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IT Consultant – Symphony ILS Migration
Softthink SolutionsIT Consultant supporting a federal government library with Symphony ILS migration. Provide technical guidance and advisory services primarily through remote interactions.
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesDNSLinuxMS SQL ServerOracleSQL
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Guide Library staff through fresh installation of the Symphony application and Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) on a STIG-hardened Linux server
- Advise on version alignment between the new installation and the existing production environment
- Identify and advise on STIG-related security exceptions, permission adjustments, and configuration settings required for Symphony and MSSQL to function properly
- Consult on Oracle legacy database export procedures and configuration backup execution
- Provide toolset and step-by-step guidance for ANSEL-to-Unicode character set conversion
- Assist Library staff with database restoration and import of converted Unicode data into the new MSSQL instance
- Support smoke testing and initial system validation on the new server
- Advise network engineers on DNS record updates to redirect library traffic to the new environment
- Guide Enterprise discovery layer configuration for connectivity verification
Requirements
What you’ll need- Hands-on experience with Symphony ILS (installation, configuration, migration)
- Proficiency with Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) — installation, database import/restore
- Experience with Oracle database export and legacy data extraction
- Familiarity with STIG-hardened Linux environments and working within security-constrained configurations
- Knowledge of ANSEL-to-Unicode data conversion for bibliographic/library records
- Experience with DNS configuration and enterprise discovery layer connectivity
- Strong communication skills — ability to coach and guide staff remotely in real time
- Comfortable working via MS Teams or equivalent screen-sharing tools.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Opportunities to work with leading multinational clients.
- Comprehensive portfolio of solutions that span leading-edge technologies from Enterprise Architecture to Business Intelligence to Quality Assurance.
- Established methodologies, processes, and mentoring to maximize efficacy and efficiency.
- Growing R&D division continually exploring and pioneering the latest technological developments in a variety of disciplines.
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Hard Skills & Tools
Symphony ILSMicrosoft SQL ServerOracle database exportANSEL-to-Unicode conversionDNS configurationdatabase restorationLinux serverSTIG compliancesystem validationdata migration
Soft Skills
communication skillscoachingguidanceremote supportteam collaboration