IT Systems App Engineer

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Do you envision finding a meaningful role with an inclusive and compassionate team? At Children’s Mercy, we believe in making a difference in the lives of all children and shining a light of hope to the patients and families we serve. Our employees make the difference, which is why we have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top pediatric hospital, for eleven consecutive years.

Children’s Mercy is in the heart of Kansas City – a metro abounding in cultural experiences, vibrant communities and thriving businesses. This is where our patients and families live, work and play. This is a community that has embraced our hospital and we strive to say thanks by giving back. As a leader in children’s health, we engage in meaningful programs and partnerships throughout the region so that we can improve the lives of children beyond the walls of our hospital.

IT Systems Applications Engineer assists with programming and support for application systems development and maintenance projects, with a commitment to stakeholder satisfaction. Engineer assists with providing technical expertise and support to analysts. Aids projects/technical initiatives through all phases of the systems development lifecycle including planning, development, implementation, issue management and operational transition for support. Facilitates maintaining and supporting Business Applications, data integrity and environments including configuration of application settings and security.

Engineer assists with maintaining comprehensive system monitoring to ensure optimal system stability, while consistently meeting or exceeding Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Operational Performance Agreements (OPAs).

At Children’s Mercy, we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls. A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, as well as our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team and integrity.

Additionally, it’s important to us that we remain transparent with all potential job candidates. Because we value the safety of the patients and families we serve, as well as the Children’s Mercy staff, we want to let you know that the seasonal influenza vaccine is a condition of employment for all employees in our organization. New employees must be willing to be vaccinated if found non-immune to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella) and/or without evidence of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005.

If you are selected for this position, you will be asked to supply your immunization records as proof of vaccination. If you and have any concerns about receiving these vaccines, medical and/or religious exemptions can be further discussed with Human Resources.

• Assist with programming, build of programs and scripts for integrations, monitoring, data transmissions, reports, dashboards, workflows, scripts and queries to support the Business Applications as needed. Assist with investigating and implementing new technology presented by the vendor for data replication, reporting, analytics, and workflows. Gathers requirements and documents design and operational support documentation.
• Provide troubleshooting and system support by identifying issues with the application configuration, security, and data replications across multiple environments. Demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving. Answer user questions and track problems received. Troubleshoot system and data issues and failures. Resolving issues and questions. Monitor for systemic problems to proactively identify, determine root cause and…