61563: Engineering Specialist IV

While this is a remote position, the successful candidate must reside within 50 miles of a FedEx Freight location within the continental US.

Position Overview Perform engineering work, as a technical expert on complex and specialist subject(s). Supports management with the analysis, interpretation, and application of complex information.

Essential Functions

  • Responds to issues related to environment, hardware, system, and/or software and implements resolution across technology areas.
  • Supports multiple systems simultaneously and provides leadership for large project efforts.
  • Performs one or more of the following activities: Configuration Management, System Administration, Security Administration, Network Administration, Development System Implementation, and/or Production System Implementation.
  • Provide support or lead activities related to change management, outage management, and/or project management.
  • Provides mentoring for the development of less senior staff.
  • Comply with all applicable laws/regulations, as well as company policies/procedures.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or equivalent work experience plus seven (7) years of experience in information technology or engineering environment
  • Knowledge of capital planning and forecasting
  • Strong analytical, problem solving, and time management.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong computer skills, hardware, software, and systems
  • Ability to mentor, coach and as a knowledge resource to other employees.
  • JOB CONDITIONS:
  • Some travel required.
Preferred Skills/Knowledge Experience designing, operating, and maintaining SD-WAN, Edge and Data Center switches, wireless infrastructure, and Firewalls. Proven experience in automation and scripting. Strong analysis skills and process management. Ability to design and administer relevant monitoring systems with applicable reporting. Pay Transparency The compensation listed reflects the pay range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position at the posted location(s). If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the pay information represents the minimum and maximum range for all levels.

Actual pay is determined by job-related factors permitted by law and relevant to the position, such as experience, tenure, market level, pay at the location for this job, performance, schedule, and work assignment. Eligible employees offered health, vision, dental, life, AD&D, STD and LTD insurance, employee assistance program, personal/sick paid time, 401(k) retirement savings plan, bonus potential, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, 2 weeks paid parental leave, paid bereavement, employee discounts, 6.67–13.34 hours vacation per month based on service time, 8 paid holidays.

Pay Range: $83,799.00 - $160,894.00 per year

Colorado Pay Ranges: Colorado Springs, Grand Junction $89,665 - $143,465; Henderson, Mead $94,693 - $151,509; Gypsum $100,559 - $160,894

Illinois Pay Ranges: Effingham, Kankakee, Lincoln, Quincy, Rockford, Aurora $89,665 - $143,465; Bolingbrook, Chicago Heights, Des Plaines, Elmhurst, Forest View, Joliet, Schaumburg, Summit-Argo, Zion $100,559 - $160,894

New York Pay Ranges: Plattsburgh, Buffalo, Watertown, North Chili, East Syracuse, Nichols $89,665 - $143,465; Bethpage, Montgomery, West Babylon $100,559 - $160,894

New Jersey Job Postings: $83,799.00 - $130,727.00 per year

This compensation range is a reasonable estimate of the current starting pay range in NJ. If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the range is a reasonable estimate of the current starting salary for the lowest level to the current starting salary of the highest level. Actual starting pay is determined by experience relative to the job, market level, specific location and other job-related factors permitted by law.

Regular full & part-time employees (who complete 91 days of employment and work a minimum average of 12 hours per week) are eligible to enroll in medical, dental, and/or vision coverage, tuition reimbursement. Full/part-time employees who are age 21 are eligible for 401(k) after one month of employment.

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