Amtrak · 10 hours ago
Principal Software Engineer - 90404555 - Washington
Washington, DC, US, 20001
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$125K/yr - $161K/yr
7+ years expAmtrak connects businesses and communities across the country and is seeking a Principal Software Engineer. This role involves analyzing, designing, developing, and implementing software solutions for enterprise procurement systems, while providing technical leadership and ensuring system stability.
Service IndustrySoftwareTourismTravel
Responsibilities
Serve as a Senior Functional Lead with deep expertise in contract lifecycle management, supplier lifecycle management, source-to-contract, and procure-to-pay processes using the iCertis CLM application, SAP Ariba On-Demand, SAP ECC, S/4HANA, and emerging procurement technologies
Act as a functional subject matter expert for SAP Ariba and iCertis, responsible for designing, configuring, and architecting complex product enhancements and operational support configurations across SaaS applications and ECC/S/4HANA within multiple upstream and downstream procurement processes
Design, configure, enhance, and support end-to-end solutions for indirect spend (Supplier Lifecycle Management, Contract Lifecycle Management, Sourcing, Requisitioning, Buying & Invoicing) and direct spend (Commerce Automation)
Manage master data—vendors, materials, and accounting data—in target applications. Configure complex approval workflows, tolerances, exception handling, and catalogs across multiple buying channels
Implement custom document types, templates, clauses, custom fields, forms, and validation rules aligned with business controls and compliance requirements
Build and maintain operational and compliance reporting frameworks and analytics dashboards using application reporting tools, with working knowledge of integrations with SAP Datasphere and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
Apply knowledge of integration development using IDoc, cXML, SOAP/REST APIs, and middleware technologies (SAP Integration Suite or PI/PO on BTP). Ensure clear and complete functional specifications for design, unit testing, and scalable, sustainable architecture for business transactions and data flows
Evaluate operational feasibility through analysis, problem definition, requirements gathering, and solution development. Provide functional leadership for quarterly product releases and feature upgrades
Collaborate with enterprise architecture and infrastructure teams to ensure solutions meet security, quality assurance, and performance standards
Maintain up-to-date architecture, design, and system documentation in SolMan or SharePoint; ensure adherence to development standards, methodologies, integration practices, and testing protocols (unit and UAT)
Provide L2/L3 production support, including root cause analysis, error handling, and performance optimization, and support change management processes using ServiceNow and SAP Solution Manager
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience
Plus 7 years of relevant work experience
Deep expertise in the iCertis Contract Lifecycle Management application and SAP Ariba On-Demand SaaS configurations, including SAP ECC/S/4HANA integrations and mobility solutions supporting Contract Lifecycle and Source-to-Pay business processes
Strong documentation and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex architectures and deliver technical guidance and presentations to senior business stakeholders while adhering to organizational policies and procedures
Experience working within SAFe Agile 6 and Lean Portfolio Management methodologies; able to manage deadlines and understand end-to-end business operations and system requirements
Experience preparing and migrating data to new SaaS environments while adhering to system specifications, information security standards (e.g., CRE (NS2), IAS/IPS for Active Directory and role-based access), and SOX/SOD compliance requirements
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience
Plus 9 years of relevant work experience
Benefits
Health, dental, and vision plans
Health savings accounts
Wellness programs
Flexible spending accounts
401K retirement plan with employer match
Life insurance
Short and long term disability insurance
Paid time off
Back-up care
Adoption assistance
Surrogacy assistance
Reimbursement of education expenses
Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits
Rail pass privileges
Company
Amtrak
Amtrak is a provider of intercity passenger rail services across the country, connecting major cities and regions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$125.7MKey Investors
Federal Railroad AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation
2024-09-03Grant· $63.9M
2023-09-25Grant· $8.8M
2022-08-18Grant· $45M
Leadership Team
John McSorley
Director of Critical Infrastructure Protection
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