What are the responsibilities and job description for the System Analyst - RedCap position at Zenfreed, LLC?
The State of Michigan is seeking an experienced REDCap Application Administrator/Application Support Specialist to provide operational and technical support for an existing REDCap environment hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The selected contractor will be responsible for the administration, maintenance, troubleshooting, upgrades, user support, vendor coordination, and integration of the REDCap application to ensure a secure, reliable, and highly available platform.
This position requires close collaboration with business stakeholders, DTMB infrastructure teams, AWS administrators, security teams, and Vanderbilt University REDCap support
Job Duties
- Support the REDCap application hosted in AWS with user/project management, reports and surveys.
- Coordinate and implement REDCap software updates, patches, and version upgrades in collaboration with Vanderbilt University.
- Install, configure, and support REDCap External Modules using PHP on Linux/AWS environments including Apache/Nginx.
- Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot REDCap API integrations with internal and external applications and automate data flows.
- Serve as the primary technical contact for REDCap-related issues.
- Implement and maintain OIDC integration, Active Directory/LDAP, and SSL/TLS certificates.
- Prepare the scripts to load data to Redcap database using Data import tool or using Redcap APIs.
- Coordinate with AWS infrastructure teams regarding servers, storage, networking, SSL/TLS certificates, security groups, backups, and system monitoring.
- Provide day-to-day operational support, including troubleshooting application, infrastructure, and user issues, documentation and training.
- Monitor application performance and proactively identify and resolve issues.
- Support disaster recovery, backup validation, and system recovery activities.
- Develop automation scripts for reporting, and data validation (PHP and SQL).
- Maintain MySQL databases, perform queries and validation.
- Maintain technical documentation, standard operating procedures, and configuration documentation
- Coordinate issue resolution with vendors, developers, database administrators, security teams, and business users.
- Participate in change management, release management, and production support activities.
- Ensure compliance with State security standards, applicable data privacy requirements, HIPAA compliance, and proper audit logging.
- Create and maintain Azure DevOps work items for REDCap enhancements, defects, upgrades, API development, and maintenance activities.
- Maintain priorities, assignments, status, dependencies, and target completion dates.
- Monitor dashboards and reports to identify aging or overdue work.
- Provide status reporting to IT leadership and Public Health program stakeholders
Experience supporting REDCap in a public health, healthcare, higher education, or research environment.
Experience with REDCap API integration and External Modules implementation.
Experience with Twilio / SMS survey gateway
Requirements
5 years:
- Experience with PHP Microservices development with configuration and troubleshootingFive or more years of experience with MySQL database management.
- Experience with PHP configuration and troubleshooting.
- Experience with Python scripting for loading and query data.
- Experience designing, developing, implementing and troubleshooting RESTful APIs.
- Experience supporting enterprise web applications hosted on AWS.
Desired Skills
5 years:
- Experience with PHP Microservices development with configuration and troubleshooting.
- Experience with MySQL database management.
- Experience with PHP configuration and troubleshooting.
- Experience with Python scripting for loading and query data.
- Experience designing, developing, implementing and troubleshooting RESTful APIs.
- Experience supporting enterprise web applications hosted on AWS.
Experience using AWS Cloud services (EC2, S3, VPC, security groups).
Experience with Apache or Nginx web servers.
Experience with OIDC/SAML integration.
Experience with SSL/TLS certificate management and HIPAA compliance.
Experience managing application security, authentication, and user access.
Experience coordinating software upgrades and vendor support.
Experience with End-user support, documentation and training.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Experience supporting REDCap in a public health, healthcare, higher education, or research environment.
Experience with REDCap API integration and External Modules implementation.
Experience with Active Directory, LDAP, or Single Sign-On (SSO).
Experience using ServiceNow or another enterprise ticketing system.
Experience with DevOps or similar tools.
Experience supporting API integrations with enterprise applications.
Experience with Python scripting for automation.
Experience with SSIS/ SQL Server agent.
Experience with Twilio / SMS survey gateway experience.
AWS Cloud Practitioner, SysOps Administrator, or Solutions Architect certification.
Minimum Education
- Bachelor's Degree
Location
- Candidates MUST be local to Lansing, Michigan area (within 75 miles) at time of submission. This requirment is non-negotiable
- Position
is a hybrid schedule with in office 2 days a week upon start. Wednesdays and Thursdays are required on-site days and cannot be altered. Candidates must meet all these requirements from the beginning (non negotiable)
- Working hours
Monday-Friday, approximately 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m.
Additional
Requirements
- Must be authorized to
work in the United States; We are unable to offer
sponsorships at this time
- Must undergo a background check
and drug screening for employment.
Employment
Terms
- This is a W2 position
- 40 hrs per week
- HYBRID schedule - in office 2 days a week upon start. Wednesdays and Thursdays are required on-site days and cannot be altered. Candidates must meet all these requirements from the beginning (non negotiable)
About
Zenfreed
At
Zenfreed, we are more than an IT company. We bridge the
gap between people wanting to do the work they were meant to do
and organizations needing the right talent.
We are dedicated to building a diverse,
inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited
about this role but your past experience doesn’t align
perfectly with every qualification in the job description,
we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right
candidate for this or other roles.
Benefits
We understand a comprehensive benefits package is crucial to
employment satisfaction. We offer medical, dental and vision coverage
options for all employees.