Platform Systems Engineer Sr

Cook Children's Health Care System; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cook Children’s Health Care System is seeking a Senior Platform Systems Engineer to provide senior engineer level technical and group support within the Platform Systems Engineer family, developing proficiency across Citrix, Microsoft, VMware, Nutanix and Ivanti, plus Windows server and desktop engineering.

You will participate in capacity planning, budgeting, private and public cloud infrastructure decisions, and support Epic Client design and delivery while collaborating with customers and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of direct IT experience, or an Associate’s degree and 6 years of direct IT experience or 8 years of direct IT experience and high school diploma or equivalent.
• BA/BS degree in IS or Business preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, maintain, install, and deploy technologies including systems, networks, data architectures, capacity planning, performance management, security, configuration management, and disaster recovery.
• Contribute to standard architectures and to hardware and software components used in data center, cloud and user environments.

Education

Bachelor’s degree (IS or Business)

Associate’s degree

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Summary

An independent contributing IT Professional providing senior engineer level technical and group support within the Platform Systems Engineer family developing and applying technical proficiency in three or more IT disciplines that support Cook Children’s platform infrastructure. This includes technology disciplines in Citrix, Microsoft, VMware, Nutanix, and Ivanti suite of products along with a skilled level of Windows server and desktop engineering and administration. Capacity planning, research emerging technologies, budgeting, private and public cloud infrastructure, making design decisions, and supporting Epic Client design and delivery. This position requires being a project resource for the Platform Team and Information Services projects. The Senior Platform Systems Engineer position will be assisting and interacting with many customers requiring good communication, customer service and problem resolution skills. This role provides consulting services to Information Services teams and/or customers regarding technologies and the application of specific technology standards. The Senior position assists Platform staff and other Information Services Professionals. Jobs in this family are responsible for developing, testing, maintaining, installing, and/or deploying technologies including systems, networks, data architectures, capacity planning, performance management, security, configuration management, and disaster recovery. In addition, a Senior Engineer contributes to the establishment, development, and promotion of standard architectures, as well as hardware and software components that are used in the data center, cloud and user environments.

Location

Rosedale Office Building

Department

Technology Services

Shift

First Shift (United States of America)

Standard Weekly Hours

40

Summary

An independent contributing IT Professional providing senior engineer level technical and group support within the Platform Systems Engineer family developing and applying technical proficiency in three or more IT disciplines that support Cook Children’s platform infrastructure. This includes technology disciplines in Citrix, Microsoft, VMware, Nutanix, and Ivanti suite of products along with a skilled level of Windows server and desktop engineering and administration. Capacity planning, research emerging technologies, budgeting, private and public cloud infrastructure, making design decisions, and supporting Epic Client design and delivery. This position requires being a project resource for the Platform Team and Information Services projects. The Senior Platform Systems Engineer position will be assisting and interacting with many customers requiring good communication, customer service and problem resolution skills. This role provides consulting services to Information Services teams and/or customers regarding technologies and the application of specific technology standards. The Senior position assists Platform staff and other Information Services Professionals. Jobs in this family are responsible for developing, testing, maintaining, installing, and/or deploying technologies including systems, networks, data architectures, capacity planning, performance management, security, configuration management, and disaster recovery. In addition, a Senior Engineer contributes to the establishment, development, and promotion of standard architectures, as well as hardware and software components that are used in the data center, cloud and user environments.

Qualifications

• Position requires a Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of direct IT experience or an Associate’s degree and 6 years of direct IT experience or 8 years of direct IT experience and high school diploma or equivalent. BA/BS degree in IS or Business preferred.

Certifications/Licensure

Acquired one or more of the below Information Technology certifications is required, or must obtain within six (6) months of employment -

• Microsoft: MCSE, MCITP, MCP, MCDST or MCTS
• Microsoft Azure: Administrator, Solutions Architect, Virtual Desktop
• AWS: SysOps Administrator, Solutions Architect
• Google: Cloud Engineer, Cloud Architect
• Citrix: CCA-V, CCP-V or CCE-V
• VMware: VCA, VCP or VCAP
• IGEL: Certified Professional or Engineer
• CompTIA: A+, Server+, Network+ or Cloud+ Required

About Us

Cook Children’s is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Cook Children’s offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.