Research IT Specialist (contract ending 30 June 2025), ROSA
7 months ago
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Singapore Management University is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. ..
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Singapore Management University is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. The 'family-like' atmosphere among the SMU community fosters a culture where employees work, plan, organise and play together building a strong collegiality and morale within the university.
Our commitment to attract and retain talent is ongoing. We offer attractive benefits and welfare, competitive compensation packages, and generous professional development opportunities all to meet the work-life needs of our staff. No wonder, then, that SMU continues to be given numerous awards and recognition for its human resource excellence.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- This position is for Centre for Research on Successful Ageing (ROSA).
- Research Planning and Implementation
- Utilise JavaScript coding skills for customizing Qualtrics surveys and ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of survey data.
- Conduct thorough literature reviews on emerging technologies for longitudinal data collection (e.g. new technologies, releases, and patches that will enhance ROSA's work processes and services).
- Apply strong project management skills to ensure timely planning, execution, and adherence to timelines and milestones for IT-related projects, providing regular updates on project progress.
- Data collection
- Maintain IT systems, servers and databases based on ROSA's needs
- Oversee the implementation, deployment, and operation of servers (Windows and Linux), databases, and technology solutions to the Centre's needs.
- Ensure the security, backup, recoverability, and maintenance of servers, databases, and systems.
- Execute command line operations on both Windows PowerShell and Bash.
- Manage and maintain server health, including regular server administration tasks and tech refresh processes.
- Administer NAS backup processes to safeguard critical data.
- Implement and adhere to data security measures, including compliance with university policies, MOE & CSA requirements, and guidelines (e.g., Data Protection Officer, PDPA, etc.).
- Collaborate with the University's IT department to ensure compliance and implement necessary changes to the Centre's IT systems.
- Data analysis and outreach
- Automate daily reports for survey response rates and daily comments from survey respondents and highlight anomalies in the data collected.
- Assist the ROSA team in quantitative analysis for research briefs and publications.
- Prepare EDMs and maintain ROSA's mailing list for outreach efforts.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related.
- Proficiency in MySQL database management.
- Expertise in overseeing the implementation, deployment, and operation of Windows and Linux servers, databases, and technology solutions.
- Strong command line skills on both Windows PowerShell and Bash.
- Experience in server and security management.
- JavaScript coding skills for Qualtrics survey customisation.
- Knowledge and experience in NAS backup administration.
- Effective collaboration with the University's IT department.
- Proven ability to ensure the security, backup, recoverability, high availability, serviceability, and maintenance of servers, databases, and systems.
- Proactive monitoring of new technologies, releases, and patches.
- Strong project management skills for timely execution and adherence to timelines and milestones.
- Excellent research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
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