Sample Job Description for Software Specialist


Given below is a sample job description template for the position of Software Specialist:

Job Title: Software Specialist

Location of the Job: Natick, MA 01760

Years of Experience: 2 to 3 Years

Job Type: Full Time Employee

Education Level: Bachelor’s degree

Job Summary:

Developing software at Epic means you’ll get to push the boundaries of your technical prowess, do things you never thought you could – and improve healthcare in the process.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Create and modify shell scripts as required.
  • Assist in developing, testing, documenting and implementing system failure and recovery procedures.
  • Provide performance and capacity planning support of existing hardware and operating systems
  • Will perform systems software and hardware installations and upgrades as well as overall system administration and management.
  • Develop and maintain documentation including project plans and project lifecycle related documentation specific to the installation of hardware, peripherals, and system software.
  • Will be responsible for AIX systems and servers supporting company-wide critical applications.
  • Other duties include problem resolution, job scheduling coordination with Data Center operations, administration of user account profiles and system backup and recovery processes.

Position Requirements:

  • OZONE experience is a huge plus
  • REST service
  • Familiarity with Ajax technology
  • JavaScript (Dojo, jQuery, and various other plugin libraries)
  • HTML CSS
  • 2-5 years of software development experience
  • Expert understanding of ExtJS
  • Past or present clearance is a huge plus
  • US citizen and ability to obtain a clearance

Salary: $13.00 – $16.00 Hourly DOE