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Job Code:  9912
Job Title:  LEAD SOFTWARE SYSTEMS SPECIALIST
Creation Date:  08/01/2003  
Revision Date: 
FLSA Status:  Exempt


Job Summary:

To provide the technical expertise required to support advanced application and system software functions for institutional computer installation at the decision making level.

Major Duties / Critical Tasks:

  • Directs the generation and maintenance of the installations of software systems.
  • May instruct, direct, and check the work of other operating systems programming personnel.
  • Conducts studies of projected enhancements in hardware and software.
  • Prepares recommendations for management.
  • Supervises performance measurements and evaluation of systems.
  • Determines and directs system performance improvement activities.
  • Plans and supervises performance of systems software personnel.
  • Responsible for designing, coding, testing, debugging, and documenting systems.
  • Participates in quality assurance review and the evaluation of new and existing software products.
  • Acts as project leader
  • Advises software system specialists as needed.
  • Assists with work planning, coordinating and advising for other programmers and software system specialists.
  • Defines and maintains application data structure. Tunes data structures for performance, provides back up and recovery and archive functions.
  • Provides required support to application delivery.
  • Participates as team member.
  • Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.
  • Performs related duties as required

Required Education / Experience:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent and 5 years related experience. Requires technical knowledge of all phases of software systems programming applications.

Equipment: 

Standard networking systems, data delivery systems, and database equipment

Working Environment:

Standard hospital, clinical and/or office environment.

Other: 

Specific job requirements or physical location of some positions allocated to this classification, may render this position security sensitive, and thereby subject to the provisions of Section 51.215, Texas Education Code. 

 


Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents in lieu of stated minimums require the prior approval of the Chief Human Resources Officer. 

 

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