Principal Systems Engineer

CommonSpirit Health; Englewood (CO); Remote; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to lead cloud infrastructure initiatives. This exciting role involves managing operations on platforms like Azure and Google Cloud, providing technical leadership, and driving innovation through automation. With a focus on enhancing service delivery and ensuring adherence to standards, you'll collaborate with diverse teams to solve complex challenges. If you're passionate about technology and looking to make a significant impact in healthcare delivery, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to building a healthier future for all.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in IT or infrastructure roles.
• Proficient in cloud platforms including Azure, GCP, and VMware.
• Strong knowledge of networking and security technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Cloud Infrastructure Team and manage operations across Azure and GCP.
• Provide technical leadership and support for high-severity incidents.
• Identify automation opportunities and develop scripted solutions.

Skills

IT Infrastructure Management

Problem Solving

Cloud Services (Azure, GCP, AWS)

Networking and Security Technologies

Leadership

Automation and Innovation

Education

BA or BS in Computer Science

Equivalent Experience

Tools

Terraform

PowerShell

VMware

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Overview

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites, and 137 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. CommonSpirit has more than 157,000 employees, 45,000 nurses, and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $4.2 billion annually in charity care, community benefits, and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients, physicians, partners, and communities, we are creating a more just, equitable, and innovative healthcare delivery system.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice, guidance, and expertise to promote adoption of methods and tools, ensuring adherence to policies and standards. Evaluate, select, and implement appropriate methods and tools at project and team levels, including selection and tailoring in line with standards. Manage reviews of benefits and value, and recommend improvements. Contribute to organizational policies, standards, and guidelines.
• Perform critical administrative tasks for Google Cloud Platform, including management of network perimeter, permissions, and cloud resources used for sensitive clinical data scenarios.
• Collaborate with offshore infrastructure teams to identify improvement areas and drive enhancements.
• Demonstrate creativity and initiative in problem-solving; resolve or facilitate resolution of complex problems.
• Support daily operations across a large Azure-hosted cloud infrastructure platform.
• Lead the Cloud Infrastructure Team, providing escalation and resolution support for senior management.
• Manage a high-level team of Operational Engineers remotely.
• Deliver exceptional customer service to end users, stakeholders, and IT teams.
• Support daily operations for VMWare, Azure, and AWS services.
• Participate in on-call rotations and perform patching and deployments.
• Lead projects for software enhancement, upgrades, or implementations.
• Coordinate support efforts between Infrastructure and other IT teams.
• Oversee change management processes relevant to system engineering.
• Review and monitor source code/versioning management.
• Provide technical leadership and issue ownership across disciplines.
• Engage in strategic planning activities such as capacity planning and roadmap development.
• Conduct performance tuning, troubleshooting, and develop monitoring and alerting processes.
• Identify automation and innovation opportunities, and develop scripted solutions.
• Develop system and support performance metrics using standard tools and methodologies.
• Exhibit leadership qualities through team motivation and training.
• Understand and incorporate CommonSpirit Health’s business processes and routines.
• Manage crisis situations during high-severity incidents.
• This position is remote eligible.

Qualifications

• BA or BS in Computer Science, Technology, or Business discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in IT or infrastructure fields.
• Knowledge of Microsoft and UNIX operating systems.
• Understanding of networking and security technologies (TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls, etc.).
• Basic knowledge of storage networks, testing, and quality assurance methodologies.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform or similar tools.
• Extensive experience with Azure, GCP, and VMware solutions.
• Experience with datacenter design, vendor management, problem management, and deployment tools.
• Proficiency in PowerShell and experience leading teams.

Pay Range

$56.83 - $82.40 per hour