Systems Programmer

Title : Systems Programmer

Duration : 12 Months

Location : Columbia, SC (Partially onsite -Typically on-site Thursday)

C2 clearance is required (Must be a US citizen)

REQUIRED technologies :

• Windows operating admin experience
• Server administration
• Vendor management
• Operational health

PREFERRED / NICE TO HAVE technologies : RedHat admin experience

Day To Day :

• Cross Platform tools is a team that specializes in the full lifecycle of supported tools to include road-mapping ownership, implementation, operational support, and compliance remediation.
• The specific products supported by Cross Platform Tools typically span across various lines of business and have been identified as being implemented across multiple computing platforms which include various operating systems installed on both servers and workstations.
• A typical day in on the team could consist of troubleshooting an issue identified by a customer, working with a vendor to ensure best practices are occurring, evaluating a new version or enhancement to one of our tools, or remediating an issue identified on an endpoint that reports into one of our tools.
• Our customers typically consist of other IT professionals; however, we do assist non-technical "end users" as well when needed.
• Overall, we are close-knit team of professionals that try to take every opportunity to knowledge share with one another and empower the business through outstanding communication, implementation, and support of our business-critical tools.
• Our tools span from certificate management, end point protection such as antivirus and whitelisting, patching, inventory, and identification of phi and phi.

Soft Skills : Willingness to work across teams, talk to project management and participate in light on call cycle.

About Team : 8 team members. Collaborative environment with flexibility. Problem solving abilities.

Job Description :

Write or debug programs to maintain and control computer systems software, such as operating systems, networked systems, and database systems.

Provide technical and disaster recovery support for systems software. *40% Research and analyze systems software problems and implement workable solutions or escalate as appropriate.

• 40% Install, test, and maintain systems software including installing updates, upgrades, and patches, initiating tests of system programs and observing results to detect errors or work stoppage, and modifying code to correct errors.
• 10% Assist in internal and external audits being performed across multiple lines of business for multiple platforms. *5% Participate in planning and execution of disaster recovery procedures.
• 5% Cross train in all areas of systems programming in order to efficiently perform on-call rotation.

Required Skills and Abilities :

Strong analytical and logical thinking skills. Comprehension of advanced data storage techniques, basic database philosophy, database management, and advanced programming techniques.

Understand the requirements for maintaining production systems and the effect of systems changes. Solid understanding of currently utilized programming productivity tools and their use.

Solid understanding of quality assurance and implementation strategies of systems software. Able to acquire knowledge of programming languages and tools used in the department.

Able to analyze software specifications for completeness and compatibility with operation systems. Required Software and Other Tools : Standard office equipment.

Work Environment : Fast paced, multi-platformed environment which may require action and response 24X7 to support the technical business needs of the customer.

Required Education : Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Information Systems, or other job related field or 4 years of job related work experience or 2 years of job related experience plus an associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree

Required Work Experience : 4 Years IT experience including varied programming experience.