Geisinger Health System

Application Administrator Team Lead

Geisinger Health System • $100K — $120K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED) required
  • Minimum 11 years of relevant experience
  • At least 1 year managing people, processes, or projects
  • Proficient in application development tools and testing
  • Strong teamwork skills

Responsibilities

  • Establish quality assurance standards and best practices
  • Oversee test planning, execution, and release validation
  • Develop and report on quality metrics and KPIs
  • Manage application administration team performance
  • Review and recommend new software tools and platforms
  • Facilitate acquisition and inventory of applications and tools
  • Develop training and mentoring for team and adjacent IT areas

Benefits

  • Work from home flexibility in Pennsylvania
  • Regular full-time employment
  • Day shift schedule
  • Comprehensive quality assurance focus
  • Opportunities for continuous improvement initiatives
Full Job Description

Location:

Work from home (Pennsylvania)

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

Works with leadership to identify quality assurance and testing needs and oversees activities to deliver high-quality, business-aligned solutions. Manages a team of QA resources and is responsible for ensuring adequate testing resources are allocated based on project requirements. Communicates test plans, quality status, risks, defects, and issues to higher management levels while ensuring adherence to quality standards and testing best practices.

Job Duties:

  • Establishes and enforces quality assurance standards, testing methodologies, and best practices to ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions.
  • Oversees test planning, test execution, defect management, and release validation activities, ensuring appropriate test coverage, risk mitigation, and compliance with business and regulatory requirements.
  • Develops, monitors, and reports quality metrics and KPIs, including test execution progress, defect trends, automation effectiveness, and release readiness, while driving continuous improvement initiatives across the QA function.
  • Assumes primary responsibility for the application administration team regarding job performance.
  • Assists with the budget process regarding system, utility, and application software strategy.
  • Investigates, reviews, and recommends new software tools, application platforms, monitoring, and performance enhancement tools and creates a detailed roadmap for the application of those tools.
  • Assesses the need for, facilitates the acquisition of, and maintains an inventory of applications, software, and related tools and processes that assist in performing application management including automation.
  • Ensures there is an effective system performance problem reporting process that is being followed Performs application administration activities in addition to overseeing team work activities.
  • Ensures the efficient and effective use of application administration activities through the development and monitoring of KPIs.
  • Reports status and makes recommendations for continuous improvement.
  • Develops training and mentoring activities for the application administration team to develop relevant skills and competencies.
  • Identifies the need for and develops necessary training for other IT and business areas to understand the overall process and their roles in application administration efforts.
  • Acts as a project leader and a subject matter expert on multiple and complex projects.
  • Provides oversight into all activities of the team.
  • Responsible for all human resource activities for the team, including hiring, performance management, contributing to increase and promotion recommendations, career development, corrective action, and recommendations for termination.


Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.


*Relevant experience may be a combination of related work experience and degree obtained (Associate’s Degree = 2 years; Bachelor’s Degree = 4 years).

Position Details:

Education:

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)

Experience:

Minimum of 1 year-Managing people, processes, or projects (Required), Minimum of 11 years-Relevant experience* (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s):

Skills:

Application Development Tools, Application Testing, Teamwork

About Geisinger Health System

Geisinger Health System is a healthcare system serving more than 3 million residents throughout 45 counties in central, south-central, and northeastern Pennsylvania, and in southern New Jersey. The system was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Danville, Pennsylvania. Geisinger Health System includes 13 hospital campuses, two research centers, and a 600,000-member health plan. The system employs more than 32,000 people, including over 1,800 physicians and 4,000 nurses. Geisinger Health System is known for its innovative approach to healthcare, including its use of electronic health records and its focus on patient-centered care.
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1915

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