Senior IT Specialist Job Description

Senior IT Specialist Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Senior IT Specialist to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Creates and maintains documentation as it relates to system configurations, mapping, processes, and service records;
  • Provides guidance and solves escalated issues for IT Specialists on the team;
  • Monitor network performance and troubleshoot problem areas as needed;
  • Collaborate with local management and department leaders to assess near and long-term technology needs;
  • Supports preparations and user acceptance testing required for infrastructure projects and enhancements;
  • Analyzes the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems; develops and implements strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems;
  • Performs other duties as assigned;
  • Collaborates with end users to prepare for Audit and SOX compliance;
  • Integrate servers, including database, e-mail, print, and backup servers and their associated software into enterprise systems;
  • Implement and maintain policies, procedures, and associated training plans for network administration, usage, and disaster recovery.

Requirements:

  • Assisting with designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise information technology applications;
  • Experience with ITIL processes and/or ITIL Foundation V3 certification;
  • Supporting COTS business capabilities in DoD Windows or Oracle environments;
  • Proven ability to analyze current information systems and make enhancements to increase their effectiveness;
  • Supporting infrastructure migration methodologies and techniques to support system application and Data movements to multi-cloud Azure or AWS;
  • Proficiency and aptitude in information system technologies and computer sciences;
  • Understanding of data exchange and integration formats including XML, JSON, and SOAP;
  • Understanding of security solutions such as SSO, Oauth, IAM/User Registry, and Encryption;
  • Experience with applying data integration patterns using traditional and modern data technologies (SQL, NoSQL);
  • Understanding of cloud-aware and native, and as-a-Service platform offerings such as Pivotal Cloud Foundry and Kubernetes;
  • Developing process flow diagrams and systems documentation;
  • Five years of experience with PC, Server and network support.