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Administrator Principal – Systems

United States, Houston · Job Posted January 18, 2026
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Experienced Systems Administrator, Principal, proficient in Software Lifecycle Planning (SLCP), Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), and software support. These activities include gathering and organizing business requirements, analyzing data requirements, performing systems analysis and design activities, and supporting system development, testing, and delivery efforts. This position will be responsible for supporting all phases of the SDLC process for numerous applications but primarily with internally developed applications for document management and operator shift handover notes. This role has ultimate responsibility to monitor the details and status of projects, prepare standard ad hoc reports, identify and resolve project issues, and establish quality measures and standards. This role has ultimate responsibility to monitor the use and performance, prepare ad hoc reports, identify and resolve application issues, and establish quality measures and standards that ensure the application runs at peak performance. The admin will also ensure the application has proper security and bug fixes applied, ensure the application meets the business needs, and upgrade the application as necessary to ensure the application is within the vendor support window.

Job Responsibility

  • Establish and maintain communications with business sponsors and business owners to ensure user satisfaction is maintained
  • Plans, controls and manages the delivery of IS projects and applications
  • Develops project plans and assigns tasks to resources
  • Manages project life cycles, including project scope, resources, schedule, initiation, start-up/design, building, and deployment
  • Forwards project documents to stakeholders to obtain sign-off
  • Follows up with assigned resources to continuously manage the productivity of the team, project timelines, and deliverables
  • Conducts "lessons learned" meetings with customers
  • Balances multiple projects and deployment schedules
  • Communicates potential conflicts and/or problems to management
  • Manages requirements gathering through coordination and facilitation of work sessions
  • Oversees the development of requirements documentation
  • Assist in the analysis of current processes to identify system and business impacts
  • Support and maintenance of applications
  • Evaluate, interpret, and understand Functional Specifications for highly complex custom development
  • Provide technical and functional consulting as needed
  • Comply with all Company policies and procedures
  • Fully supports Company goals of continuous improvement and operational excellence
  • Any additional responsibilities or tasks as assigned.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field. Degree or an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated related experience may be accepted
  • Eight or more years of experience with delivery of application solutions
  • Excellent understanding of SLCP and SDLC preferred
  • Proficiency with SQL, Oracle, Snowflake, Postgres, or other database management systems is required
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as .Net, JavaScript, C#, Visual Basic or Python is required
  • Experience with integration of enterprise applications
  • Strong Project Management skills. Certification in PMP or equivalent would be an asset
  • Expert troubleshooting and performance tuning skills
  • Strong systems analysis and design skills
  • Excellent time management skills and ability to balance multiple job assignments at once
  • Ability to produce high quality work in a short period of time with little supervision
  • Demonstrates initiative, taking prompt action to identify issues/opportunities and accomplish objectives
  • Excellent problem solving and analytical skills and ability to frame issues clearly for less technical colleagues and customers
  • Ability to attend training courses, learn and apply new technologies
  • Strong written and verbal communication
  • Strong command of MS Office tool set (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) and MS Project
  • Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in the U.S.

Nice to have

  • Excellent understanding of SLCP and SDLC
  • Certification in PMP or equivalent

What we offer

  • Comprehensive medical benefits
  • Competitive pay
  • 401(k) retirement plan

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