TELECOMMUTE Remote IT Consultant Symphony ILS Migration

Softthink Solutions, Inc.

United States

3 months ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

dice.com

Tech stack

Legacy Database Databases Data Conversion Data Mining Domain Name System (DNS) Linux System Administration Linux Servers Microsoft SQL Server Oracle Databases Oracle (Applications) Smoke Testing System Testing

Job description

Guide Library staff through fresh installation of the Symphony application and Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) on a STIG-hardened Linux server
Advise on version alignment between the new installation and the existing production environment
Identify and advise on STIG-related security exceptions, permission adjustments, and configuration settings required for Symphony and MSSQL to function properly
Consult on Oracle legacy database export procedures and configuration backup execution
Provide toolset and step-by-step guidance for ANSEL-to-Unicode character set conversion
Assist Library staff with database restoration and import of converted Unicode data into the new MSSQL instance
Support smoke testing and initial system validation on the new server
Advise network engineers on DNS record updates to redirect library traffic to the new environment
Guide Enterprise discovery layer configuration for connectivity verification

Requirements

Hands-on experience with Symphony ILS (installation, configuration, migration)
Proficiency with Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) installation, database import/restore
Experience with Oracle database export and legacy data extraction
Familiarity with STIG-hardened Linux environments and working within security-constrained configurations
Knowledge of ANSEL-to-Unicode data conversion for bibliographic/library records
Experience with DNS configuration and enterprise discovery layer connectivity
Strong communication skills ability to coach and guide staff remotely in real time
Comfortable working via MS Teams or equivalent screen-sharing tools