SPF/SDX Administrator

The SPF/SDX administrator's primary responsibility will be to develop, implement and administer the SmartPlant Foundation or SDX (SPF/SDX) application for our client and project team. This is an agency position based in the Reading office working on a hybrid basis.

All associated production, training, acceptance testing and ongoing development of multiple environments according to the established policies and procedures. 
The administrator shall collaborate with the Client PMC team and shall establish and enhance technical solutions to assist with maintenance and support of the SPF/SDX application, environments, and servers. The administrator must interact with SmartPlant users (SPI/SPEL/S3D/SPPID) to identify, analyse, troubleshoot and resolve problems that arise between the applications in an integrated environment. If necessary, they need to coordinate with other Information Services and Engineering organizations within the Client environment to implement the solution or resolve problems. 

Application Administrator Duties Create and manage SPF/SDX User Accounts Field SmartPlant User calls and requests Monitor server performance and implement approved recommendations Ensure server administration tools and maintenance activities are functioning properly and modify as necessary Perform reporting duties as required to the Client and PMC teams Identify and Implement administrative tools to improve monitoring and maintenance duties Assist Client team to perform server upgrades (SPF/SDX Core releases, Site releases, Oracle required upgrades, configuration changes, per established change control processes Perform development activities as directed by Company PD and SGS development team. 
 

Problem analysis and resolution 

Fixes causes, not just symptoms and work to eliminate recurring problems. Watch for trends that indicate potential problems and then eliminates the problems before they occur. 

Communication 

Keep Client/PMC team informed of trends, significant problems, unexpected delays and anything new in the environment. Keep project team and users informed of problems, scheduled downtime or anything that affects the environment. Keep customers informed of progress on problems that cannot be resolved immediately  BSc in Engineering or technical equivalent.  Significant experience in an E&P engineering environment.  Experience is SPF / SDX systems Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and MSProject).  Good understanding of FEED/detail design deliverables for projects. 

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