Westlake · 23 hours ago
Administrator Principal - Systems
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expWestlake is a company focused on enhancing lives through its products and community presence. They are seeking an experienced Principal Systems Administrator to support all phases of the software development lifecycle for various applications, primarily focusing on document management and operator shift handover notes. The role involves project management, requirements gathering, and ensuring application performance and security.
ChemicalManufacturingMedical
Responsibilities
Establish and maintain communications with business sponsors and business owners to ensure user satisfaction is maintained
Plans, controls and manages the delivery of IS projects and applications to meet the agreed business needs, acquiring and utilizing the necessary resources and skills, and agreed parameters of cost, timescales and quality
Develops project plans (i.e., detailed plan, milestones, and work breakdown structures) and assigns tasks to resources to ensure the project will be completed on time and according to specifications
Manages project life cycles, including project scope, resources, schedule, initiation, start-up/design, building, and deployment to see projects from beginning-to-end
Forwards project documents to stakeholders to obtain sign-off, agreement on project costs, and needed resources; and works with Transition Managers to facilitate the introduction of new capability to the organization
Follows up with assigned resources formally (e.g., status meetings, etc.) and informally to continuously manage the productivity of the team, project timelines, and deliverables
Conducts “lessons learned” meetings with customers to validate commitments were met and identify gaps and shortfalls
Balances multiple projects and deployment schedules to meet stakeholder goals and expectations and communicates with management to ensure agreement on design and status of the project
Communicates potential conflicts and/or problems (e.g., missing milestone deadlines) to management to manage expectations and solicit assistance and assesses project team member contributions to provide input to management on performance
Manages requirements gathering through coordination and facilitation of work sessions with business partners and appropriate IT groups to ensure inclusion of all stakeholders
Oversees the development of requirements documentation (e.g., business requirements, functional specifications, etc.) to ensure requirements are properly defined and assists in the analysis of current processes to identify system and business impacts
Support and maintenance of applications
Evaluate, interpret, and understand Functional Specifications for highly complex custom development
Provide technical and functional consulting as needed
Comply with all Company policies and procedures
Fully supports Company goals of continuous improvement and operational excellence at strategic and tactical levels including reviewing area of responsibility for improvement opportunities to initiate projects or communicate ideas to management as well as active participation on project teams
Any additional responsibilities or tasks as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field. Degree or an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated related experience may be accepted
Eight or more years of experience with delivery of application solutions
Proficiency with SQL, Oracle, Snowflake, Postgres, or other database management systems is required
Proficiency in programming languages such as .Net, JavaScript, C#, Visual Basic or Python is required
Experience with integration of enterprise applications
Strong Project Management skills
Expert troubleshooting and performance tuning skills
Strong systems analysis and design skills
Excellent time management skills and ability to balance multiple job assignments at once
Ability to produce high quality work in a short period of time with little supervision
Demonstrates initiative, taking prompt action to identify issues/opportunities and accomplish objectives, going beyond what is required and/or expected
Excellent problem solving and analytical skills and ability to frame issues clearly for less technical colleagues and customers
Ability to attend training courses, learn and apply new technologies
Strong written and verbal communication
Strong command of MS Office tool set (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) and MS Project
Preferred
Excellent understanding of SLCP and SDLC preferred
Certification in PMP or equivalent would be an asset
Company
Westlake
Westlake is a manufacturer and supplier of petrochemicals, polymers and building products. It is a sub-organization of Westlake Chemical Partners.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (7)
2024 (6)
2023 (11)
2022 (9)
2021 (9)
2020 (8)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.2B2025-11-04Post Ipo Debt· $1.2B
2017-01-07Post Ipo Equity
2004-08-11IPO
Leadership Team
Albert Chao
CEO
Jean-Marc Gilson
President and CEO
Recent News
2026-01-06
2026-01-05
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