Application Administrator 2 - Pathology

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Job Location (Full Address):

211 Bailey Rd, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14586

Opening:

Worker Subtype:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Department:

500291 Lab Computer Fac-Clin Labs SMH

Work Shift:

UR - Day (United States of America)

Range:

UR URG 111

Compensation Range:

$64,200.00 - $96,200.00

Responsibilities:

Diagnoses and corrects computer systems issues. Provides hands-on system administration support, system maintenance and operations support. Recommends software and hardware enhancements. Builds, configures, and troubleshoots software and hardware enhancements, application deployments and infrastructure upgrades, specific to Laboratory Information Systems.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides technical support for, and may lead, non-production and production environments, including troubleshooting and remediation of technical issues. May take a lead role in working with third party vendors and software companies. Researches and answers technical application, database, server, and security configuration questions. Serves as an escalation point for support and provides on-call support after hours as defined by the application support requirements. Works with, and may lead, various technical and functional personnel as needed to fulfill requests for technical support, including application, system to system integrations, and security administration. Monitors non-production and production environments and works in conjunction with, and may lead, database administrators, security, and systems administrators to provide performance tuning on application, database, server, and security settings and features. Appropriately uses tools and sometimes provides direction to efficiently manage code migrations, environment builds, testing, and implementation. Applies patches and delivers minor and major application upgrades.
• Works with, and may lead, technical resources and functional/business analysts on application, database, server or security requirements and translates into technical or systems specifications for implementation. Designs technical enhancements to support application, database, server or security landscape. Completes assigned application administration deliverables and may lead teams in the completion of assigned deliverables, including configuration of applications, database, server or security settings and features. Provides implementation and ongoing support. Actively participates in, and may lead, application administration maintenance or implementation plan walkthroughs. May develop technical documentation to be used by application administration development or support teams. Actively participates in, and may lead, testing of newly developed applications, integrations, systems, solutions, and upgrades of applications or application support tools. Works closely with, and may lead, technical resources and functional/business analysts to prepare test plans, test data, and complete integrated testing. Follows, and may develop, best practice application administration and change management procedures. Actively participates in smaller systems projects or enhancements, delivering assigned application administration tasks following project plans and estimates. May lead technical teams in the delivery of assignments. Provides input for project plans and estimates related to application administration for projects or enhancements.
• Actively participates in, and may lead, regular team retrospective events with a continuous improvement mindset. Consistently identifies and recommends improvement opportunities, logs application administration requests, and delivers upon application administration assignments that improve the system solution. Shares application administration knowledge and provides cross-training and peer support. May lead team meetings. Actively participates in, and may lead, estimation and planning of future application administration work plans. May develop application administration documentation and procedures used to maintain applications, databases, servers, and security.
• Maintains a deep and broad knowledge of technology, equipment, and/or systems in the assigned application areas. Maintains a deep and broad knowledge of the latest technologies associated with on premise application administrations. Actively participates in external technical application administration communities of practice gaining and sharing technical knowledge.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree and 2 years of systems admin experience required
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• NYS Medical Technologist License upon hire required

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