Business Objects Admin

SAP Business Objects Admin Minneapolis, MN (Hybrid) (LOCAL IDEAL ) Rate: DOE Visa - Usc and Gc Job description - see below, but make it entirely specific to Business Objects PURPOSE: Application administration is the linchpin between infrastructure areas and application teams. To provide application and infrastructure oversight for all applications, this includes managing cross functional release coordination to mitigate risk. The team's objectives are user account management, application security, standardization, data integrity, cross functional coordination, communication, monitoring, understanding all components that make up a service and to provide practical coverage of all critical applications to meet business objectives. Application Administration focuses on implementation of code changes into various application environments. Ensure all components are promoted into application environments in a consistent manner and ensure they function properly. Collaboration and communication are essential to avoid interruptions of service or delays in recovery. Coordination and leadership capabilities are required to manage the migration of data into an application environment. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: •Perform application upgrades and patching •Manage deployments, configuration, scheduling and monitoring of various development, test and production environments •Application technical support; troubleshooting, scripting, consulting •Communication of Application service interruptions •Provide input for architectural direction including, security, high availability, licensing and monitoring. •Coordinate testing and release activities •Responsible for standards and configuration of the application •Manages health of applications and maintain security and integrity controls •Knowledgeable in best practices of disaster recovery, performance and security of applications. •Working with Vendors for technical support •Maintain and manage contractual licensing agreements •Manage and maintain monitoring and alerting capabilities •Participate in 247 on-call rotation •Coordinate with and give support to other administrators as needed •Support testing and implementations of database upgrades, server upgrades and application upgrades •Train internal users to use client software •Write and maintain documentation for standard procedures and support requirements •Frequently interacts with and coordinates activities of software and hardware vendors with respect to troubleshooting and tuning activities •Support and leverage continuous improvement processes and efforts. SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES: Duties as assigned by manager. QUALIFICATION AND REQUIREMENTS: •Bachelor degree in computer science, mathematics or similar discipline, 3+ years' experience in technical support capacity. •Extensive experience with installation, configuration, management and troubleshooting of various applications. •Database experience •Strong knowledge of Unix and Linux Operating system environments •Strong knowledge of Windows server environment •Proven ability to work effectively in a cross functional setting and within a matrixed organization. •Ability to work well with customers that have varying degree of technical skills •Knowledge of project management principles, practices and techniques. •Strong verbal and written communication skills •Strong analytical and problem-solving skills •Strong aptitude in process improvement •Results orientated •Ability to work in an Agile release management environment. •Ability to learn and implement new technologies and processes.

Created: 2025-02-22