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FCS Technical Lead
Role: FCS Solution Architect / Technical Lead
Client: Utility Client, Liberty. Work mode: Remote. Start date: 10/26/2026 (Mon). Duration: 3+ months, subject to the outcome of the project. Immigration category: US citizen, green card, H1-B.- Project Overview:
- Liberty Utilities uses the Itron Field Collection System (FCS) to support its field meter-reading operations, leveraging FC300 handheld devices and Itron MC3/MC4 Toughbooks used by field personnel. The current landscape includes FCS 4.3.0 for NY Water and FCS 4.5.3 for Liberty.
- The field personnel has the FC300 handhelds and Itron MC3 / MC4 Toughbook at his/her truck. The field personnel uses bing map to display the street view and the route. Microsoft is ending support for that bing map version, effective 11/30/2026. So, the existing FCS environments will undergo a stepped upgrade to FCS 4.7 to continue bing map support. A new QA FCS environment will be established and upgraded to FCS 4.7 to validate the solution through Functional, System Integration Testing (SIT), and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) before production deployment.
- The upgrade scope also includes the associated FC300 handhelds and MC3/MC4 Toughbooks, along with the impact associated with the applicable Bing Maps version.
- Responsible for the overall architecture / design of the solution, including server specification.
- Key Responsibilities: Solution design, technical decisions, design reviews, issue escalation.
- Must Have Skills: Knowledge of Itron Field Collection System (FCS) and Itron Mobile Collection System with experience in solution architecture/design.
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