Sr. Application Administrator – Document Management

Company Overview

CB&I® is the world’s leading designer and builder of storage facilities, tanks and terminals. With more than 60,000 structures completed throughout our 135+ year history, we have the global expertise and strategically located operations to provide customers world‑class storage solutions for even the most complex energy infrastructure projects.

The Sr. Application Administrator will be responsible for the administration, maintenance, and optimization of business‑critical applications. This role involves troubleshooting issues, supporting end‑users, managing system updates, and ensuring compliance with security standards. The Sr. Application Administrator applies advanced knowledge of the applications typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. Responsibilities may include managing projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision.

Problems faced are difficult and sometimes complex. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem‑solver with strong technical skills and a customer‑focused mindset, capable of bridging the gap between IT and business units.

This position is an individual contributor role. This position reports to the Business Relationship Manager – Engineering and interacts with Global IT, Global Business Leads, Global Functional Leads, Project Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Construction. This position can be located in The Woodlands, TX or Plainfield, IL office.

• Administer and maintain business applications and other enterprise software systems.
• Monitor application performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement optimizations to ensure high availability and reliability.
• Provide tier‑2/3 support to end‑users, resolving technical issues, and escalating complex problems to vendors or additional IT staff as needed.
• Manage user access, permissions, and security configurations in line with company policies and regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, SOX).
• Coordinate and execute application updates, patches, and upgrades, including testing in staging environments to minimize downtime.
• Develop and maintain documentation for application configurations, processes, and troubleshooting guides.
• Conduct user training sessions and create support materials to enhance adoption and efficiency.
• Perform regular audits and backups to ensure data integrity and disaster recovery readiness.
• Assess integration requirements between business applications and third‑party systems, designing and testing interfaces to ensure seamless data flow and interoperability.
• Develop and execute test cases for application changes, including updates, customizations, and integrations, to validate functionality, performance, and compatibility before production deployment.
• Perform root cause analysis on application incidents, errors, and outages, documenting findings and recommending preventive measures to improve system resilience.
• Participate in system architecture reviews and design sessions, evaluating scalability, reliability, and alignment with long‑term business objectives.
• Collaborate with infrastructure systems administrators to ensure optimal server performance, network connectivity, hardware compatibility, and resource allocation for business applications.
• Work closely with cybersecurity analysts to implement security controls, conduct vulnerability assessments, respond to incidents, and ensure application compliance with cybersecurity policies.
• Partner with database administrators to manage data structures, optimize database queries, perform data migrations, and maintain data integrity across integrated systems.
• Coordinate with other IT professionals, including developers, network engineers, and project managers, on cross‑functional initiatives such as system integrations, custom developments, and IT infrastructure projects.

• Experience with either engineering document management systems such as Fusion Live, Proarc, Aconex, etc. or enterprise document management systems such as Documentum, Alfresco, Open Text, M‑Files etc. is required.
• Experience with engineering tools such as Bentley Systems, Auto Desk, etc. is preferred.
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