IT Specialist - Business Applications - Manufacturing Central Apps

Huntsman • Houston, TX

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About The Position

Huntsman is seeking an IT Specialist - Business Applications - Manufacturing Central Apps supporting the IT Division. This position will report to the IT Manager Sr - Manufacturing Center of Excellence. In summary, as the IT Specialist, you will: Lifecycle global or regional strategic applications. Maintain proper documentation of this life-cycling. Life-cycling includes but is not limited to Planning and Requirements, Design from architecture designs, Testing and Deployment, Operations and Maintenance, Retirement, Rationalization, Stakeholder and business owner communication. Assist in the implementation of projects. Communicate tactfully and effectively both verbally and in writing and maintains effective work relations with those encountered during the course of employment. Follow the sun support during critical incidents. Work closely with the customer, understanding the issues and requirements associated with their business processes, assisting them in evaluating viable options, and when appropriate, make recommendations on technology solutions or configuration changes. Play a key role in the planning, designing, configuring, installing, training, unit testing, and commissioning of new technology solutions. Ensure that all relevant standards with regard to data management, system security, data security, account management and change control are satisfied to maintain the integrity of the managed systems. Provide production support for assigned business systems including, maintaining data security and integrity, controlling user access, third and fourth level support, and coordinating with other technical resources to assist as necessary. Any other items needed to ensure that the manufacturing technology team meets the needs of Huntsman as determined by MT management. Be flexible and adaptable to new instructions and/or dynamic organizational priorities is critical for job success.

Requirements

• Associates Degree in Business/Computer Science and 5+ years of experience.
• Or Bachelor's degree in Business/Computer Science and 3+ years of experience.
• Experience in lieu of degree - 10+ years in like positions.
• In depth level knowledge of firewalls and cyber security best practices.
• Knowledge of networks, subnetting, packet flow.
• Experience with servers, storage, backups, high availability, fault tolerance.
• Knowledge of backups and disaster recovery.
• Experience with Active Directory and Group Policy.
• Familiarity with Virtual Desktop technologies (Azure, VMware, etc.).
• Experience with automation tools and processes.
• Proficiency in PowerShell / scripting.
• Diagraming skills for system design artifact creation.
• Experience in development and deployment of IT projects from MT Architecture designs.
• Knowledge of database design, structured query language, tables, queries, field relationships.

Nice To Haves

• Some knowledge of data lakes and data warehousing.
• Programming with various languages.
• Mobility.

Responsibilities

• Lifecycle global or regional strategic applications.
• Maintain proper documentation of life-cycling.
• Assist in the implementation of projects.
• Communicate tactfully and effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Follow the sun support during critical incidents.
• Work closely with the customer to understand issues and requirements.
• Make recommendations on technology solutions or configuration changes.
• Play a key role in planning, designing, configuring, installing, training, unit testing, and commissioning of new technology solutions.
• Ensure compliance with data management, system security, data security, account management, and change control standards.
• Provide production support for assigned business systems.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all qualified applicants.
• Affirmative action employer.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees