Software/Systems Integration Engineer

Overview

Software/Systems Integration Engineer

Salary range (depending on experience): $70k-$140k

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• The Systems Engineer role (SE) is responsible for working closely with the Software Solution Product Owner, other system engineers, and development teams to define, document, and clarify complexity of technical requirements and system design. They facilitate the segmentation, definition of detailed software requirements, linkages to User Interface (UI) behavior and design provided by a UI Designer, and inter-dependencies of software components for development planning and execution. They also work with software development teams to investigate problems identified during Quality Assurance (QA) testing.
• The SE is collaborative and enabling, to bring together the relevant technical representatives, in order to put sufficient technical definition and clarity in place for the software development team. This is critical in the early stages of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), so that the software development teams can move forward as planned.
• The candidate will work with other members of the software development & engineering team and occasionally with other business and development functions across the value chain, to refine requirements and designs, maintain accurate product backlogs, work within some Task Management Tool (e.g., Microsoft’s TFS) to keep work item status accurate and complete.
• The SE must be able have meaningful conversations with the business owners, users, and technology teams around the practical nature of the software and be able to receive and positively respond to constructive feedback. The SE must also be able to respond and clarify questions about requirements and design features, as well as adjust requirements based on retrospective issues. The SE will have to work with other product and portal teams and ensure seamless integration with their products and portals.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to listen, engage and maintain continuous communication with a diverse group of SW developers with a variety of personality types
• Familiar with standard development methodologies (Scrum Agile Development) and global product development (onshore and offshore components)

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• BS Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering or equivalent required
• 5-10 years software development experience required

The Software Integration Engineer (SIE) is responsible for working closely with the Software Solution Product Owner, other system engineers, and development teams to define, document, and clarify complexity of technical requirements and system design. They facilitate the segmentation, definition of detailed software requirements, linkages to User Interface (UI) behavior and design provided by a UI Designer, and inter-dependencies of software components for development planning and execution. They also work with software development teams to investigate problems identified during Quality Assurance (QA) testing. 

The Software Integration Engineer (SIE) will be collaborative and enabling, to bring together the relevant technical representatives, in order to put sufficient technical definition and clarity in place for the software development team. This is critical in the early stages of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), so that the software development teams can move forward as planned. The Software Integration Engineer (SIE) will work with other members of the software development & engineering team and occasionally with other business and development functions across the value chain, to refine requirements and designs, maintain accurate product backlogs, work within some Task Management Tool (e.g. Microsoft’s TFS) to keep work item status accurate and complete. The Software Integration Engineer (SIE) must be able have meaningful conversations with the business owners, users, and technology teams around the practical nature of the software and be able to receive and positively respond to constructive feedback. The Systems Engineer must also be able to respond and clarify questions about requirements and design features, as well as adjust requirements based on retrospective issues. The SE will have to work with other product and portal teams and ensure seamless integration with their products and portals.

The Software Integration Engineer (SIE) will work on software solutions, or suite of solutions, that enable discovery, configuration and status of a software suite that enables publishing to a client portal, and acts as an essential functionality for the business.