Texas Children's Hospital
Systems Administrator, Sr
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Job Description We’re searching for a Senior Systems Administrator, someone who’s ready to be part of the best ranked children’s hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will maintain and administer software and hardware on major hospital systems. Consult and assist with new and existing applications, hardware architecture, operating system and layered products installation and upgrades, capacity planning, systems administration, systems programming, performance monitoring, file systems management; research, test, and participate in standards development; and resolve problems in a technologically advanced cluster of platforms.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Maintain operating system administration software, install, administer, and optimize servers and virtual machines, implement infrastructure and application enhancements, improve reliability and performance.
All system administration functions: security & patch management, preventative maintenance, monitoring system performance, tuning, troubleshooting, optimization, and resource utilization.
Plan and coordinate system utilization, perform growth analysis and capacity planning.
Monitor and maintain system performance of Enterprise Servers.
Research and onboard technologies for the IS department, identify and recommend tools and technologies using best practices/industry standards to support strategic direction and business initiatives.
Provide technical assistance and training in operating systems, hardware platforms, network protocols and vendor or third‑party utilities to Information Services staff.
Lead development and maintenance programming activities, participate in meetings concerning user consulting, systems analysis, system design and vendor contracts.
Plan, install and test application software in production and test environments; identify need for new hardware or software, research alternatives, develop hardware configuration requirements, coordinate activities of staff and vendors, determine restrictions and conflicts, plan and execute changes, test changes.
Provide end‑user support: receive calls forwarded from Help Desk, communicate with users to determine problems, identify scope, analyze, research solutions, determine appropriate solutions, make changes, escalation when necessary, test changes.
Contribute to design and execution of disaster recovery plan: participate in meetings and planning sessions, prepare documents, evaluate alternative methods of providing disaster‑tolerant systems while maintaining preparedness.
Skills & Requirements
High school diploma or GED; preferred bachelor’s degree in computer science.
Bachelor’s degree will substitute for 4 years of experience.
Required 7 years’ experience in administration of enterprise‑level systems.
About Us Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. Our comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high‑risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state‑of‑the‑art facility providing world‑class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after‑hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation. To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children’s without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
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Systems Administrator, Sr
role at
Texas Children's Hospital . 5 days ago. Be among the first 25 applicants.
Job Description We’re searching for a Senior Systems Administrator, someone who’s ready to be part of the best ranked children’s hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will maintain and administer software and hardware on major hospital systems. Consult and assist with new and existing applications, hardware architecture, operating system and layered products installation and upgrades, capacity planning, systems administration, systems programming, performance monitoring, file systems management; research, test, and participate in standards development; and resolve problems in a technologically advanced cluster of platforms.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Maintain operating system administration software, install, administer, and optimize servers and virtual machines, implement infrastructure and application enhancements, improve reliability and performance.
All system administration functions: security & patch management, preventative maintenance, monitoring system performance, tuning, troubleshooting, optimization, and resource utilization.
Plan and coordinate system utilization, perform growth analysis and capacity planning.
Monitor and maintain system performance of Enterprise Servers.
Research and onboard technologies for the IS department, identify and recommend tools and technologies using best practices/industry standards to support strategic direction and business initiatives.
Provide technical assistance and training in operating systems, hardware platforms, network protocols and vendor or third‑party utilities to Information Services staff.
Lead development and maintenance programming activities, participate in meetings concerning user consulting, systems analysis, system design and vendor contracts.
Plan, install and test application software in production and test environments; identify need for new hardware or software, research alternatives, develop hardware configuration requirements, coordinate activities of staff and vendors, determine restrictions and conflicts, plan and execute changes, test changes.
Provide end‑user support: receive calls forwarded from Help Desk, communicate with users to determine problems, identify scope, analyze, research solutions, determine appropriate solutions, make changes, escalation when necessary, test changes.
Contribute to design and execution of disaster recovery plan: participate in meetings and planning sessions, prepare documents, evaluate alternative methods of providing disaster‑tolerant systems while maintaining preparedness.
Skills & Requirements
High school diploma or GED; preferred bachelor’s degree in computer science.
Bachelor’s degree will substitute for 4 years of experience.
Required 7 years’ experience in administration of enterprise‑level systems.
About Us Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. Our comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high‑risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state‑of‑the‑art facility providing world‑class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after‑hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation. To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children’s without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
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