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# TELECOMMUTE Remote IT Consultant Symphony ILS Migration

- **Company:** Softthink Solutions, Inc.
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** 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
- **Published:** June 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/c7895cbf-db8d-4273-92bc-4c1182dc0d3a

## About the Role

* 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

## 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


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