32 Specialists jobs in Charlotte

Benefits: Free Employee Medical Insurance 401(k) 401(k) matching Bonus based on performance Competitive salary Dental insurance Help or transport service Paid time off Vision insurance We are looking for an experienced functional JIRA Subject Matter Expert for one of our federal projects. The candidate must have active Secret or higher security Clearance. An ideal candidate should have enough skills to customize Jira workflows, build dashboards, optimize Jira boards and design reports to provide end-users and leadership with meaningful operational/performance metrics and status reports using Atlassian JIRA tools. Additionally, he should be able to prepare user training to ensure all team members understand how effectively and efficiently utilize JIRA for managing epics , stories and tasks. Responsibilities Serve as internal SME on the JIRA tool including JIRA, Advanced Roadmap, Agile Hive, SAFe, etc. Familiarity with Jira Align and confluence Design and develop appropriate Portfolio, Epic, Tasks, Sub-tasks, Stories etc. as per requirement for a large enterprise-level implementation Create and maintain detailed technical and user-facing documentation for internal reports and building dashboards Provide recommendations to end users and leaders on best practices and standardization in implementing and leveraging processes within Jira Advise/propose custom workflows, fields, permission schemes, post functions, etc. Consult on ways to optimize and improve Jira boards and process workflows and identify where functionality can or cannot meet user requests. Qualifications Minimum of 3 years of experience with agile software development techniques methodologies and best practices Strong communication/presentation skills to effectively interact with team members, scrum masters and leadership Experience building, managing and enforcing standards Effectively prioritizes work, troubleshoots issues, communicates, and completes tasks on time Experience in an Agile/Scrum organization An ability to thrive in highly flexible environments Work Location: Fort Bragg, North Carolina Clearance : Active Secret or higher clearance required for this position Flexible work from home options available. #J-18808-Ljbffr

ANDRITZ Hydropower North America is part of an international technology group with an extensive portfolio of sustainable products and solutions. ANDRITZ aims to make the greatest possible contribution to a sustainable future and help its customers achieve their sustainability goals. The group has around 29,800 employees and over 280 locations in more than 40 countries.

As the first equipment manufacturer in North America and a world leader in the design of hydroelectric turbines, ANDRITZ Hydropower North America has more than 185 years of know-how.

In a context of energy transition, our hydroelectric innovation projects make sense. From design to construction, our innovative team of experts offers turnkey solutions. By joining ANDRITZ Hydropower, you are contributing to the development of sustainable technology, and a clean future.

From water to wire - Be part of the movement!

Subject Matter Expert

Charlotte, NC or Spokane, WA

Summary of the role

The Engineering Subject Matter Expert will report into the Engineering Manager of US hydropower. This position will be the technical lead on critical time sensitive projects. They will work with a diverse team to handle the most challenging and critical technical issues related to turbine, generator, gates, and BOP. This role will work closely with engineers by providing design consultation as well as mentorship to younger engineers to help ensure quality and timely solutions.

The Engineering Subject Matter Expert will support proposals and design phases of projects including risk identifications and mitigation, strategic technical decision and orientation, lessons learned sharing and training.

The following responsibilities form the core of this role:

• Provide documented technical support and guidance to field and design related issues.
• Support the creation and review of budget and schedule proposals
• Act as technical expert in design reviews and provide documented design guidance.
• Conduct / support design interface review and stack up calculations
• Record and communicate lessons learned and correctives/preventives measures.
• Lead and mentor engineers in turbine and generator design
• Analyze mechanical components, using in-house tools or developing calculations as necessary
• Disposition and create technical reports to address non conformances
• Review and approve mechanical drawings to ensure contractual and internal requirements are met
• Define technical requirements for manufacturing, installation and testing
• Review and analyze site data and testing
• Provide support for manufacturing, testing, installation and commissioning of systems as necessary
• Participate in problem solving and root cause identification
• Participate in the planning of engineering activities

• 15+ years experience in hydropower
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering
• Mastery in the areas of hydroelectric turbines and generators, and the systems that surround them
• Engineer with broad experience in hydropower products, from engineering to installation and commissioning
• Professional Engineer license preferred
• Ability to navigate complex organizations to identify stakeholders
• Excellent written communication skills of technical issues to leadership and customers
• Mastery of engineering and business processes
• CAD knowledge (Siemens NX preferred)
• Knowledge of MS Office suite, and relevant IT tools
• 10-15% travel domestically and abroad as required

• Life, disability, dental and extended health insurance;
• 401k matching;
• Hybrid work model;
• Annual bonus program;
• Employee assistance program;
• Employee individualized training and career plan.

• Over 185 years of experience in turbine design
• Over 489,000 MW of installed and upgraded capacity
• Over 33,200 turbine units delivered
• Over 135 years in electrical engineering
• 65 representative offices worldwide
• More than 6100 employees worldwide
• Over 50 Compact Hydro units per year
• A complete range of designs up to 800 MW
• 20 manufacturing sites worldwide
• 20% of all turbines in operation worldwide

Job Title

Subject Matter Expert III

Job Type

Part-time

Location

Rock Hill, SC - Rock Hill, SC 29730 US (Primary)
Rock Hill, SC US

Category

Contracts

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Travel

Job Description

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serves as a senior consultant to senior management.
• Provides very highly specialized guidance and in-depth experience and knowledge of ESH&Q technical issues, as well as methodologies required for analyzing extremely complex projects.
• Provides very high-level expertise in providing functional and technical support to top-level management.
• Integrates the best industry practices and risk reduction in implementing new technologies, methods, and processes.
• Possess job knowledge and skills that enable identification, evaluation, and control of complex issues.
• Support technology readiness assessments and other activities designed to determine the relative maturity (readiness level) of technologies
• Handle TCAP Audits
• Follow approved procedures complying with applicable regulatory and policy requirements
• Conduct all operations in a consistent and accountable manner.

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Job family: Engineering Business area: Hydropower Contract location: Charlotte, NC, US Working location: Charlotte, NC Location type: Location Flexible Contract type: Permanent ANDRITZ Hydropower North America is part of an international technology group with an extensive portfolio of sustainable products and solutions. ANDRITZ aims to make the greatest possible contribution to a sustainable future and help its customers achieve their sustainability goals. The group has around 29,800 employees and over 280 locations in more than 40 countries. As the first equipment manufacturer in North America and a world leader in the design of hydroelectric turbines, ANDRITZ Hydropower North America has more than 185 years of know-how. In a context of energy transition, our hydroelectric innovation projects make sense. From design to construction, our innovative team of experts offers turnkey solutions. By joining ANDRITZ Hydropower, you are contributing to the development of sustainable technology, and a clean future. From water to wire – Be part of the movement! Subject Matter Expert Location: Charlotte, NC or Spokane, WA Summary of the role The Engineering Subject Matter Expert will report into the Engineering Manager of US hydropower. This position will be the technical lead on critical time-sensitive projects. They will work with a diverse team to handle the most challenging and critical technical issues related to turbine, generator, gates, and BOP. This role will work closely with engineers by providing design consultation as well as mentorship to younger engineers to help ensure quality and timely solutions. The Engineering Subject Matter Expert will support proposals and design phases of projects including risk identifications and mitigation, strategic technical decision and orientation, lessons learned sharing and training. Responsibilities: Provide documented technical support and guidance to field and design related issues. Support the creation and review of budget and schedule proposals. Act as technical expert in design reviews and provide documented design guidance. Conduct/support design interface review and stack up calculations. Record and communicate lessons learned and corrective/preventive measures. Lead and mentor engineers in turbine and generator design. Analyze mechanical components, using in-house tools or developing calculations as necessary. Disposition and create technical reports to address non-conformances. Review and approve mechanical drawings to ensure contractual and internal requirements are met. Define technical requirements for manufacturing, installation and testing. Review and analyze site data and testing. Provide support for manufacturing, testing, installation and commissioning of systems as necessary. Participate in problem solving and root cause identification. Participate in the planning of engineering activities. Do you fit the profile? Successful teams share objectives, and they also share values! In addition to your strong skills and experience, we need someone with high motivation, a positive mindset, and a willingness to be part of a team. The ideal candidate will have a passion for engineering and hydropower with more than 15 years of experience in hydropower. They must be good technical mentors, have a high sense of urgency, able to handle dynamic urgent technical needs, be willing to work in a complex, fast-paced environment, with evolving priorities. Result and solution-oriented candidates who follow through with ideas and commitments will perform well within ANDRITZ. As our projects have large scopes and often require years to be completed, your perseverance will be valued with us. 15+ years experience in hydropower. Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. Mastery in the areas of hydroelectric turbines and generators, and the systems that surround them. Engineer with broad experience in hydropower products, from engineering to installation and commissioning. Professional Engineer license preferred. Ability to navigate complex organizations to identify stakeholders. Excellent written communication skills of technical issues to leadership and customers. Mastery of engineering and business processes. CAD knowledge (Siemens NX preferred). Knowledge of MS Office suite, and relevant IT tools. 10-15% travel domestically and abroad as required. What do we offer? Life, disability, dental and extended health insurance; 401k matching; Employee assistance program; Employee individualized training and career plan. Did you know? ANDRITZ Hydro has: Over 185 years of experience in turbine design. Over 489,000 MW of installed and upgraded capacity. Over 135 years in electrical engineering. 65 representative offices worldwide. More than 6100 employees worldwide. Over 50 Compact Hydro units per year. A complete range of designs up to 800 MW. 20 manufacturing sites worldwide. 20% of all turbines in operation worldwide. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Maximus is seeking a Business Analyst Subject Matter Expert to support help develop business requirements for our IRS contract. Anticipated hours are 30 per week.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Responsible for leading the collaboration between the business stakeholders and the systems analysis teams for systems implementation and software development projects.

- Work with the business stakeholders on the overall vision of the product, functions, and features of an application.

- Work with the business stakeholders during the business requirement review with the development team and ensure that anomalies are documented and addressed.

- Define system process flows and maintain the definition and updates to the system level process flows and requirements.

- Work with the business stakeholder and the development team to ensure there is a clear understanding of how the present and future business needs may impact the existing solution(s).

- Responsible for the definition and review of the functional and non-functional requirements to ensure the solution meets the business requirements. Lead project peer reviews to ensure that requirements development methodologies are followed and the artifact content supports the scoped business and system requirement changes.

- Work with the project leads during the planning and prioritizing of release scope, ensuring that business priorities are addressed.

- Lead and participate in the review, edit and change management of the business and systems requirements artifacts ensuring that the solution stays on course as it transitions through project milestones.

- Active participation during the design phase to ensure that the system solutions are represented by the design specifications. Conduct initial review of test scenarios. Work with the project team to clarify use cases and/or requirements and acceptance criteria.

- Actively collaborate with the project team to ensure that user manuals, release notes and end-user training materials support the business requirements.

- Responsible for accurate requirements traceability between the business and systems requirements and the software solution throughout the release cycle.

- Responsible for active team participation in project peer reviews to ensure that test scenarios support the scoped changes. Maintenance of requirements documents based on peer reviews and scope changes.

- Responsible for mentoring of other analysts in data analysis, requirements process and flow, requirements gathering and project details.

- Work with the business stakeholders during issue triage sessions to evaluate against existing requirements and determine outcome and priority.

- Update JIRA with triage results.

- Perform production support activities as necessary, as first line of monitoring jobs and researching failure.

- Assist with production support by helping the project team troubleshoot issues.

- Responsible for proactive risk and issue identification, communication and tracking.

- Responsible for accurate estimates and actual hours based on the project procedures, and adhering to the MAXIMUS standards and procedures.

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Support the design or modification of business systems or IT systems

- Development Business requirements with the business areas or other Subject Matter Experts.

- Interact with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand and develop business solutions

- Gather, document, and analyze business needs and technical requirements

- Document process flows

- Review and create system documentation and user manuals

- Ensure and review that the business/technical requirements are understood and translated to system design and procurement requirements are consistent with frameworks/standards

- Propose solutions to business problems and, as needed, design technical solutions

- Document the functional and, sometimes, technical design of the system

- Interact with system architects and developers to ensure system is properly implemented

- Review test cases against the developed code

- Create functional documentation based on the customer requirements

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university required.
- 10-12 years of related experience required.

- At least 10 years of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) experience (Waterfall, Agile).

- At least 10 years of Systems Analysis activities.

- At least 10 years of experience with requirements gathering and requirements management.

- Data Analysis, Data Mapping, SQL.

- Experience with Business and Systems Process Flow utilities.

- The ability to work independently.

- Interviewing skills, to talk with individuals and groups about their needs and ask the right questions to surface essential requirements information.

- Listening skills, to understand what people say and to detect what they might be hesitant to say.

- Analytical skills, to critically evaluate the information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a more general understanding, distinguish presented user requests from the underlying true needs, and distinguish solution ideas from requirements.

- Observational skills, to validate data obtained via other techniques and expose new areas for elicitation.

- Writing skills, to communicate information effectively to customers, marketing, managers, and technical staff.

- Interpersonal skills, to help negotiate priorities and to resolve conflicts among project stakeholders (such as customers, product management, and engineering).

- Ability to perform comfortably.

- High degree of confidence and ability to influence others through strong communication skills.

- 25% travel required.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

- Experience in soliciting and documenting requirements, technical writing and document preparation, and creating and utilizing test cases

- Demonstrated success in client support

- At least ten (10) years direct experience on IRS Tax processing systems including Tax Payer Services.

- Expertise in Corporate and individual Alternative Minimum Tax.

- Direct experience with IDRS and developing IAT tools

- Extensive business experience with Individual and Business Master Files

- Experience working under Agile software development methodologies

- Self-starter that does not require extensive guidance

- Proactive communication skills with multi-site located team

- Understanding of business modeling and technical requirements identification processes

- Demonstrated problem-solving and structured analysis skills

- Proficient in presentation and facilitation skills

- Demonstrated ability to create process models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to system programmers

- Ability to communicate process changes, enhancements, and modifications - verbally or through written documentation - to management, peers, staff, and other employees so that issues and solutions are understood

Additional requirements as per Contract/Client:

- Candidates must meet requirements to maintain an IRS Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) clearance

- Candidates must be a US Citizen or a Legal Permanent Resident (Green Card status) for at least three (3) years, and Federal Tax compliant

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

- Active IRS MBI

EEO Statement

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Pay Transparency
Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.

Minimum Salary

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93.75

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100.96