Systems Engineer
25/01/2012
Redhill
£40-50k
Capturing and analysing new customer requirements for multi-disciplinary systems and designing the resulting systems solutions. This will include both new projects and variations to the existing projects.
Analysing, designing and developing of ticketing technologies.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provision of smartcard and ticketing expertise to the project teams
Capture and analysis of customer requirements; including the running of requirement capture meetings and workshops with the clients.
Requirements analysis and management.
Investigation of existing systems to determine the impact of enhancement requests and potential solution reuse.
Overview and design of solutions using appropriate modelling methods and tools (e.g. UML).
Contribute to estimating and planning development activities.
Reviewing and inspecting the work of other analysts and developers.
Investigating fault reports to determine root cause and propose solutions.
Take an active interest in the latest developments in the respective engineering fields as appropriate to the task.
In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed, the job holder is required to perform other duties assigned by the supervisor/manager from time to time, as may be reasonably required of them.
REQUIRMENTS
Relationships: This role will involve regular contact with project sponsors and business users within the company’s clients. Within the company, it will involve working within a team of systems engineers, interacting with project management, business management, suppliers and business partners.
PERSONAL SPECIFICATION
QUALIFICATIONS:
Degree level Education in relevant discipline or equivalent qualifications
EXPERIENCE:
Experience of systems analysis and application design using payment technologies.
Knowledge of contactless proximity smart cards and associated technologies used for ticketing.
Ticketing and automated fare collection or similar applications involving large networks of unattended/passenger-operated devices.
Requirements management, ideally using the DOORS product.
Tool driven system design using UML or another structured methodology.
Implementation and deployment knowledge from Windows and UNIX environments.
Knowledge of financial and regulatory practices within business.
PERSONAL QUALITIES:
A self-motivated and proactive individual able to work with minimal supervision.
Quick to build client relationships and earn their respect through sound judgement and a positive attitude.
Commercially aware and able to protect the company’s business interests while striving to deliver superior products and services.
Possessing a methodical and structured approach to analysing business processes.
Written and spoken English of the highest quality, with good documentation and presentation skills.
Aware of software development best practice and able to apply standards and procedures effectively.
Proven ability to influence a team
Proven ability to pick up new skills quickly and effectively