Product Operations Engineer

Pansophic Learning•Tysons, VA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Product Operations Engineer will design, code and tests software solutions for learning systems. They will deliver and support products with high quality and in a timely manner. The Product Operations Engineer will administer Canvas, Integrated third parties, and the SIS (Student Information Systems), to support the worldwide expansion of our schools. They will be a collaborative and reliable individual who is motivated by working with an energetic, high-performing team to build a leading education company. The Product Operations Engineering will oversee the implementation, support and troubleshooting of systems within our educational environment (Online, Brick and Mortar and international, 100+ schools). This position requires strong technical skills with data analysis, complex configurations, and integrations with both internal and external applications. The Product Operations engineer will work with the Software Development Managers and Software Engineers to provide suggestions and solutions to maintain and improve the current and future developments of the company. This is an in-office position in McLean, Virginia.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical or electronics engineering, Information Systems, Systems Engineering, or equivalent degree
Experience administering complex systems/integrations such as Canvas LMS, SIS, Clever Integrations
Strong technical aptitude required to learn new systems, processes, and backend reporting
Experience developing open standards-based solutions: web services, web applications, and modern user interfaces
Significant, demonstrable experience implementing features across the software development team and development environment
Ability to be a self-starter and work in a fast-paced environment solving challenging problems in designing, writing, editing, modifying, and debugging code focused on automating manual tasks
Exceptional oral and written communication skills
Understanding of relational databases and proficiency with SQL
Experience with message queue technology and design patterns
3+ years of experience with NodeJS
3+ years of experience with JavaScript
Familiarity with services within Amazon Web Services, i.e. S3, Lambda, SNS, SQS, EC2, CloudFront, Redshift
Experience with Amazon Web Services API
Experience with Git version control
Experience with Unix/Linux environment
Experience with ticket tracking, resolutions to support end users.
Ability to pass federal and state criminal background checks (FBI/BCI)

Nice To Haves

Ability to think independently and contribute to the overall effort without much direction
Ability to work well within a team environment
Ability to work well under pressure
Experience administering training platforms
Experience with NoSQL document databases, e.g. MongoDB
Desired experience with AWS CDK

Responsibilities

Design, implement and test software solutions for K-12 schools’ learning environment
Design, implement and test RESTful web services using NodeJS, Google Apps Script, and Postman
Work with various services from Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build, host and maintain application environments
Follow best practices for maintaining source code repositories and branching/merging strategies with Git for multiple code bases and applications
Analyze and resolve technical and application problems
Provide analysis and troubleshooting support for production issues & code deployment activities
Contribute to the user interface design and development
Work collaboratively with other developers/testers and product owners
Setup and Administer systems (SIS, LMS, third party integrations) or existing and new schools joining the Pansophic environment
Work closely with enrollment and development teams to identify complex mapping of data into the learning ecosystem
Coordinate day to day operations of systems including but not limited to the following:
Work closely with school staff, administrators, and operational teams to address system anomalies, accurately diagnose issues, and ensure timely resolution to minimize impacts to the learning experience
Perform routine maintenance and application updates on servers/instances
Coordinate with vendors on maintenance impacts and communicate out to impacted parties via Incident/Maintenance team
Work with various departments/teams on projects, data requests, automation, custom reports
Create and maintain documentation and provide training to corporate as needed
Support systems during school year end activities and annual rollovers