Specialist System Design

at  Canadian National Railway

At CN, we work together to move our company—and North America—forward. Be part of our Information & Technology (I&T) team, a critical piece of the engine that keeps us in motion. From enterprise architecture to operational technology, our teams use the agile methodology to automate and digitize our railroad ensuring our operations run optimally and safely and our employees can focus on value-added tasks. You will be able to develop your skills and career in our close-knit, safety-focused culture working together as ONE TEAM. The careers we offer are meaningful because the work we do matters. Join us!

JOB SUMMARY

The role of Specialist System Design is to take ownership of the detailed functional design and production of subsystem components, whether based on a packaged solution or on custom development.
This requires working with product management, architecture, internal business clients, operations officers, and end users to understand the End-to-End architecture, requirements, expected use-cases and interfaces of the subsystem components.
This role also implies working with other System Designers in the team to ensure consistent application of the process and best practices expected all members. System Designers are also involved in the development, testing, integration, delivery, and support phases of the project.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION/DESIGNATION

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, software engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or equivalent degree and experience

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE

• Excellent oral, written and presentation skills.
• Expertise in the redaction, review, and validation of compliance of system requirements.
• Ability to analyze, design and document detailed designs.
• Proficient in documentation of model, performance, capacity planning, and strategic technical decision

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 7 years overall work experience
• Minimum 7 years in system or software engineering and design
• Minimum 2 years in Cloud integration
• Minimum 2 years in a leadership role of leading developers

Works with managers, product management, architecture, and other members of system design team to drive best practices during the delivery of a system and to support the initial support phases.