FirstFour Group, The Gulf Coast's premier source for specialized professional recruitment is currently searching for an IT Production Systems Engineer on behalf of our client, a Fortune 500 manufacturer with operations in the greater Mobile, AL area.

This is an on-site role with our client offering a robust relocation package for a well-qualified candidate. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. Our client is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

The ideal candidate will lead the implementation of production systems; working with end users and other functional analysts/developers to support development and maintenance of information systems, which includes manufacturing execution system (MES), production planning/scheduling, quality/lab management and other supporting applications to meet the business goals of the enterprise.

Accountabilities

• Actively participating in all phases of the life cycle implementation including blueprinting, mapping, prototype, design, configuration, testing, go-live, and user training

• Working in a team-oriented environment, communicating effectively and appropriately with other developers working in the same code base, as well as team members and vendors both internal and external to the organization

• Coordinating and instructing user acceptance testing procedures with both functional analysts in the Production Systems team and end users of developed solutions

• Conducting code review to maintain code standards within the team; participating in review of own code

• Reviewing existing code for bad design architecture and security flaws

• Conducting administration, development, technical support, and deployment of MES, as well as other software required by production and operations systems

• Providing software configuration and customization including, but not limited to: screen tailoring, workflow administration, report setup, data imports, integration, custom scripting and third-party software integrations

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field or equivalent experience

• 3 years’ minimum experience in IT/Software Development

• Full software development lifecycle experience

• Experience with C#, PL/SQL, T-SQL, XML/XSLT/XSD, ASP.NET MVC, TFS/Source Control Management

• Proficiency with relational database design (Oracle or SQL Server preferred)

• Capable of analyzing technical information and quickly learning new technical skills

• Familiarity with agile methodology

• Intermediate to proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office Products (Outlook, Excel, Teams, Word, PowerPoint)

Our client offers strong market-based pay including base salary, quarterly variable bonus opportunity, outstanding benefits, and plenty of room for professional growth.

For confidential consideration, please apply today.