Job Title:  Systems Administrator Senior

JOB INFORMATION

• Job Title: Systems Administrator Senior

• Grade: Exempt 57

• Job Code: 126176

JOB SUMMARY

LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Complex responsibilities related to primary focus of job area. Uses best practices and in-depth business knowledge to solve complex problems and improve products or services. May adapt procedures, processes and techniques to meet the more complex requirements of position.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Establish, test, and implement procedures for application or data backup and recovery.

• Maintain application or IT systems including installation of patches, performance monitoring, capacity planning, and tuning.

• Develop, test, implement, and maintain disaster recovery plans and procedures.

• Ensure a high degree of accuracy, coordination and administration of respective databases, systems and applications.

• Provide real time support and updates to databases, networks and systems.

• Install and upgrade application systems or IT systems (operating systems, storage systems, Data Center hardware, or databases) independently or as part of a team.

• Assist in coordination, and monitoring of systems, databases and system software for problems or needed modifications.

• Utilize project management skills to carry out responsibilities.

• Support multiple, complex, and/or advanced application or IT systems.

• Perform impact analysis of new or expanding application or IT systems and coordinate with Systems Analysts to determine upgrades necessary to meet service level requirements.

• Provide input to planning groups on the impact of prospective upgrades and work effort required.

• Maintain understanding of future direction of technologies and products for application or IT systems supported.

• All other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Engineering, or related technical discipline, And 6 years experience supporting multiple, complex and/or advanced application or IT systems; Or

• High School Diploma/GED And 10 years experience supporting multiple, complex and/or advanced application or IT systems.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Extensive hours working at a PC.

• May be required to work non-standard work schedules.

SPECIAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

• Member will not be required to drive in order to perform their job duties.

• Member is not required to perform any safety sensitive duties.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAS)

• Ability to work with minimal supervision; self motivated.

• Ability to communicate effectively in speech and writing with members at all levels throughout the organization and outside professionals.

• Customer Oriented.

• Familiarity with fundamental networking/distributed computing environment concepts.

• Strong knowledge of most aspects of operating administration.

• Team player.

• Ability to conceive of human interface with technology.

• Ability to solve complex problems; takes a new perspective using existing solutions.

• Ability to make independent decisions.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; make presentations to an internal audiences.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks with shifting priorities; project management sklls

HEALTH AND SAFETY (MEDICAL/DOT REQUIREMENTS)

• Pre-Employment Drug Screen

SALARY RANGE

$86,341 - $115,128