and troubleshooting applications to identify the issue/defect once the alert is triggered; (7) Configuring custom reporting of the application/Server health and performance statistics on a daily, weekly, and user-specified health reports for applications and servers; and (8) Working with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and associated concepts, including XML Schemas, WS specifications, SOAP, Service Mediation/ESB, Digital certificates, and Messaging. 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:        $147,784 to $195,600 per year

CONTACT:    To apply, https://bit.ly/3BoN4zD . Please reference Job Code: 7743601.

Requisition ID:163752
Posting Location(s):District of Columbia

Job Family/Function:Information Technology 
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.