Configuration Engineer - Operational Accounting, IS Operational Experience

$100,000 - $145,000/Yr

Expeditors International of Washington - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Entry Level

Seattle, WA

10,001+ employees

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About the position

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Configuration Engineer to join our team and play a key role in maintaining, optimizing, and deploying our systems. This role is responsible for configuration and support of multiple accounting applications for our global network. This includes integration of internal applications with security as well as various external systems. As a member of the team, you will apply your technical skills to support the business development team's build, test, and deploy processes. This position is on-site and will reside in the greater Seattle, WA. area at one of the following locations depending on availability: Downtown Seattle, Federal Way, Lynnwood, Bellevue (Factoria). Candidates must be local or willing to relocate. Relocation assistance is not offered for this position.

Requirements

• BS or BA in computer science, computer engineering, engineering, or equivalent job-related experience
• Experience with relational databases and with SQL
• Proficient in one or more scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Ansible, PowerShell)
• Customer service mindset
• Comfortable working on a collaborative team
• Excellent communication skills
• Administration or development experience with a development team
• Experience working with confidential electronic data

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity working with compliance systems like those under S404
• Comfortable working on production systems under audit
• Understanding of CI/CD concepts
• Knowledge of automation tools and pipeline technologies (e.g., GitLab Runners, Azure Pipelines)
• Experience using pipelines to build and deploy complex software systems

Benefits

• Paid vacation
• Holidays (10)
• Flexible Days (2)
• Paid Sick Time (accrual rate of 1 hour of sick time per 30 hours paid)
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental & Vision Coverage
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave (additional eligibility criteria)
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DC FSA)
• Commuter Benefit
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Training and Personnel Development Program
• Educational Assistance and Reimbursement
• Position is full time (40 hours per week) Monday through Friday
• Business professional dress code