Remote - Candidates hired for remote positions must reside in Oregon, Washington, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Montana, or Wisconsin. The IS Application Systems Administrator II is responsible for implementing and maintaining corporate applications, as well as influencing and recommending the selection of effective application solutions in support of business strategies. This position spends substantial time evaluating, architecting, implementing, and administering IS policies and systems (plan, design, install, and maintain).
Responsibilities: Actively participate in the design and maintenance of highly reliable server-side applications, including but not limited to the Microsoft environment, enterprise applications, custom-built applications, data backup systems, and cloud services. Provide advanced knowledge of application systems software /hardware technology to the company, and participate in and consult on projects. Advise other IS teams on best practices for application/process design. Participate in the maintenance of the enterprise application portfolio and inventory. Application Systems Administration and Operations Execute tasks related to tickets and service requests for basic to advanced server-side activities. Actively maintain application and server software, such as updates and upgrades. Analyze business needs; research and recommend solutions that include potential risks and mitigation. Actively configure and customize application systems. Help define, as well as run and review reports on applications performance and event anomalies; make minor and advanced internal adjustments and identify substantial gaps based on findings. Develop and maintain appropriate application documentation, including current design and operation. Monitor and ensure the quality of data transmissions. Actively configure user account access to applications as needed. Propose requirements and standards for application selection and deployment. Participate in the ongoing review of existing application systems to ensure they are designed to comply with established standards and to empower business operations. Participate in developing and maintaining support policies and procedures. Assist with developing and managing application/database security policies and systems, such as web applications and SQL server security. Assist with developing and managing file exchange policies and systems, such as FTP. Participate in planning for and supporting disaster recovery and business continuity initiatives. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with external partners and application vendors including installation and repair of services. Conduct product and vendor research, and present recommendations to senior administrator and/or management. Maintain service contracts and licensing; monitor adherence to SLAs with outside parties; monitor adherence to OLAs with internal parties; escalate issues as needed. Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Data protection solutions Troubleshooting performance issues and root causes Monitoring systems and best practices Principles of application design and best practices Advanced ability to author and maintain system documentation Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field preferred At least 3 years of experience delivering application systems solutions and related services required. Experience should include some or all of the following: Enterprise applications integration and business process automation tools, such as BizTalk Data integration strategy best practices, such as ETL Claims processing technologies, such as QNXT and Facets Electronic health record technologies such as EPIC and Allscripts Document management and collaboration platforms, such as SharePoint and Office 365 Scripting language technology, such as PowerShell and T-SQL Compute environments, such as server hardware, storage and virtualization Microsoft server operating systems and core services, such as Active Directory Cloud technologies, such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services Mid-level Microsoft certifications preferred Additional experience in related technology support and/or operational positions preferred Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Talent Advisory Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
