Full-Time
Associate Database Administrator
IBM i/Db2
Harris Computer
1,001-5,000 employees
Acquires and grows mission-critical vertical software
No salary listed
Tennessee, USA
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- Ability to act independently with little or no supervision.
- Ability to work within Scrum Team and Project Manager timelines and deliverables.
- Ability to maintain coding standards and meet defined quality standards.
- Act as a liaison with business analysts and internal or external clients to ensure requirements are understood.
- Produce and execute unit test cases as defined by the team.
- Produce supporting technical and installation documentation for internal and external publication as appropriate.
- Achieve productivity targets so deliverables are completed within budget, on schedule, and to defined quality standards.
- Complete all necessary software and non-software components within the timelines defined by the Scrum Team or Project Manager.
- Produce technical specifications, code, and unit test plans in line with the traceability matrix and functional specification.
- Produce accurate, unambiguous technical design specifications to the required level of detail within committed timelines.
- Perform tasks independently with little or no supervision.
Harris Computer builds and grows a portfolio of mission-critical software for vertical markets like Public Sector, Healthcare, Utilities, Insurance, and Education across multiple regions. It works through a buy-and-hold model, acquiring established vertical-market software firms and providing operational support, capital, and shared best practices while each unit serves its niche. The company differentiates itself by owning a large, diverse pool of niche software companies under one umbrella and leveraging cross-portfolio expertise and Constellation Software's backing to provide stability for customers with critical needs. Its goal is to grow and manage this portfolio long term, creating value through ongoing ownership and shared expertise so each company reliably serves its vertical market.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Ottawa, Canada
Founded
1976
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- July 2026 TouchBistro expands Harris into restaurant software and payments.
- November 2025 TECVIA widened European reach and added driver-education software.
- 2025 review showed 19 acquisitions, signaling strong capital deployment and seller demand.
What critics are saying
- TouchBistro enters restaurant POS against Toast, Square, Clover, Lightspeed, and Aloha.
- Cisco v. N. Harris Computer preserved records after 2024 Ontario litigation.
- Aggressive acquisition pace risks integration drift and talent loss across 200-plus businesses.
What makes Harris Computer unique
- Constellation-backed buy-and-hold model keeps acquired vertical software businesses independent.
- Harris added 19 businesses in 2025 across six countries and 14 verticals.
- Deep public-sector, healthcare, utilities, and education footprint creates switching costs.
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