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Full Time Austin, Texas Posted 09/30/2024 Business unit: Spectrum Networks Areas of interest: Information Technology Requisition Number: 2024-41198 ISY325

Responsible for assisting in the design, development, and implementation of enterprise-wide Operations Support Systems (OSS) applications and their associated operating systems and databases. Responsible for Application Administration of OSS applications supporting all Charter Divisions. Will participate in full life-cycle of systems engineering activities of high-quality, scalable solutions.


  • Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
  • Installs, administers, configures and maintains NMS including operating systems and related software.
  • Provides 'on call' support to resolve NMS issues after normal business hours.
  • Uses established change management processes, requiring operational procedures be performed with minimal customer impact, (i.e. during established maintenance window).
  • Works with database administrators to configure, tune and maintain databases in variety of languages.
  • Documents systems configurations and upgrades.
  • Monitors and assists in managing applications, device availability, network conditions and status, system reliability and performance, service and program maintenance and storage resources.
  • Works with current templates and assist with the design and construct new templates.
  • Works with deployment and core service engineers to determine needs.
  • Sets up filters on data generated by monitors.
  • Generates reports on server and application availability and performance.
  • Perform other duties as requested by supervisor.

Required Skills/Abilities and Knowledge

  • Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
  • Basic ability to conduct design sessions to specify solution designs for feasibility, cost, and functionality.
  • Basic ability to create detailed documentation to functionally understand new and existing applications.
  • Basic ability to follow and implement established change and control policies and procedures.
  • Basic ability to troubleshoot application problems.
  • Basic knowledge of development tools, application frameworks, and testing tools.
  • Basic knowledge of OSS applications and software.
  • Basic knowledge of choosing the appropriate lifecycle and the planning, monitoring and control of the systems engineering process.

Required Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience

Required Related Work Experience and Number of Years

  • System administration experience (UNIX & Netcool) - 1
  • Database support experience - 1
  • Enterprise Application experience - 1

Preferred Related Work Experience and Number of Years

  • System administration experience (UNIX & Netcool) - 3+
  • Database support experience - 3+
  • Enterprise Application experience - 3+


Working Conditions

  • Office environment


ISY325 2024-41198 2024

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