IT Consultant – Symphony ILS Migration

🕒 June 17

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏱ Part Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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Softthink Solutions

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2003

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🏥 Healthcare

Consulting • Logistics • Healthcare

Softthink Solutions is an emerging innovative IT services partner that provides end-to-end project solutions and premium class services. The company specializes in several areas including enterprise application development, cloud services, ERP, business analytics, testing & QA, artificial intelligence, DevOps, and IT infrastructure management. Softthink is recognized as a certified small business in various categories, including 8(a), HUBZone, and WOSB, and has established strategic partnerships with major companies like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. Their commitment to quality is demonstrated through various ISO certifications and their focus on delivering cloud modernization, cybersecurity, and analytics solutions.

📋 Description

• 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

• 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

• 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.