IT Applications Specialist: Web & Systems Engineer

KRELL INSTITUTE; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Krell Institute in Ames, IA is seeking an IT Applications Specialist to support and enhance technology solutions that power our mission-driven organization. This onsite role combines application support, web development, systems administration, and process improvement in a collaborative environment.

You will work with users to improve applications, develop workflows and reports, maintain public-facing and internal websites, troubleshoot issues, and participate in testing and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, IS, or related field.
• At least one year of experience supporting business applications, websites, or information systems.
• Experience with web technologies such as PHP, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, and/or SQL.

Responsibilities

• Support, maintain, and enhance business applications and web-based systems.
• Develop and implement application improvements, workflows, reports, and forms.
• Maintain and update public-facing and internal websites.
• Troubleshoot application and system issues and provide technical support to users.
• Collaborate with departments to identify opportunities for process improvement through technology.
• Assist with database management, application integrations, and system administration activities.
• Participate in software testing, documentation, and project implementation efforts.
• Train users and create documentation that promotes effective use of technology solutions.
• Support cloud-hosted and on-premises systems that enable daily operations.

Skills

Collaboration

Clear communication

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Customer-focused

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/IS or related field

Tools

PHP

HTML/CSS

JavaScript

SQL

WordPress

Drupal

SharePoint

Linux

Azure

Git

Job description

Krell Institute in Ames, IA is seeking an IT Applications Specialist to support and enhance technology solutions that power our mission-driven organization. This onsite role combines application support, web development, systems administration, and process improvement in a collaborative environment.

You will work with users to improve applications, develop workflows and reports, maintain public-facing and internal websites, troubleshoot issues, and participate in testing and documentation.