Systems Administrator R&D Applications

Company: Dynamic Enterprise Solutions Inc
Location: Plymouth
Posted on: April 3, 2021

Job Description:

Title: Systems Administrator - R&D Applications Location: Plymouth, MNDuration: 8 Months Locals Preferred Job Summary: Briefly state the main purpose and scope of the job. The Systems Administrator will be directly involved in configuration, testing and implementation of new and existing Windows client and server systems. This role will provide expertise that is critical in assisting with the identification of opportunities for the effective use of technology and the implementation and support of IT applications and solutions for Abbott Medical Device Research and Development teams. The candidate will work with engineering customers in the functional areas of mechanical / electrical CAD, data vaulting, computational modeling, simulation and statistics. Job Duties: List the significant/essential duties, tasks or responsibilities which employees in this position are required to perform,

• Provide high touch, one on one business assistance for new projects, enhancements and support
• Provide level three support for Abbott/Remedy ITSS incidents and work orders
• Work between vendors to resolve issues beyond level three capability
• Maintain application license server software and license framework, such as Flex LM
• Maintain server software updates
• Maintain client software updates
• Maintain server and application alerting information
• Manage additional capabilities and integrations with other applications
• Interaction with product development applications
• Work with various IT groups for support of R&D teams
• Maintain documentation for all applications for internal and external teams
• Communication timely and precisely with business partners and IT teams
• Batch file scripting and visual basic code understanding
• Establishes technology standards for development and maintenance of new and existing systems, makes recommendations for improvement
• Collaborates customers to ensure user requirements are complete and concise, confirming that changes and enhancements meet technical specifications and user requirements
• Provides solid test designs, develops test cases and performs execution/documentation of test cases
• Provides support to existing applications and resolves business and technical problems
• Keeps informed of trends and new developments in technology to better advise management of means to accomplish business and information systems goals
• Communicates effectively with management to enhance their understanding of the opportunities and limitations of information systems
• Adheres to system change control processes and procedures
• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.
• Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned Equipment: List the type of equipment the incumbent will utilize in this position.Works with standard office equipment such as telephone, cellular phone, fax/copier, and a personal computer with standard office software. Working Conditions: Describe the work environment characteristics representative of those encountered by an employee performing the essential functions of this job.Work environment varies from well lighted office/cubicle, low to moderate noise level, to a variety of conditions caused by travel requirements such as customer offices, research labs, hospitals, hotels, use of automobiles, commercial travel, weather, etc. General Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of technical experience
  • 5+ years of experience translating business requirements into technical designs
  • Excellent communication and customer service skills. Able to bridge communication between technical areas and business areas for a full and complete understanding of expectations
  • Ability to multi-task efficiently on parallel efforts
  • Ability to drive requirements and project work through to closure
  • Experience in reviewing technical designs, and experience in code reviews - providing feedback on whether the technical design and code satisfies functional specifications
  • Training and experience in good test design; experience writing test cases and reviewing/approving the execution of those test cases
  • Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model preferred
  • Ability to work in a highly matrix and geographically diverse business environment
  • Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment
    • Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects
    • Ability to travel approximately 10%, including internationally
    • Ability to maintain regular and predictable attendance Specific Qualifications
      • Knowledge of R&D hardware platforms such as Windows and Linux high performance compute clusters
        • Proven process knowledge and the ability to communicate with other designers and design managers.
        • Working closely in a professional manner with business partners and in workshops and then developing, documenting, and testing standard configurations for use in the environment.
        • Experience with any PLM system would be a plus
        • Ability to remote into customer systems using SCCM, Bomgar or RDP or other similar tools - provided by Dice

Keywords: Dynamic Enterprise Solutions Inc, Plymouth , Systems Administrator R&D Applications, IT / Software / Systems , Plymouth, Massachusetts