Senior Applications Administrator

10000 Sanford; United States; Remote; USD 45,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanford Health is seeking a Senior Applications Administrator to lead technical design, planning, and maintenance for assigned applications within its information technology ecosystem. The role emphasizes governance of Microsoft 365 services, including SharePoint Online, Purview, and Varonis, to protect data and ensure regulatory compliance.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field and at least five years of application administration experience, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field required.
• At least five years of application administration experience.
• Proven fault identification and analysis skills, critical thinking, ability to troubleshoot technologies.
• Operations experience supporting applications deployed in a multi-server environment.
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• The Senior Applications Administrator will be responsible for the technical design, planning, implementation, administration and maintenance for assigned applications.
• Work with leadership to develop technical solutions that satisfy the business needs of the department.
• Mentor Application Administrators.
• Work with System Administrators and Application Analysts to perform day to day support, administration and maintenance of production, test and development application platforms.
• Configure and manage application usage, data integrity and system software release levels.
• Work with application vendors for configuration, enhancement requests and support escalations.

Skills

Fault identification

Critical thinking

Troubleshooting

Application administration

Multi-server operations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field

Tools

SharePoint Online

Microsoft Purview

Varonis

ITIL (certification)

Job description

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.

Work Shift: 8 Hours - Day Shifts (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Compensation: Salary Range: $32.50 - $52.00 Union Position: No Department Details Responsible for the effective configuration, governance, maintenance, and support of Microsoft 365 services, with a strong emphasis on SharePoint Online, Microsoft Purview, Varonis, and enterprise data governance.

This role ensures the security, compliance, lifecycle management, and optimization of collaboration and content platforms while enabling secure and efficient access to information across the organization. Partners closely with business, security, compliance, and technology teams to deliver solutions that enhance collaboration, data protection, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities include managing SharePoint governance and information architecture, leveraging Purview and Varonis to identify and mitigate data risks, supporting data classification and retention programs, and advancing enterprise data governance practices that improve visibility, stewardship, and protection of organizational data.

Summary The Senior Applications Administrator will be responsible for the technical design, planning, implementation, administration and maintenance for assigned applications.

Work with leadership to develop technical solutions that satisfy the business needs of the department. Mentor Application Administrators. Work with System Administrators and Application Analysts to perform day to day support, administration and maintenance of production, test and development application platforms. Configure and manage application usage, data integrity and system software release levels. Work with application vendors for configuration, enhancement requests and support escalations.

Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field required. At least five years of application administration experience. Proven fault identification and analysis skills, critical thinking, ability to troubleshoot technologies. Operations experience supporting applications deployed in a multi-server environment. Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) certification preferred.

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-949-5678 or send an email to [e-mail].

The Sanford organization owns and manages multiple distinct brands, including Sanford Health, Marshfield Clinic, and Good Samaritan, as well as Lewis Drug, Sanford Health Equip, Solutions by Sanford, Great Shots, and Blue Rock Bar & Grill.

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.

Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 53,000 employees and serves over 2 million patients and nearly 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 56 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, 147 senior care communities, 4,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies. The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to 78 specialties. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.

Good Samaritan, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit providers of senior care and services, is committed to transforming the aging experience through innovation, compassion and personalized care. As part of Sanford Health, an integrated nonprofit health system headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Good Samaritan serves 10,000 seniors and offers access to a full continuum of care, including 94 rehabilitation and skilled nursing centers, 56 assisted living and memory care facilities, 44 independent living locations and 37 home health and hospice agencies. The senior care provider delivers services across the upper Midwest, with 70% of residents living in rural communities. Learn more about Good Samaritan’s mission and commitment to delivering high quality senior care in rural America at good-sam.com.