IT System Administrator

Job description

There are 7 billion people on this planet. And by 2050, there will be 2 billion more... many moving into urban centers at an unprecedented rate. Making sure there is enough food, fiber and infrastructure for our rapidly growing world is what we’re all about at John Deere. And it’s why we’re investing in our people and our technology like never before in our 175-year history. Here the world’s brightest minds are tackling the world’s biggest challenges. If you believe one person can make the world a better place, we’ll put you to work. RIGHT NOW.

 

Title: IT System Administrator 

Primary Location: Mexico (MX)  - Coahuila (MX-COA)  - Torreon 

Function: Information Technology 

 

 

John Deere is a foremost leader in the ag equipment business, and we continue to put a solid stamp on other industries. For over 150 years, the company’s portfolio of groundbreaking products has grown to include industries related to and outside of agriculture, including Turf, Construction and Forestry and Wind Technologies. The image of John Deere is no longer that of a signature green tractor meandering across a field; it’s been replaced with an image of acceleration, swift progress, and innovative leaping toward the company’s 200th year. The product line alone serves as proof with advances in machine performance, equipment automation, fleet management, and John Deere’s ongoing investment in emerging markets.

 

Main Responsibilities:

 

·  Make sure the system components are in the optimum conditions; Database, servers, etc
·  Manage and configure IIS for the systems
·  Member of the deployment team, make sure the support to deliver solutions to the business partners with quality following the internal standards
·  Occasional weekend maintenance activities for the supported systems
·  Automate repetitive processes/tasks
·  Participate in creation of project plans and schedules to meet business requirements
·  Windows servers migrations; application/scheduled tasks/services migration and configuration, configuration of server security, IIS, etc
·  Systems account management activities
·  Supports, evaluates, and continuously improves information technology and business processes to maintain alignment with business plans of medium complexity and moderate risk
·  Participates in the implementation of information technology and business processes of medium complexity
·  Manage and support Service bus
·  Manage EAM system
·  Generate metrics related to system performance, uptime, availability, etc.
·  Perform monitoring activities related to Performance/servers/Database of the systems
·  Create alert configurations in the servers, database and Bartender
·  Collaborate with the team to follow-up and solve Audit comments, create business case exceptions when needed
·  Work closely with Architects, Developers and support team members through the AGILE methodology to follow-up on activities such as deployments, migrations, etc.
·  Act as the key JDES IT contact in major Infrastructure changes related to the supported systems (Database changes/refresh/upgrades, Server changes, etc.) and provide guidance to the Global teams involved.

 

What Skills You Need:

 

·  Excellent understanding of Oracle technology (security, sessions, schemas, etc.)
·  Good understating of SQL Server 2012 or higher (security, sessions, schemas, etc.)
·  Strong ability to query and manipulate data in Oracle and SQL databases.
·  Excellent understanding of database, network, servers and how they relate to software applications.
·  Strong knowledge of windows servers management
·  Experience working with applications, data, infrastructure, and/or IT security. - 1 - 3 years
·  Excellent IIS knowledge
·  Good understanding of .net frameworks and versions.
·  Basic understanding of the software development life cycle -Good understanding of Application security, authentication/authorization methods and security best practices
·  Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
·  Strong understating on alerting/monitoring tools
·  Good written and spoken English skills required to be successful in the position (Requires frequent interaction with US team members).

 

What Makes You Stand Out:

 

·  Root Cause Analysis
·  Prior experience working on an Agile scrum team
·  Service bus knowledge
·  Prior experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Manufacturing Execution System (MES), or Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
·  Automation practices such as scripting or others
·  Prior experience/ good understanding of continuous delivery tools
·  Application Support Experience
·  Deployment Process Knowledge.

 

Education (or equivalent experience):

 

·  Degree in Computer Science or related field.

 

At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go. Here, you'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement.

 

John Deere--a proven business leader-- watch your potential grow. 

 

This position will be posted for a minimum of 7 business days and unposted when a qualified pool of candidates is achieved.

Candidates must have the necessary work permits to work in the country.

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