System Administrator 2

Responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned.)

• Constant learning of new features of out-of-box EVERESTEK product, reduce customization and promote improvements into product
• Participate in analysis and impact assessments for customers going through product upgrades and bugfix releases.
• Liaison with implementation team members on merging, timing and delivery strategies of major product upgrades and bugfix releases.
• Participate in requirements elicitation, analyses and design, driving solution implementation and carry through to the handover of major custom components to the EVERESTEK Support team
• Produce quality technical documentation to support the design and development process
• Strong communication skills and proven ability to deliver without direct supervision [CF1]
• Contribute in the creation and review of estimates around technical aspects of the solution
• Ensure all aspects of good design and construction are delivered, including:
• Performance, scalability, and security
• Modularity, interoperability, and upgradability
• Collaborate with peers within the client organization to ensure a successful delivery
• Work closely with Solution Architects, Business Consultants and Software Engineers for successful completion of product upgrades and bugfix releases.
• Identify and capture areas for improvement/innovation for subsequent technical consultancy service transformation
• Develop an understanding and knowledge of insurance and our customers[CF2]
• Expert knowledge of specific technologies:[CF3]
• Willingness to take ownership of significant elements of an overall solution

Education and/or Experience

• 5+ years working in a comparable consultancy position
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems
• Engineering, Mathematics/ Statistics/ Sciences (or related) disciplines
• Experience of working remotely in a vendor environment on client sites
• Experience working within the insurance sector a distinct advantage
• Experience of working remotely in a vendor environment on client sites[CF4]

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong analysis, design & solutioning skills and able to provide sound direction.
• Excellent documentation skills
• Proven complex technical problem-solving skills[CF5]
• An ability to be well organized, flexible, proactive and detail orientated
• Capability to lead both internal and client teams
• Full project life cycle exposure
• Strong analysis, design & solutioning skills
• Excellent planning and tracking skills within dynamic Agile/Scrum environment
• Ability of understanding and manipulating the data model at a database level
• Excellent documentation and presentation skills
• Positive and supportive team player
• Strong communication skills and proven ability to deliver without direct supervision
• Strong negotiation and scope management skills
• Capable of working under pressure
• Strong problem-solving skills of complex technical

Technical Skills

• Advanced knowledge of specific technologies:
• Java, including JEE technologies such as JSP, JDBC, JNDI
• Application servers: Websphere, Weblogic, Tomcat, JBoss
• Databases: Oracle, SQL Server
• Development Tools: Gradle, Ant, Eclipse, JUnit, Git, Subversion
• Cloud – Amazon Web Services(AWS), Cloudwatch, New Relic
• Proven experience of using integration technologies such as SOA, Web API standards, SOAP and REST