Senior Systems Engineer/Systems Engineer (Application)

SPGroup; Singapore; On-site; SGD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SPGroup in Singapore is seeking a capable IT professional to administer Itron UIQ applications across production, DR, QA, test and development environments. You will ensure compliance with regulatory, reliability, performance, availability and cybersecurity standards while supporting 24x7 roster.

The role requires a degree in IT/CS/EEE, Linux administration experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to script for automation and data processing.

Qualifications

• Degree in IT/CS/EEE or equivalent is required.
• Minimum 2 years of Linux (RedHat) system and application administration is advantageous.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Self-motivated and collaborative team player.
• Interest in programming and data analytics.
• Ability to develop scripts for automation, monitoring, and data processing.

Responsibilities

• Administer Itron UIQ applications across multiple environments (prod, DR, QA, test, dev).
• Ensure UIQ and related systems meet regulatory, reliability, performance, availability and cybersecurity standards.
• Provide application support including initial remedy ticket handling and troubleshooting.
• Manage user access issues, apply fixes, and liaise with vendors for long-term solutions.
• Monitor and support daily batch processes and meter data collection.
• Set up UIQ environments and datasets for projects, testing, and development.
• Oversee changes, releases, upgrades, hot fixes, and certificates.
• Support continual improvement of processes and automation.

Skills

Linux administration (RedHat)

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Automation scripting

Education

Degree in IT/CS/EEE or equivalent

Tools

Java

PHP

C/C++

Python

Jenkins

Ansible

JMeter

RESTful APIs

Splunk

Job description

• Administer Itron UIQ applications across production, disaster recovery, QA, test, and development environments.
• Ensure UIQ applications and related systems comply with regulatory, reliability, performance, availability and cybersecurity standards.
• Provide application support including initial remedy ticket handling, preliminary to in-depth troubleshooting, manage user access issues and queries, apply fixes or workarounds, liaise with vendor and internal teams for fixes or workarounds, work with vendor support for long-term fixes, manage enhancement requests, and document Root Cause Analysis for future reference.
• Monitor and support daily batch processes, including meter data collection and exception management.
• Set up UIQ environments and datasets for projects, testing, and development.
• Manage changes, releases, upgrades, hot fixes, and certificates for UIQ applications.
• Support continual improvement in business processes, environment management, and automation.
• Analyze, validate and deliver AMI performance analysis and reporting, covering service levels and key performance indicators.
• Support a 24x7 support roster to ensure critical system availability.
• Support requirements gathering, solution design, testing, and deployment.
• Translating functional requirements into optimized technical specifications.
• Work hands-on with application development, configuration, source code management, and automation technologies.
• Test Design and Test Cases and Support testing during UAT and post-implementation phases.
• Maintain clear documentation for system configurations, workflows, policies, and processes.
• This role will be provided with exposure to support mesh networks and M2M solutions.

What You’ll Need:

• Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Electrical and Electronics Engineering or its equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in Linux (RedHat) system and application administration is an advantage.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated and collaborative.
• Passionate in programming and data analytics.
• Ability to develop scripts and programs for automation, monitoring, and data processing.
• Following are the preferred technical skills.
• Programming Language: Java, PHP, C/C++, Python.
• Databases: Direct experience with Oracle SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MYSQL, PostgresDB, and/or REDIS
• Others Software: Spring, Hibernate, Jenkins, Ansible, Jmeter, SOAP, JSON, RESTful APIs, Splunk