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MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL
Section 5: Staff Positions
Title: Director of Applications and Data Management
Initial Date of Adoption: May 20, 2010 Reference:
Revision Date: Code Number: 5.6 Page: 1 of 1
DIRECTOR OF APPLICATIONS AND DATA MANAGEMENT
Characteristics of Work:
The Director of Applications and Data Management has the responsibility for overall tactical planning and leadership for
application development, data collection and data storage within the Information Services Division. The incumbent must be able
to perform at a highly advanced level in enterprise databases and business application systems. Incumbent is responsible for
designing, implementing and maintaining new applications systems and upgrading and/or maintaining existing systems. The
incumbent will work with senior management to define long-range direction for application systems, the data environment,
provide project leadership for key technology initiatives, and/or conduct research regarding the future direction of data trends and
emerging technologies. The incumbent will work with senior management to establish data and reporting standards, and will be
responsible for the development of application standards; monitoring user usage, performance, and resource utilization; and
ensuring database security. This position requires a high degree of technical proficiency in the design of database applications
and must be fully knowledgeable of database administration, data reporting and operating interrelationships among databases and
the application systems. This position requires good communication and writing skills and the ability to work both independently
and effectively with others.
Examples of Work:
The following examples are intended only as illustrations of the various tasks performed by the incumbent in this position.
Examples of work performed in this classification include but are not limited to, the following:
1. Designs, creates and maintains databases and database system applications.
2. Interfaces with senior management concerning innovative solutions to meet State/Agency objectives.
3. Provides subject matter expertise in design methodologies and/or specific complex applications.
4. Performs database performance monitoring and tuning, and implements efficiency improvements as required.
5. Designs and implements database backup and recovery procedures.
6. Designs, implements, and enforces database security standards and policies.
7. Provides technical expertise on the database management system to user and technical personnel.
8. Provides data for funding disbursement, federal, state, and local government requirements, as well as the compilation
and publication of annual reports.
9. Responds to all internal and external data requests.
10. Assists the enrollment monitoring staff to ensure accurate data are generated for fund disbursement.
11. Performs related or similar duties as required or assigned.
Minimum Educational Requirements:
A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four year college or university in computer science, data processing, business
information systems, or a related field. The position requires experience in business systems analysis and/or software
development, specifically in database design. The position requires seven (7) years or more of directly related experience in a
technology related field including project management and information technology planning.
Special Experience:
Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of software development and systems design; of computer operations,
systems, and procedures; of project control and cost estimating techniques; of software development languages; of data
processing flowcharting techniques; of data modeling techniques; of database structures and theories; of current database
technologies; of data analysis techniques; of RDMS (Related Database Management Software), of implementing and maintaining
an enterprise database (database of large scale). Must have a working knowledge of MS SQL
Server development and administration, Structured Query Language (SQL), web services, HTML, VB Script, Java or JavaScript,
C#; graphic design skills; LAN/WAN protocols TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP; web-based development in Visual .
Ability to identify and define user task needs; to process information logically; to conduct short-range and long-range project
planning studies; to perform mathematical calculations; to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments; to assess future
information needs so that the databases can evolve in an appropriate manner; and to develop reports and cross references from the
data dictionary.