What are the responsibilities and job description for the APPLICATION ADMINISTRATOR- SPECIALIST #00030628 position at Missouri University of Science and Technology?
Hiring Department
Information Technology- Technology Support
Job Description
Are you seeking to make a difference in the lives of students? Are you desirous of enabling research that is changing our world? Would you like to have a strong influence in setting direction for a technology organization whose mission focuses on education, research, and application of knowledge to solve some of the world’s great challenges? If so, we would like to talk to you. If you are a potential member of the S&T information technology team and are humble, coachable, approachable, introspective, and passionate about building relationships, then we want to talk to you. Serving at Missouri University of Science and Technology is a calling. We are revitalizing our campus and looking to a bright future. Join us.
Missouri S&T, one of four campuses comprising the University of Missouri, enrolls approximately 6,700 undergraduates and 1,900 graduate students, and is among the top technological research universities in the country. Missouri S&T has been listed as the 1st and 3rd best investments for out-of-state and in-state students, respectively by Newsweek. Its 284-acre campus, about 90 minutes from the city of St. Louis, is situated in the beautiful Ozarks region of Missouri. Rolla, a community of 19,000, enjoys a superb educational system, competitive cost-of-living, and abundant recreational opportunities.
Missouri S&T offers a great benefits package to include a 75% discount on tuition fees for employees, and a 50% discount for employee spouses and dependents. Information Technology encourages its employees to further their education by leveraging the S&T educational benefit as a part-time student. Additional information about Information Technology at S&T can be found at http://it.mst.edu/.
This position will assist in implementing and supporting vended applications and software to meet strategic objectives across campus. In addition, they will advise and train end users and automate processes in collaboration with the hosting department. The position will participate in upgrades and maintenance ensuring best practices and security compliance are followed. As a collaborative member of IT, this position engages regularly with campus groups, departments, and UM System to find and implement cost-effective solutions.
Key Responsibilities
The anticipated hiring range for this position has been established as $55,000-$74,485 annually.
Salary is determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s particular combination of education, skills, and experience, as well as organizational requirements.
Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. The University of Missouri provides generous leave, health plans, and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.
Grade: GGS 10
University Title: APPLICATION ADMINISTRATOR- SPECIALIST
To review the University of Missouri’s Staff Compensation Structure you can view the Job Code detail page. Internal applicants can determine their university title by accessing the Talent Profile tile in myHR.
Application Deadline
Applications will be accepted until this position is filled.
Sponsorship Information
Visa Sponsorship Information
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. The University will not sponsor applicants for this position for employment visas.
Community Information
University Information
Missouri S&T is one of the nation's leading research universities with over 100-degree programs in 39 disciplines. It was founded in 1870 as one of the first technological institutions west of the Mississippi River. Located about 100 miles west of St. Louis in the vibrant community of Rolla, Missouri S&T is an accessible, safe, and friendly campus surrounded by Ozarks' scenery. Missouri S&T offers undergraduate degrees in engineering, the sciences, liberal arts, humanities, and business, with M.S. and Ph.D. programs available in many of the science and engineering programs. With over 7,000 students and 300 faculty, Missouri S&T is big enough to accommodate a broad population, yet small enough for individuals to build high visibility and impactful careers.
About Rolla
Rolla, Missouri offers several great advantages that help individuals enjoy a high quality of life. Rolla is an ideal place for families, with its low cost of living, excellent schools, safe neighborhoods, and a range of recreational activities suitable for all ages. The Ozark Scenic Riverways and beautiful landscapes offers abundant opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts of every lifestyle. With its vibrant community, Rolla hosts multiple events, concerts, art exhibitions, and theater performances throughout the year. The university’s Leach Theatre showcases nationally renowned performers for campus and community alike. Overall, living in Rolla offers a high quality of life with a supportive community, affordable living, beautiful natural surroundings, and numerous opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Benefit Eligibility
This position is eligible for University benefits. As part of your total compensation, the University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, paid time off, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, paid caregiver leave, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses. For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at https://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
To request ADA accommodations, please call the Office of Equity & Title IX at 573-341-7734.
Information Technology- Technology Support
Job Description
Are you seeking to make a difference in the lives of students? Are you desirous of enabling research that is changing our world? Would you like to have a strong influence in setting direction for a technology organization whose mission focuses on education, research, and application of knowledge to solve some of the world’s great challenges? If so, we would like to talk to you. If you are a potential member of the S&T information technology team and are humble, coachable, approachable, introspective, and passionate about building relationships, then we want to talk to you. Serving at Missouri University of Science and Technology is a calling. We are revitalizing our campus and looking to a bright future. Join us.
Missouri S&T, one of four campuses comprising the University of Missouri, enrolls approximately 6,700 undergraduates and 1,900 graduate students, and is among the top technological research universities in the country. Missouri S&T has been listed as the 1st and 3rd best investments for out-of-state and in-state students, respectively by Newsweek. Its 284-acre campus, about 90 minutes from the city of St. Louis, is situated in the beautiful Ozarks region of Missouri. Rolla, a community of 19,000, enjoys a superb educational system, competitive cost-of-living, and abundant recreational opportunities.
Missouri S&T offers a great benefits package to include a 75% discount on tuition fees for employees, and a 50% discount for employee spouses and dependents. Information Technology encourages its employees to further their education by leveraging the S&T educational benefit as a part-time student. Additional information about Information Technology at S&T can be found at http://it.mst.edu/.
This position will assist in implementing and supporting vended applications and software to meet strategic objectives across campus. In addition, they will advise and train end users and automate processes in collaboration with the hosting department. The position will participate in upgrades and maintenance ensuring best practices and security compliance are followed. As a collaborative member of IT, this position engages regularly with campus groups, departments, and UM System to find and implement cost-effective solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Liaise with campus departments for IT integrations and support needs related to vended applications
- Develop and maintain positive and collaborative relationships within IT, campus departments and other academic leaders
- Collaborate with teams across the UM System to review and assess available software and identify opportunities for enterprise-wide solutions
- Maintain knowledge of vended applications to identify use cases for other areas of campus to solve technical needs within currently available vended applications
- Coordinate with IT Security for best practice and compliance for application authentication, account permission, security group management, administrative access and data security (FERPA, HIPAA, GLBA, university data classification, etc.)
- Have a familiarity with project management principles (agile, scrum, waterfall, etc.) to understand connections, dependencies and requirements of providing services
- Develop low-code/no-code solutions to prototype solutions for requirements gathering to identify solutions with campus groups
- Provide backup for department application administrators, as necessary and defined with the departments in a vended application support agreement
- Monitor software, analyze problems, and collaborate with department(s) to enhance features and resolve issues with vended applications, including security vulnerabilities, accessibility requirements, data feed updates, and future updates
- Draft and maintain documentation for vended applications, including data diagrams and dictionaries with understanding in SQL, API and data feed mechanisms
- Work with customers to ensure proper integration of applications with knowledge in SSO (Azure/Entra AD), DNS/DKIM, SFTP, API and other technical requirements
- Have a working knowledge for application infrastructure, coding, change management, application development cycle and user interface/experience
- Collaborate on upgrades/new feature schedules with departments, ensuring business operations will operate correctly in current and future environments
- Other tasks as assigned or identified in supporting vended applications on campus
- A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Science or related field
- At least three years of higher education institution experience and related applications/software (e.g Learning Management System, Recruitment and Student Support software) experience required
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Self-motivated, able to work independently, and takes initiative
- Outstanding attention to detail with superior time and project management skills
- Adept at reading, writing, and interpreting technical documentation and procedure manuals
- Ability to present ideas and solutions in user-friendly language
- Ability to work through non-standard support issues
- Experience in process automation, best practice approach, technology efficiency, and effectiveness
- Understand the workflow and process requirements of business units related to application(s)
- Familiarity with supporting desktop software applications and the computer/device operating system
The anticipated hiring range for this position has been established as $55,000-$74,485 annually.
Salary is determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s particular combination of education, skills, and experience, as well as organizational requirements.
Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. The University of Missouri provides generous leave, health plans, and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.
Grade: GGS 10
University Title: APPLICATION ADMINISTRATOR- SPECIALIST
To review the University of Missouri’s Staff Compensation Structure you can view the Job Code detail page. Internal applicants can determine their university title by accessing the Talent Profile tile in myHR.
Application Deadline
Applications will be accepted until this position is filled.
Sponsorship Information
Visa Sponsorship Information
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. The University will not sponsor applicants for this position for employment visas.
Community Information
University Information
Missouri S&T is one of the nation's leading research universities with over 100-degree programs in 39 disciplines. It was founded in 1870 as one of the first technological institutions west of the Mississippi River. Located about 100 miles west of St. Louis in the vibrant community of Rolla, Missouri S&T is an accessible, safe, and friendly campus surrounded by Ozarks' scenery. Missouri S&T offers undergraduate degrees in engineering, the sciences, liberal arts, humanities, and business, with M.S. and Ph.D. programs available in many of the science and engineering programs. With over 7,000 students and 300 faculty, Missouri S&T is big enough to accommodate a broad population, yet small enough for individuals to build high visibility and impactful careers.
About Rolla
Rolla, Missouri offers several great advantages that help individuals enjoy a high quality of life. Rolla is an ideal place for families, with its low cost of living, excellent schools, safe neighborhoods, and a range of recreational activities suitable for all ages. The Ozark Scenic Riverways and beautiful landscapes offers abundant opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts of every lifestyle. With its vibrant community, Rolla hosts multiple events, concerts, art exhibitions, and theater performances throughout the year. The university’s Leach Theatre showcases nationally renowned performers for campus and community alike. Overall, living in Rolla offers a high quality of life with a supportive community, affordable living, beautiful natural surroundings, and numerous opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Benefit Eligibility
This position is eligible for University benefits. As part of your total compensation, the University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, paid time off, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, paid caregiver leave, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses. For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at https://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
To request ADA accommodations, please call the Office of Equity & Title IX at 573-341-7734.
Salary : $55,000 - $74,485