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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 Systems Engineer
LOCATION:Washington, D.C. and various unanticipated locations throughout the U.S. (remote position)
DUTIES:Develops high quality Salesforce applications by analyzing requirements; providing technical design and development; and supporting testing and deployment following Agile development methodology. Works with customers, business analysts, and team members to evaluate the business requirements and design quality technical solutions that are aligned with business and IT strategies and in compliance with the organization’s architectural standards. Creates technical design specifications and assists in sizing technical requirements. Ensures that the design and application implementation meet security and Quality Assurance (QA) standards. Evaluates existing applications and platform and provides recommendations for system enhancements by conducting gap analysis, identifying feasible alternative solutions, and assisting in the scope of modifications. Defines, develops, or modifies Salesforce application modules using disciplined development processes. Ensures delivery of high-quality Salesforce applications follow application architecture standards and Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Makes modules production-ready by following established DevOps processes and tools to ensure clean Production Deployment. Provides ongoing support of applications.
REQUIREMENTS:Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field followed by six (6) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience as a Principal Systems Engineer or any occupation related to Software Development. Must also have three (3) years of experience: (1) Developing applications on Service Cloud with minimal customization and maximized declarative; (2) Developing Community Cloud applications for external customers with no comprise to security and limiting only needed objects and fields exposed externally; (3) Reviewing all aspects of Force.com, Lightning Container, Lightning UX Builder, Lightning Flow including Process Builder and Cloud Flow Designer, Platform Events, Async REST, Sync REST, and Continuation Framework (integration), Salesforce DX (dev hub) in developing robust and scalable solutions on Salesforce Platform; (4) Using Platform App Builder, Platform Developer, Data Architecture and Management Designer, and Integration Architecture domains; and (5) Developing in Salesforce Visualforce, Apex, SOQL/ SOSL, Wave, and Einstein Analytics; and (6) Performing Salesforce administration, including security, sandbox provisioning, backup and restore. Must also have one (1) year of experience: (7) Developing robust DevOps processes using BitBucket or Jenkins and/or using tools such as Copado or Flosum; and (8) Developing utilities for Applications and System Administrators to simplify Metadata updates. 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:$165,173 per year
CONTACT:To apply, https://bit.ly/4aChM4l Please reference Job Code: 7207740.
Requisition ID:161533
Posting Location(s):District of Columbia
Job Family/Function:Engineering
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.
