IT Systems Administrator - JDE

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IT Systems Administrator - JDE

Ivyland, PA

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This role serves as the primary systems administrator for local IT infrastructure, JDE XE, JDE 8.12, and JDE 9.2 environments—ensuring security, stability, and operational continuity while partnering with enterprise IT and onsite operations.

• Perform work associated with system administration and CNC, including installation, configuration, administration, support, and maintenance of multiple JD Edwards instances, especially JDE 9.2 and associated databases.
• Ensure the uptime, performance, and resource availability of the JDE instances and databases and maintain the integrations/connections to third‑party systems with minimum disruption to business.
• Provide support for application security, including user administration, role administration, and customer services in JDE, SQL Server and AS400 systems. Identify and resolve user performance issues. Update and implement user security and roles within application security based on functional documents from the project/support team and implement best practice controls.
• Design, install, upgrade, administer, patch, clone, maintain and monitor other integrated applications/databases, including performance tuning. Ensure the application systems are patched to the latest level.
• Adhere to SOX and SOD controls review and audit end‑user accounts, permissions, and access rights. Align segregation of duties and security profiles. Work with internal and external audit teams.
• Manage Active Directory, local servers, networking components, database administration, SSO, access control, provisioning and telecom systems.
• Provide Tier 2 support for local applications (Adept, AIR, Extranet, etc.).
• Recommend and develop security measures to protect information against unauthorized modification or loss.

• Bachelors Degree.
• 5+ years of experience in IT systems administration within a manufacturing or enterprise environment.
• Hands‑on experience with JDE, CNC system administration, AS400 concepts, and related integrations.
• Proficiency in JDE Upgrade / Migration / System administration activities such as Package Build, Deployment, Table Conversion, Installation of patches, ASU/ESUs, Server administration, User/Role Security, Performance tuning, hardware sizing and Data migration.
• Strong knowledge of Operating Systems (Unix/Windows/AS400) and Databases (SQL / DB2 / Oracle) etc.
• Strong technical expertise in Active Directory, Windows Server, networking fundamentals, and authentication/SSO.
• Experience supporting cloud or hybrid infrastructure environments (Azure/Syntax preferred).
• Strong problem‑solving, analytical, communication, and project management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
• Self‑motivated with a strong desire to learn and grow in the role.

• Self‑motivated…