Digital & IT Technical Specialist

Position Summary

At Parker Aerospace, we develop technologies and innovative solutions that enable reliable, efficient and increasingly sustainable flight for the lifecycle of the aircraft, including aftermarket support. Our passionate people with deep engineering expertise, together with our breadth of differentiated technologies, ensure that we make the extraordinary happen and continue to shape the future of aviation in partnership with our customers.

As a member of our team, you are instrumental in fulfilling our mission: ’Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow.’ Pursuing a career at Parker presents unlimited opportunities for both professional and personal development. Working with some of the most brilliant minds in the industry, your contributions will be pivotal in developing innovative technologies and products, significantly contributing to Parker's goal of addressing the world’s most pressing engineering challenges.

At Parker, our team members belong, matter and make a difference.

The Digital IT Technical Specialist (Level 1) is responsible for the implementation and support of highly secure and resilient information technology solutions and is considered a subject matter expert. Accountable for delivery of technical systems/solutions, plus the architecture and documentation within their area of technical expertise, supporting enterprise and global environments while focused on continuous improvement in support of the IT strategic vision and roadmap.

This role is based at Parker Hannifin Headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio.

Scope/ Supervision and Interaction: ___ Has Direct Reports __X__ Does Not Have Direct

• Stays abreast of new Digital and IT technological innovation/processes and researches the usage at Parker.
• Understands business impact;
  Create and communicate decisions impacting the wider business, effectively managing customer expectations.
• Guides and trains team members in technical business skills & processes.
• Has a broad understanding of Digital and IT strategy across all functions and can assess impact within own area of responsibility. Interprets business requirements effectively that can translate to information technology solutions.
• Supports review of Engineering applications across Aerospace Group and potentially standardize, consolidate, and/or centralize at Group or Corporate level.
• Applies and leads continuous improvement initiatives to streamline and improve system efficiencies within the Enterprise solutions working closely with division/group on localized systems.
• Performs IT life‑cycle management methodologies, including design, system analysis of complex technologies with considerable scope, development, testing, project management (goals and objectives) and change management.
• Performs benchmark analysis and ROI on existing & new Digital and IT solutions to estimate, develop and manage departmental/project budgets and cost/performance analysis.
• Manages assigned portfolio of Engineering applications including license & database servers, upgrades & deployments, compliance, disaster recovery, and production support.
• Accountable for delivery of technical systems/solutions, plus the architecture and documentation within their area of technical expertise, supporting enterprise and global environments.
• Leads the development and implementation of solutions that address new business requirements, risk management and producing standardized documentation.
• Establishes methods to monitor and improve performance of systems and processes;
  Identifies deficiencies in IT systems/processes and recommends solutions / areas for improvement.
• Supports Architecture & Integration between PLM 3DX Platform and adjacent Group‑managed systems.
• Acts as Group contact for IT and Engineering functions for assigned portfolio of applications.
• Single point of contact for all communications with 3rd party vendors while managing project expectations.
• Leads Group HPT consisting of Division IT representatives to oversee AAG‑managed Engineering Applications including Standard work on deployments and end‑user support.
• Ability to travel as needed.
• Availab…