Responsibilities

• An implementation manager partners with a client to understand business needs and helps the client transition various technical systems into new architecture.
  
  

Education and Training

• An implementation engineer typically has a bachelor's degree in computer sciences or a related field. Some implementation engineers hold professional certifications, such as project management professional (PMP) designations.
  
  

Wages

• As of 2010, the median annual income of an implementation engineer was $92,000, according to the career resources website Indeed.
  
  

Career Development

• An implementation engineer can improve his career growth opportunities by performing well and taking continuing professional education courses on a regular basis. He also can seek a PMP designation. A proficient and qualified implementation engineer can move to a senior role within a few years.
  
  

Working Conditions

• The work schedule of an implementation engineer is flexible. Junior implementation engineers have standard 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. shifts, while senior implementation engineers often work late nights or early mornings.