Software Systems Administrator

The Software Systems Administrator oversees and manages software systems supporting scheduling, data collection, engineering, and production tools. This role ensures successful system migrations, upgrades, maintenance, and documentation, while delivering accurate metric reporting and dashboards. This role collaborates with key stakeholders to capture the Voice of the Customer (VOC), supports users through training and documentation, and identifies opportunities to enhance system performance and user experience by recommending solutions to leadership.

*This is an onsite role at our headquarters in Waukesha, Wisconsin

Major Responsibilities

• Drives results that are specifically targeted to support engineering, manufacturing, and different business groups

• Effectively manages the processes and support documentation regarding the Software Systems

• Analyzes, develops, writes and maintains code for reporting performance metrics with input from engineering and business groups

• Works with leaders and stakeholders to understand areas of improvement regarding the software systems and supporting processes

• Develops and trains software users

• Engages in and supports the indirect business processes as they relate to user interaction with the software

• Fosters collaboration between engineering groups to identify and harvest new engineering concepts, technologies, techniques, standards and procedures

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Any Engineering or equivalent experience

Work Experience

• 5 years of software administration experience

• Lead at least one Large Software system Upgrade / Migration of 100+ end users

• Has been responsible for managing at least 5 software platforms

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Proficient in Visual Studio and at least two programming languages, Python, C#, C++, Java, Go, Rust, etc.

• Ability to deliver results while working on multiple projects simultaneously, balancing resources, timing and quality of outcomes.

• Demonstrated strong collaboration skills

• Solid understanding of engineering technical issues/needs as related to development cycles and operation workflows.

Preferred Job Requirements

Work Experience

• Experience with Engineering Software Systems, QA Trax, LabView, Nation Instruments, High Speed Data Collection Systems

• Worked with Large Data Collection Systems at Enterprise Level

• Managed SQL databases,

• Working with Git & GitHub, specifically in creating workflows

• Has built some software system from scratch or became SME in a custom software system

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Good communication skills & has supported engineers / technical groups from a software standpoint.

• Regularly uses AI to write and modify code, GitHub Co-Pilot or Claude Code

• Self-driven, highly motivated, flexible and high capacity to learn.

Generac Power Systems (Waukesha, WI)

We believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most.

For more than 65 years, we’ve turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future.

Ready to Power a Smarter World with us?, We believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most.

For more than 65 years, we’ve turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future.

Ready to Power a Smarter World with us?

As one of the leaders and largest suppliers of power generation equipment and technology, the work we do touches millions of lives. Employees at Generac are encouraged to be innovative and are valued as an integral part of our global team. Our challenging goals develop knowledgeable employees dedicated to helping continue Generac’s success. Generac provides individuals the opportunity to work in a fast-paced agile work environment where their work makes a difference in people’s lives and their own.