System Applications Engineer - Database & Security

City of Las Cruces; Las Cruces (NM); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Las Cruces is seeking an experienced IT professional to install, administer and maintain database-driven applications, ensuring availability, performance and security aligned with city goals, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements.

This full-time, exempt position involves coordinating testing, applying upgrades, and performing enhancements with staff and vendors to sustain high levels of service and data integrity across Microsoft Windows Server environments, MS SQL Server,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, business computer systems, MIS, or related field and two years experience administering and supporting database-driven applications in a Microsoft multi-server network.

Responsibilities

• Administers and maintains database driven application systems, configuration, security, interface, access and performance support to users and vendors to ensure high availability, performance and security.
• Coordinates testing of new or existing applications, upgrades and applies functional changes with staff to enhance application or process efficiency.
• Recommends, schedules and performs software and hardware improvements, upgrades, patches, reconfigurations, and purchases to maintain system integrity and functionality.
• Maintains applications to support delivery of services using multiple platforms.
• Participates in capacity planning and development of long-term strategic goals for systems and applications.
• Monitors work orders for timely resolution and analyzes patterns to identify issues requiring research or changes in software/workflow.
• Performs advanced technical work to solve complex process issues and maintain performance and integrity.

Skills

Database administration

Testing & QA

Capacity planning

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/MS/MIS

Tools

MS SQL Server

Windows Server

ArcGIS SDE

SharePoint

IIS

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Job description

City of Las Cruces is seeking an experienced IT professional to install, administer and maintain database-driven applications, ensuring availability, performance and security aligned with city goals, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements.

This full-time, exempt position involves coordinating testing, applying upgrades, and performing enhancements with staff and vendors to sustain high levels of service and data integrity across Microsoft Windows Server environments, MS SQL Server,