Sr. Application Support Administrator

Leads support activities for all applications and related subsystems to ensure the integrity of applications and their related environments.

Job Description:

Job Responsibilities

• Offers consultation and provides senior leadership in support of all major applications and related projects.
• Understands all integration points with existing systems and related infrastructure to provide guidance and direction with applications configuration and implementations.
• Provides top level support for all problem resolution and troubleshooting activities.
• Provides direction and design for the setup, configuration, integration and implementation of major applications into the environment.
• Must be willing to adjust schedule to perform maintenance and upgrades outside of business hours and be part of an on-call rotation.

Job Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems or a related field, or commensurate experience in a professional environment, required.

Experience

• 5 years - Experience in Information Technology required
• 3 years - Systems Administration or Programming experience required.
• 1 year - Knowledge of computer systems operations for Windows/AIX/Mainframe environments.

Skills\Certifications

• Expert knowledge of application support technologies and related documentation required.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Proven decision making and problem solving skills
• Excellent time and project management skills
• Ability to clearly articulate ideas, problem/solution/business value descriptions that can be understood by a broad audience.

Job Specific Requirements: 

• Experience with REST API and systems integration
• Strong ability of scripting and automation preferably with PowerShell
• Experience writing SQL queries and working with Data in MSSQL databases preferred
• Experience with ServiceNow Platform including administration, architecture and integrations
• Knowledge of ITSM fundamentals and ITIL standards
• Expert knowledge of application support technologies and related documentation required.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Proven decision making and problem solving skills
• Excellent time and project management skills
• Ability to clearly articulate ideas, problem/solution/business value descriptions that can be understood by a broad audience.

Preferred Skills:

Number of Openings Available:

1

Worker Type:

Employee

Worker Sub-Type:

Employee

Company:

BCBST BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc.

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To further our mission of peace of mind through better health, effective 2017, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and its subsidiaries no longer hire individuals who use tobacco or nicotine products (including but not limited to cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco, gum, patch, lozenges and electronic or smokeless cigarettes) in any form in Tennessee and where state law permits. A tobacco or nicotine free hiring practice is