SYSTEMS ARCHITECT

(VACANT)

This position reports to the Senior Application Developer.

Key Responsibilities:

Management/Administrative Responsibilities

• Assists with the design and delivery of technical training programmes
• Makes recommendations on matters relating to data management and conversion

Technical /Professional Responsibilities

• Assists in assigned  information systems projects from planning through to implementation and adoption
• Assists in the development and maintenance of manuals, procedures and other documentation required for the operations of the support team
• Assists in developing tactical plans that support agency-wide strategies for application integration and business data relationships
• Recommends commercially available information technologies or designs customized solutions to satisfy business needs
• Assists with projects and initiatives with a focus on meeting strategic  business objectives
• Coordinates with business unit and technical staff on the defining, writing and testing of technical and functional specifications
• Resolves end-user problems or issues regarding business applications, web applications and provides application administrative support
• Coordinates the installation of application patches, releases and enhancements on development, test, disaster recovery and production systems
• Participate in the review of existing procedures and updates as is necessary to improve the effectiveness the operations
• Develops documents and maintains procedures for production and quality control of system data
• Configures, updates, modifies, maintains and effect improvements on the Agency’s Intranet and external web site
• Coordinates the routine backup and restoration of the configurations, files and folders and databases of the Agency’s Intranet and external web site
• Develops user-friendly tools that aids in the management of data.

Other Responsibilities

• Keeps abreast of trends and developments in information technology and recommends their incorporation where appropriate
• Performs other related duties assigned from time to time by the Supervisor.

A letter of Application accompanied by a Résumé should be submitted no later than October 20, 2023 to jobapplications@nla.gov.jm for the attention of:

The Director

 Human Resource Management & Development

National Land Agency

35 Hope Road

Kingston 10

We appreciate all responses, but only short-listed applicants will be contacted.