Applications Administrator - Clarity

ThermoFisher Scientific; Manila; On-site; PHP 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking an Application Administrator to provide day‑to‑day L2 operational and administrative support for the Clarity PPM platform. The role covers incidents, service requests, monitoring, data integrity checks, and access administration, with a path to broader Clarity support through structured training.

You will develop hands‑on production support skills, participate in testing, and contribute to runbooks and knowledge bases while aligning with SOX controls and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 2+ years in enterprise systems administration and infrastructure support.
• Foundational knowledge of enterprise application support or application administration.
• Basic SQL for data validation and investigations.
• Experience with Clarity PPM administration or production support.
• Ability to follow SOX controls and change‑control procedures.
• Willingness to learn and develop Clarity technical skills over time.

Responsibilities

• Provide L2 support for routine Clarity incidents and service requests.
• Own tickets through resolution or escalation with documentation.
• Perform routine Clarity administration and operational support.
• Monitor application health, queues, and scheduled jobs.
• Assist with test cases, UAT, patches, and post‑deployment validation.
• Maintain runbooks, knowledge articles, and standard operating procedures.
• Support access administration and license‑utilization reviews.
• Coordinate with Developers and Team Lead for advanced analysis.
• Participate in 16x5 support coverage and on‑call rotation.

Skills

Clarity PPM administration

SQL

Application configuration

Application monitoring

Batch and scheduled‑job monitoring

Interface monitoring

Data‑integrity validation

REST APIs

XML and web services

Linux

GEL scripting

NSQL

XOG

Knowledge Management and KEDB

SOX control execution

Access‑management and change‑control

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Systems, or related discipline

Job description

Work Schedule

Third Shift (Nights)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Position Summary

The Application Administrator provides day-to-day L2 operational and administrative support for the Clarity PPM platform. The role is responsible for routine incidents, service requests, application monitoring, data-integrity checks, batch and interface monitoring, access administration, configuration support, documentation, testing support, and operational procedures. The position is designed to develop into a broader Clarity application support role through structured knowledge transfer, hands‑on production support, cross‑training, and progressive technical development.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide L2 support for routine Clarity incidents and service requests.
• Own assigned tickets through resolution or appropriate escalation.
• Maintain timely ticket updates, resolution notes, and supporting documentation.
• Perform routine Clarity administration and operational support.
• Monitor application health, support queues, scheduled jobs, interfaces, batch processes, and automated processes.
• Identify failed jobs, interfaces, or scheduled processes and follow documented recovery or escalation procedures.
• Perform routine data‑integrity checks and document results.
• Assist with operational data validation and corrective‑action procedures.
• Support user access, permissions, and application‑administration requests in accordance with approved processes.
• Support periodic Clarity license‑utilization reviews and reporting.
• Assist with application configuration activities under established standards and procedures.
• Assist with testing of incidents, fixes, enhancements, upgrades, patches, and releases.
• Create and execute defined test cases.
• Support UAT preparation and coordination.
• Support production‑readiness checks and post‑deployment validation.
• Support planned production deployments and weekend maintenance activities.
• Maintain operational runbooks, knowledge articles, Known Error Database entries, standard operating procedures, and support documentation.
• Participate in knowledge‑transfer activities with the incumbent managed service provider.
• Ensure new operational knowledge is documented and shared with the team.
• Support incident, request, problem, change, and release‑management processes.
• Assist with service KPI, SLA, backlog, and operational reporting.
• Support Disaster Recovery exercises and documented recovery procedures.
• Assist with user guidance and maintenance of training materials.
• Coordinate with Developers and the Team Lead on incidents requiring advanced functional or technical analysis.
• Coordinate with infrastructure or other support teams using documented escalation procedures.
• Execute administrative activities in accordance with SOX controls, access‑management standards, security policies, segregation‑of‑duties requirements, and audit procedures.
• Maintain required control evidence for access changes, operational checks, and support procedures.
• Assist with periodic access reviews, audit evidence collection, and control testing.
• Participate in the team's 16x5 support coverage model.
• Participate in on‑call support as assigned and appropriate for the role.
• Support planned weekend patches, releases, deployments, and maintenance activities.
• Develop technical capability in Clarity configuration, SQL, GEL, NSQL, XOG, integrations, and APIs through structured cross‑training.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree plus 2 years of experience in enterprise systems administration and infrastructure support
• Fields of Study: Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Systems, or a related discipline.
• Foundational knowledge of enterprise application support or application administration.
• Basic understanding of relational databases and SQL.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting capability.
• Ability to follow documented operational and change‑control procedures.
• Strong attention to detail and documentation.
• Ability to communicate effectively with business users and technical teams.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies.
• Ability to support scheduled weekend maintenance and participate in an on‑call rotation as required.

Required Clarity PPM Skills and Experience

• Foundational to early‑career hands‑on experience with Clarity PPM administration or production application support.
• Foundational knowledge of Clarity user administration, security groups, access requests, application configuration, scheduled jobs, support queues, and routine operational procedures.
• Basic SQL skills for data validation, investigation, and operational support.
• Foundational exposure to GEL scripting, NSQL, XOG, REST APIs, XML, web services, or Clarity integrations is required. Deeper hands‑on proficiency can be developed through structured training and experience in the role.
• Experience monitoring batch jobs, interfaces, scheduled processes, application health, and failed‑process recovery or escalation.
• Experience supporting incident and service‑request queues, maintaining accurate ticket updates, and following documented escalation procedures.
• Experience creating or executing test cases and supporting UAT, patches, releases, and post‑deployment validation.
• Experience with application access administration, operational controls, documentation, runbooks, or knowledge articles.
• Exposure to SOX‑controlled applications, formal change control, access governance, or audit evidence requirements is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to develop Clarity technical skills in configuration, GEL, NSQL, SQL, XOG, APIs, and integrations over time.

Technical / Functional Skills

• Clarity PPM administration
• SQL
• Application configuration
• Application monitoring
• Batch and scheduled‑job monitoring
• Interface monitoring
• Data‑integrity validation
• User and access administration
• REST APIs
• XML and web services
• Linux
• GEL scripting
• NSQL
• XOG
• Knowledge Management and KEDB
• SOX control execution
• Access‑management and change‑control procedures

Key Success Measures

• Timely and accurate completion of incidents and service requests
• Effective monitoring and escalation of production issues
• Reliable execution of operational checks
• Accurate data‑integrity and monitoring activities
• Quality and completeness of support documentation
• Growth in Clarity functional and technical capability
• Increased ability to independently resolve routine application issues
• Effective contribution to 16x5 support coverage
• Effective participation in weekend maintenance and on‑call support
• Compliance with SOX, access, operational, and change‑control requirements

Working Hours:

India: 05:30 PM to 02:30 AM IST

Philippines: 08:00 PM to 05:00 AM PHT

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.