Senior System Engineer

About the role

The Senior System Engineer designs, implements, monitors, and supports the HCA system and storage infrastructure. They are responsible for the set-up and repair of facility system and storage infrastructure, including the monitoring and diagnosis of system and storage performance, and resolution of system-based incidents and requests reported to the service desk.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the HCA system and storage environments by adhering to and supporting HCA IT policies and procedures, and recommend process changes that improve the implementation, maintenance and support of facility-based system equipment.
• Assists with facility-based project planning, strategic planning, 24x7 on-call support with other members of IT staff, and may be required to supplement facility-based, on-site support to technical resources.
• Design, implementation, monitoring, and support of hardware and software to support the system and storage infrastructure, including monitoring servers, SAN, data protection (backup and archive), and distributed services/resources for failures and recommending corrective action.
• Create, implement and maintain standard operating procedures for equipment installation, configuration support, and system operations which improve service and repeatability.
• Maintain and support of facility-level system and storage equipment, including but not limited to: server equipment, SAN, data protection, and other distributed services.
• Participate in and support of facility-level technical implementation projects.
• Provides 24x7 on-call support based on IT staff rotation and carries a pager as warranted, to assist with troubleshooting, coordination, escalation, and resolution of system or storage-based incidents, equipment failures, etc.
• Aids and trains users on proper use of facility technology.
• Mentors and trains System Administrators and Associate System Administrators, as needed.
• Participates in facility-based IT project planning, as needed.
• Effectively work with corporate IT&S personnel to ensure that priorities and standards are achieved.
• Communicates and escalates incidents and requests beyond scope of ability to senior service resources.
• Coordinates and participates in regular -wide meetings and workshops with facility technical staff to ensure timely transfer of knowledge which impacts HCA-approved system and storage architecture and security policies.
• Participates in meetings, committees and continuing education to improve individual, departmental and organizational performance.
• Aids and trains users on proper use of facility technology.
• Adheres to and supports HCA IT&S standards, policies and procedures.
• Maintains and protects confidentiality with regard to all aspects of patient care and employee information.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of the following: working knowledge of supported operating systems (Windows server and VMware ESX), utilities, vendor products, applicable programming languages and scripting, diagnostic techniques, applicable communications protocols, applicable hardware configurations.
• 2+ years experience in deploying technically complex infrastructure computing solutions across platforms and components. Hands-on experience with virtual technology, such as Citrix, VMWare ESX, IBM LPARs, VIO servers, and micro-partitions.
• Working knowledge of OS environment running one or more databases including SQL, Oracle, DB2.
• Experience in one or more of the following: NetBackup, Data Domain, or CommVault.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task; Possesses strong analytical skills.
• Demonstrated customer orientation; strength in analytical, math, and reasoning skills.
• Effectively communicates verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office applications.
• Provides onsite technology support on projects.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in information system is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrates broad knowledge of system and storage technologies and standards.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task; Possesses strong analytical skills.
• Demonstrated customer orientation; strength in analytical, math, and reasoning skills.
• Effectively communicates verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office applications.

Benefits

HCA Healthcare offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include: comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services, wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services, time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence, savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling, education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing, additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts.

What you'll get to do

• Transform healthcare and give people healthier tomorrows.
• Deliver information technology strategy, support, and solutions.
• Improve and enhance patient care and business operations.
• Deliver services at administrative locations, data centers, and hospitals.
• Support facilities located in 20+ states and the United Kingdom.
• Work to move healthcare forward by seeking, embracing, developing, and delivering technology for patient care.

Company Information

• HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times.
• In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.