IT Consultant – Symphony ILS Migration

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏱ Part Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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Softthink Solutions

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2003

Softthink Solutions | Emerging Innovative IT Services Partner Providing End-End project solutions & Premium Class Services

📋 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.