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The Senior Staff Application Services Professional, working independently with limited supervision, is responsible for conducting and documenting complex Application Services projects and provides IT system support and maintenance related to software, applications, and databases. The role conducts advanced maintenance tasks, including data backups, system updates, and proactive performance tuning. The role plays a key role in the evaluation and testing of new software applications, providing strategic insights for adoption decisions. The role collaborates closely with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze advanced user requirements for complex system enhancements. The role contributes to the design and implementation of advanced application security measures and data protection protocols.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with multiple teams to efficiently meet their requirements, providing multi-platform support, and actively remediates application services data quality issues.
• Identifies potential issues or impacts to business/application and recommends best practice solutions that aligns with business requirements, coordinates assignments across functional areas, and demonstrates detailed functional mastery, contributing to organization goals and decision-making.
• Monitors the research and implementation new applications, utilizing technical knowledge and skills to promote effectiveness in the department, and guides integrations of systems and/or data management methods.
• Develops and manages robust relationships with well management information systems users, anticipating their needs and actively innovating ideas for continuous improvement in business processes.
• Fosters a culture that encourages the open sharing of information and data at the enterprise level, actively contributing to the perception of information as a valuable corporate asset.
• Introduces and champions Quality Assurance practices, collaborating with cross-functional teams to establish performance requirements and adherence to project timelines.
• Designs and maintains logical and physical data models for components of the Enterprise Data Warehouse, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in data management.
• Creates, executes, and manages test plans, test cases, and test scripts, ensuring the integrity of data and identifying inconsistencies through meticulous testing processes.
• Coordinates the meticulous scheduling of software upgrades and patches, ensuring strict adherence to software licensing agreements, and proactively managing timely renewal processes to maintain compliance and system integrity.
• Carries out complex application services projects independently, leads change efforts, and actively participates in continuous improvement initiatives, demonstrating skill in mentoring and influencing.
Education
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Software Engineering or any other related discipline and/or commensurate work experience is required.
Experience
• 7+ years of relevant experience, preferably in Information Technology specializing in areas such as Application enhancements, Software development, System integration, and Database Management. or a related field. Industry experience is preferred.
Competencies
• Stakeholder Relationships
• Oral & Written Communication
Skills
• Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.
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