Microsoft Dynamics GP Administrator

Job Title: Microsoft Dynamics GP Administrator
Department: Information Technology
Reports To: IT Operations Manager

Summary:

We are currently seeking a highly motivated professional for the role of Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains Systems Administrator.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
• Be responsible for enterprise Microsoft Dynamics business management systems
• Provide timely response/resolution of emergency production questions, issues, and defects
• Provide phone support and training to our end-users
• Analyze moderate to complex business needs to design appropriate technical solutions
• Write queries, stored procedures, and triggers
• Install, configure, and manage Great Plains environments
• Ensure the backup and recover-ability of Great Plains systems
• Perform regular monitoring, preventative maintenance, software upgrades, and proactive patching
• Assist in the administration of other Microsoft Servers/Systems
• Provide 7 X 24 on-call support in a rotation with other administrators

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• 3+ years experience with MS SQL Server 2005/2008
• 3+ years experience with Great Plains 8/10 installation, configuration, and maintenance
• Ability to write queries, stored procedures, and triggers
• Experience in the design, development, tuning, and optimizing databases for high availability, performance, and security
• Extensive knowledge in migrating SQL Databases residing on one server to another Extensive knowledge in upgrading database platforms to newer versions
• Strong communication, facilitation, and problem solving skills

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.) in Information Technology, MIS, Computer Science or related field
• Microsoft certifications: MSCE, MCDBA, etc...
• Experience in accounting
• Experience with Oracle in a SUN Solaris environment
• Experience with Microsoft Active Directory
• Working knowledge of server hardware
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP networking
• Experience with eConnect API implementation

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job will have no supervisory responsibilities.

Competencies:

To perform the job successfully, this individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Attitude – Demonstrate a positive “can do” attitude. Show motivation. Must be goal oriented and a self-starter. Be “solution-minded” rather than “problem-minded”.

• Work Ethics – Must be dedicated, responsible, hard-working, and a team player.

• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.

• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Able to read and interpret written information.

• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Supports organization's goals and values; Benefits organization through outside activities.

• Strategic Thinking - Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals; Analyzes market and competition; Identifies external threats and opportunities. Must be able to contribute to group initiatives.

• Professionalism - Reacts well under pressure; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.

• Innovation - Displays original thinking and creativity; Meets challenges with resourcefulness; Develops innovative approaches and ideas.

Language Skills:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Reasoning Ability:
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Young Living Essential Oils is an equal opportunity employer. Young Living participates in E-Verify, a service of DHS and SSA to confirm work authorization.