SENIOR IT Professional 3Rd-Party

Position Overview

Applications accepted from: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED

Job Classification: SENIOR IT PROFESSIONAL – APPLICATIONS (3RD-Party Application)

Posting Number: 38158

Department: HOUSTON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (HITS)

Division: ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS SERVICES

Reporting

Location:

611 WALKER, Houston, TX 77002

Workdays &

Hours:

MONDAY 8:00AM– FRIDAY 5:00PM (on site)

The Senior IT Professional – Applications will provide production support to business-critical applications. Daily duties include proactive monitoring, troubleshooting and quick resolution of critical incidents. Develop/troubleshoot custom application and interface using programming languages within the .NET stack. Serve as the expert liaison to the business or functional area. Work at the highest technical level of all phases of applications systems analysis and support activities.

Coordinate meetings and requirement gathering sessions for the support activities and enhancement requests. Ensure customers’ business requirements are fully understood, documented, communicated, and acted upon. Coordinate change management and release activities. Provide mentoring and training to other team members as needed. Excellent written and verbal presentation skills with the ability to present complex ideas in a clear and concise manner.

Under direction of the IT Lead, performs a variety of information technology related development management and support activities for any assigned department/division.

• You must be eligible to validate contract work experience.

There are no major sources of discomfort, i.e., essentially normal office environment with acceptable lighting, temperature, and air conditioning. Significant time spent using computer displays, keyboard, and mouse.

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management and Information Systems (MIS) or a closely related field. Usually has advanced technical certifications that demonstrate mastery of a specialized application.

At least six (6) years of technology experience supporting applications. Advanced certifications and/or greater than six (6) years applicable experience may be substituted for up to two (2) years of the education requirement.

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• Preference shall be given to eligible veteran applicants provided such persons possess the qualifications necessary for competent discharge of the duties involved in the position applied for, such persons are among the most qualified candidates for the position, and all other factors in accordance with Executive Order 1-6.

• At least 2 years of experience in Microsoft SQL database, SSRS report development and .NET technologies
• One or more years of Experience in Visual Studio and Dev Ops
• Experience in
  • .NET technologies and programming skills in , C#, Rest API, Web Services, XML, HTML, CSS
  • SaaS/ERP solutions and configurations
  • Microsoft office products
  • Application support, ITSM ticketing tools like Service-now
• Working knowledge of Infor, SAP or any other ERP systems

Department may administer skills assessment test.

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If yes, this position is subject to random drug testing and if a promotional position, candidate must pass an assignment drug test.

Factors used in determining the salary offered include the candidate’s qualifications as well as the pay rates of other employees in this classification.

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All new and rehires must pass a pre-employment drug test and are subject to a physical examination and verification of information provided.

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