Engineering Applications Administrator 2

Garmin International, Inc.•Olathe, KS

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Core Platform Technology team at Garmin is seeking an Engineering Applications Administrator 2 to engineer, deploy, and support Azure DevOps (ADO) and GitHub applications at Garmin’s U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. The role provides administrative support and expertise for software engineering applications used within the Engineering department, including software configuration management, issue tracking, and other software development-related applications. The administrator supports GitHub, triages and troubleshoots user requests, documents work, and helps manage and improve systems and application components. The role also involves participating in application roadmaps, coordinating changes across teams, creating programs and scripts to automate routine tasks, and mentoring Engineering Applications Administrator 1 team members. Garmin describes itself as a worldwide provider of navigation devices and wearable technology focused on designing, developing, and supporting its products.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Design, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Computer-Aided Design and Drafting, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or another technology-related field, plus at least 1 year of relevant experience; alternatively, an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
Excellent academic record.
Demonstrated ability to support enterprise systems.
Ability to solve moderately complex technical problems independently.
Demonstrated experience implementing technology solutions successfully.
Strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills in a small-team setting.
Consistent quality and effectiveness in work documentation and organization.
Experience with software engineering application upgrades.
Experience evaluating, integrating, administering, and supporting new software engineering applications.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience working in a team environment.
Experience migrating source code from various systems to GitHub Enterprise, with a strong understanding of source control management, tool integration, and repository management in an enterprise environment.
Experience in software engineering applications management.
Experience with Azure DevOps, Xwiki, Artifactory, GitHub/Gerrit, Atlassian Jira and Confluence, and Jenkins/Zuul.
Expertise in and ability to provide fundamental support and administration for Windows and Linux operating systems.
Experience developing tools and processes to improve workflows.
Experience documenting new processes and updating, training, and educating other team members.
Scripting and/or programming knowledge.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate proficient use and knowledge of standards and procedures.
Use tools and scripting to efficiently manage technology.
Participate in roadmap planning for systems or applications.
Coordinate and communicate changes that affect cross-functional team members.
Identify interdependencies in system and application components.
Recommend component-level improvements.
Provide administrative support for Engineering software applications, including software configuration management, issue tracking, and other software development-related applications.
Provide expertise, support, and administration for GitHub.
Triage and troubleshoot incoming user requests by ensuring requests contain complete and accurate information, classifying and categorizing requests, and handling or assigning requests as appropriate.
Learn to use and apply engineering tools as needed for the role.
Document work thoroughly and in an organized manner, and collaborate professionally with Garmin associates to achieve goals.
Create and maintain programs and scripts, and automate routine tasks where possible.
Prioritize among competing business initiatives.
Mentor Engineering Applications Administrator 1.