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Application Systems Administrator

City of Redmond, OR
Redmond, OR Full Time
POSTED ON 2/5/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/4/2025

Salary : $6,989.00 - $8,891.00 Monthly

Location : Redmond, OR

Job Type : Full Time

Job Number : 00388

Department : IT

Opening Date : 01 / 29 / 2025

Closing Date : 2 / 11 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Pacific

Purpose of Position

PURPOSE OF POSITION :

Serves as part of a team to provide administration, support, and maintenance necessary for the efficient and reliable operation of the City's information systems. The Application Systems Administrator position's primary responsibilities include but are not limited to the continuous management of the City's software applications, researching, and assessing current software capabilities, and leading and / or assisting implementation, integration, and migration processes. Provide high level technical in-person support, training, and assistance to City staff. Application Systems Administrators work directly with IT staff, staff from other City departments, leadership, and vendors to identify and implement a variety of software solutions, both on-premises and in the cloud; collaborates with IT teammates and vendors to remedy security concerns as they arise.

This description covers the most significant essential and auxiliary duties performed but does not include other occasional work which may be similar, related to, or logical assignment to the position.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

Essential Job Functions

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS :

Contribute to a Positive Work Environment

  • Deliver professional, courteous, and timely customer service.
  • Build collaborative inter-departmental relationships.
  • Actively contribute to our innovative team focused approach to problem solving.

Software Administration

  • Provide guidance to city departments with ongoing maintenance & onboarding of City software,
  • both on-premises & in the cloud.

  • Continually improve upon the application procurement process.
  • Leads the installation, configuration, deployment, and maintenance of applications, databases,
  • and servers.

  • Troubleshoot and resolve configuration, connectivity, security, and application functionality
  • problems.

  • Perform routine upgrades, patching, & migrations of existing software platforms.
  • Assist City departments with utilization of new and existing features and functionality.
  • Assist City departments with training of new staff on various City applications and systems.
  • Identify application & database enhancements to improve process efficiencies, system
  • performance, & reporting capabilities.

  • Maintains data integrity and application security for applications and systems.
  • Assist IT Manager in identifying hardware capacity and replacement needs to ensure platforms for software function properly
  • Cybersecurity & Privacy

  • Manage secure access to applications and data & fulfil regulatory compliance and cybersecurity standards requirements.
  • Ability to identify cybersecurity issues and proactively improve security posture in a continuously changing environment.
  • Analyze security and privacy risks & take security-minded approach to decision making.
  • Monitor and respond to logs & alerts of various security platforms.
  • Install patches & make changes to mitigate cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
  • Use current cybersecurity & privacy best practices.
  • Information Technology Team

  • Work in a team-oriented environment and act as back-up in absence of other IT team members.
  • Prepare, update, and maintain technical documentation of processes and procedures and records of service provided.
  • Perform necessary support activities outside scheduled work hours to minimize computer, system, and network outages during critical periods.
  • Assist staff with various A / V solutions, sometimes outside scheduled work hours.
  • Share on-call duties with other team members to provide general and technical support for our customers that operate on a 24x7 schedule.
  • Maintain professional networks and attend training sessions and conferences as necessary to advance skills and keep abreast of issues and practices in all areas of responsibility.
  • Participate as needed with incoming IT Support requests.
  • Track and monitor assigned work using help desk software.
  • Other :

  • Operates a motor vehicle regularly to attend meetings, trainings, equipment maintenance, and other situations when necessary.
  • Qualifications

    JOB QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS :

    Mandatory Requirements :

  • High school diploma, or GED equivalent, required.
  • Associate degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Computer Science or related field and four (4) years verifiable work experience in a similar job position; or any equivalent combination of education and experience which demonstrates the ability to perform the described duties.
  • Level 4 CJIS certification, required within first sixty (60) days of employment.
  • Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

  • Principles and practices of technology management, application and infrastructure development, project planning, and systems integration in a Windows environment.
  • Knowledge of application and database server architecture, communication protocols, component integration, access and security standards, and IT systems administration.
  • Knowledge of application systems analysis and troubleshooting principles and procedures.
  • Knowledge of research techniques, methods, and procedures.
  • Knowledge of project planning and project management principles.
  • Database performance tuning techniques, and backup and recovery procedures.
  • Skill in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
  • Installing, maintaining, modifying, and upgrading software applications; and identifying and resolving computer system operational and security problems
  • Assessing customer support needs and developing & implementing effective solutions.
  • Analyzing equipment and system malfunctions and troubleshooting computers & software applications.
  • Ability to problem solve and think critically.
  • Ability to translate technical information into an easy-to-use format for both technical and non-technical end users.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
  • Ability to work effectively with a wide variety of people, including City staff, City leadership, vendors, and contractors.
  • Must be organized, independent, and a self-starter.
  • Special Requirements / Licenses :

    The position requires employees to operate a motor vehicle in the course of their position. Possession of, or must obtain within thirty (30) days from date of hire, a valid Oregon driver's license.

    Must have a safe driving record.

    Desirable Requirements :

    For desirable requirements to be considered, one must have met the mandatory requirements noted above :

  • Experience in a government setting; knowledge of state and federal laws governing public information and privacy.
  • Experience with government specific software systems (SCADA, ArcGIS, SQL-based Utility Billing, AMR, etc.).
  • Extensive experience in project management with enterprise-wide software solutions.
  • Demonstratable experience with project management of software / hardware migration and implementation.
  • Experience managing the enforcement of regulatory compliance (i.e. : CJIS, PCI, HIPAA, GDPR, etc.) and / or cybersecurity framework standards (i.e. : NIST, ISO, SOC2, NERC-CIP, etc.)
  • Possession of PMP, CAPM, CSM, CPMP, or similar project management certification.
  • Possession of CBAP, PMI-PBA, or similar software business analyst certification.
  • Work Environment

    SUPERVISION RECEIVED :

    Work is performed under the general direction of the IT Manager who holds the employee accountable for work performed.

    PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear, use hands to feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk.

    The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to twenty-five (35) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

    WORK ENVIRONMENT :

    The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

    While performing the duties of this job, the employee works in an office environment; the employee rarely works in outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

    This description covers the most significant essential and auxiliary duties performed but does not include other occasional work which may be similar, related to, or logical assignment to the position.

    The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

    The City of Redmond offers a wide range of employee benefits. to learn more about City of Redmond management and non-represented employee benefits.

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