Senior Specialist, Information Services
ExpeditorsChangning quUpdate time: November 23,2021
Job Description

Company Description

“We’re not in the shipping business; we’re in the information business” -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder

As a Fortune 500 company, Expeditors employs more than 15,000 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 300 locations across six continents. Expeditors satisfies the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems. Our services include the consolidation and forwarding of air or ocean freight, customs brokerage, vendor consolidation, cargo insurance, time-definite transportation, order management, warehousing, distribution and customized logistics solutions. Expeditors is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Job Description

Working in Information Service Team to support business operation requires a wide range of technical skills including scripting and automation, application development and infrastructure management. This role requires knowledge of Expeditors data, systems and processes and relentless pursuit to master tools, technologies and programming languages used to build impactful solutions, maintain infrastructure in order to drive financial results, operational excellence, business, and employee development.

  • Proactively communicate with internal customers to understand their challenges and provide innovative technical solution accordingly;
  • Plan, build, deploy and support impactful solutions;
  • Write scripts to streamline and automate operational processes;
  • Create intuitive and detailed documentation for all projects;
  • Server room maintenance and administration;
  • Provide support for server administration, systems installation, upgrades, replacements and troubleshooting;
  • Basic Branch Technical Support such PC, LAN, Software installation, systems administration and troubleshooting;
  • Telecom circuit and router administration and maintenance;
  • On call for afterhours IS issues including network outage problems;
  • Offer suggestions and comments to Regional IS Manager/Geo IS for systems improvements;
  • Asset Management such as Purchasing, Shipping, Tracking, Maintenance.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor degree or higher in the area of information systems or computer science;
  • Minimum 5 years’ working experience in IT industry (with 3+ years programming experience is preferred);
  • Basic understanding of Windows Server (e.g., Active Directory, Remote Administration) and Unix Systems;
  • Software development experience and OOP knowledge (e.g.,Python, C##, PowerShell, Command Line Scripting);
  • Strong PC software skills including MS Windows and MS Office (Word, Excel, Visio, Exchange, SharePoint etc.);
  • Barcode and label printing knowledge and experience are preferred;
  • Basic PC troubleshooting, maintenance and deployment skills;
  • Networking fundamentals (LAN/WAN);
  • Printer troubleshooting and maintenance skills;
  • Commitment to company policies and controls;
  • Good command of English.

Additional Information

Expeditors offers excellent benefits

  • Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick Time 
  • Full Social benefit; plus Commercial Insurance plan, 
  • Unlimited promotion opportunity
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan 
  • Training and Personnel Development Program
  • competitive market overall package

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