The Department of Information Technology Services at West Virginia University is currently accepting applications for a Application Administrator.

About the Opportunity

This position will serve as a technical operations team member in Information Technology Services by providing support and maintenance for research administration software. It will participate in the implementation of iterative code deployments; monitor system performance and perform maintenance tasks; and provide customer support by resolving help tickets.

We strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU offers generous benefits, including:

• 37.5-hour work week
• 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar)
• 24 annual leave (vacation) days per year
• 18 sick days per year (for when you’re ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family’s, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof)
• WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits (this position is a benefits-eligible, non-classified staff position)
• 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks. Looking for more retirement benefits information? Check out retirement health insurance benefits, retirement income, and FAQ’s.
• Wellness programs

What you'll do:

• Provide support, maintenance, and troubleshooting for research administration software, including WVU kc, Research Application Administration (RAA), Kuali Build, and WVU Research Administration Portal (WRAP). This includes code migration, change control, application security, performance, and availability.
• Participate in the implementation of iterative code deployments to facilitate system enhancements and bug fixes.
  Monitor daily use and performance of supported applications. Troubleshoot and resolve issues that arise; communicate extended outages using ITS incident management process.
• Participate in a rotational after-hour on-call schedule with other operations staff.
• Maintain knowledge of overall infrastructure of supported systems. Identify areas of weakness and recommend solutions or alternatives.
• Support system upgrades, patches, and database clones. Communicate planned and unplanned outages.
• Provide quality assurance testing to ensure modifications to software are stable and secure prior to release; utilize automated testing tools and keep test suites updated.
• Work closely with Research Office staff and other business partners to update or replace tools as needed to align with business processes and deliver modern technology solutions.
• Provide customer support by resolving help tickets.
• Analyze tasks and decisions against industry best practices to deliver enterprise-level solutions that meet business needs and align with WVU’s strategic and technical vision.
• Communicate information clearly, accurately, and in a timely manner to team members and business users. Foster an environment of teamwork and professionalism.
• Maintain professional relationships with colleagues including business analysts, software developers, application administrators, and business partners.
• Stay current with emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices to drive continuous improvement.

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training, education, and experience in a relevant field.
A minimum of four (4) or years of experience in Information Technology.

• General Skills:
  
  • Strong interpersonal skills with ability to interact at all organizational levels and with technical staff, managers, and end users.
  • Demonstrated ability to reason logically and solve problems. Ability to define procedural problems, collect and evaluate data, draw valid conclusions, and project consequences of various recommended solutions.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize as needed.
  • Ability to follow defined processes and procedures.
  • Initiative and motivation to request, accept, and successfully complete tasks independently and on time.
  • Broad knowledge of computer security issues, requirements, and trends, including awareness of information security laws (such as HIPAA) and accepted industry practices for auditing requirements.
  Ability to self-teach general and specific aspects of unfamiliar software or technologies with little guidance or supervision.
  • Technical Skills:
    
    • Demonstrated ability to independently troubleshoot system issues and act appropriately to efficiently resolve problems promptly.
    • Knowledge of relational database structures and applications. Oracle preferred.
    • Working knowledge of SQL and other report writing tools.
    • Demonstrated ability to administer servers running multiple operating systems and applicable scripting languages.
    • An intermediate understanding of workflow technologies as used in business process management, technical process management, and job process automation.
    • Knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and agile methodology
    • Ability to develop technical documentation for peers and general users.
    • Proven experience and understanding of account security in an Oracle/Linux environment.
    • Ability to control and track change management for software code and business functions.
    • Strong ability to assure an adequate final testing environment for code and business functions, including verifying final testing according to strict guidelines, analyzing the results, and assuring proper sign-off controls have been met before moving code and business functions to production.
  • Preferred experience (but not required):
    
    • Supporting enterprise business applications
    • Administering application servers such as Apache Tomcat running in a Linux environment
    • Providing customer service in a technical capacity
    • SaaS environments
    • Oracle or MySQL databases
    • Version control software such as Git
    • Deployable code repository such as Artifactory
    • Atlassian tools including Jira Service Management, Jira Software, Confluence, and Bitbucket
    • API platform such as Postman
    • AWS tools
    • Workflow automation tools such as Microsoft Power Automate or Kuali Build
    • Quality assurance testing (automated or manual)

At West Virginia University, we leverage our talents and resources to create a better future for our state and the world. As West Virginia's land-grant university, WVU has three campuses that touch each corner of the state. The WVU System includes 518 buildings on 15,880 acres, Extension Service offices in all 55 counties, ten experimental farms and four forests.
From the groundbreaking R1 research of our flagship campus in Morgantown to the career-oriented programs of WVU Potomac State in Keyser to the technology-intensive programs at WVU Tech in Beckley — the contributions of WVU employees directly impact the 1.8 million people of West Virginia every day, no matter their role or position.

Service, curiosity, respect, accountability, and appreciation are the core values that unite Mountaineers, inspiring one another to work tirelessly and support others as they seek to reach new heights. After all, when you're a Mountaineer, impossible is just another mountain to climb.
Creating an inclusive, engaged, and dynamic learning environment is core to WVU’s academic mission. We welcome candidates who can contribute a range of ideas, approaches and experiences.

West Virginia University is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer and is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity. The University values diversity among its faculty, staff, and students, and invites applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, nationality, genetics, disability, or Veteran status.