Senior IT Engineer – Enterprise Storage and Backup

OhioHealth; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

OhioHealth in Columbus, OH seeks a Senior IT Engineer to lead enterprise infrastructure modernization, with a focus on storage and backup platforms. You will collaborate with infrastructure architects, operations teams, and vendors to design, implement, and manage scalable systems that support clinical and corporate needs.

The ideal candidate has 8 years of technical engineering experience, strong leadership, and expertise across servers, networks, storage, and security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree is required.
• 8 years technical engineering experience.
• Strong leadership and project management abilities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration in a matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain enterprise infrastructure platforms.
• Develop and implement technology strategy for storage and backup.
• Manage supplier relationships, reporting, and budgets.
• Ensure ITIL-aligned processes and crisis/change management.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

We are more than a health system. We are a belief system. We believe wellness and sickness are both part of a lifelong partnership, and that everyone could use an expert guide. We work hard, care deeply and reach further to help people uncover their own power to be healthy. We inspire hope. We learn, grow, and achieve more – in our careers and in our communities.

Job Description Summary

The Senior IT Engineer reports to the manager within a technology specialty area and collaborates with infrastructure architects, engineers, enterprise architects, application teams, operations teams, and vendor partners to engineer, implement, optimize, and manage the lifecycle of enterprise infrastructure platforms. This role is primarily focused on infrastructure engineering and modernization across enterprise storage and backup platforms. Key responsibilities include platform engineering, lifecycle management, capacity planning, monitoring, system resilience, standards development, technical analysis, and strategic planning. The Senior IT Engineer will work closely with operational support teams to provide technical direction, oversight, and escalation support for daily activities as needed. Preferred experience includes Dell PowerScale, Dell PowerStore, Cohesity, Pure Storage, Cisco MDS SAN, and hybrid cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical engineering expertise, infrastructure design experience, collaboration skills, and a proven ability to support enterprise-scale infrastructure environments within a highly matrixed organization.

Responsibilities And Duties

40% - Operations Works with internal customers and 3rd party vendors to communicate, coordinate, manage expectations, approve, and assist with operational processes such as crisis management, support escalation, change management, release management, capacity management, and other ITIL processes

20% - Technology Strategy Assists and sometimes leads the development of technology strategy and roadmap within a given area of specialty including design, documentation, communication, and implementation of new or existing standards for infrastructure technologies while remaining current on industry trends

10% - Research and Analysis Analyzes, plans, justifies, schedules, and coordinates the implementation and maintenance of the specialty area’s administrative, operational, and financial initiatives including TCO, optimization, and efficiency

25% - Supplier Management Works with suppliers and, when needed, vendors to produce outcomes consistent with organizational strategy. Overseas reporting metrics, dashboards, and status reporting to meet expectations for quality and performance for discretionary, support and maintenance work.

5% - Financial Management - Plans, monitors and controls operating and capital budget for assigned areas of responsibilities.

As a High Reliability Organization (HRO), responsibilities require focus on safety, quality and efficiency in performing job duties.

The job profile provides an overview of responsibilities and duties and is not intended to be an exhaustive list and is subject to change at any time

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree (Required)

Additional Job Description

Bachelor's Degree

Field of Study: Business Administration, Computer/Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or Related Field

Years of Experience: 8 years technical engineering experience

SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE

Specialized Knowledge: Subject matter advisor of specialized technologies necessary to support clinical operations and information systems along with the ability to gather, analyze and interpret business drivers to support the program and organization. Project management and process excellence with strong analytical data-driven approach to problem solving. Strong interpersonal skills along with proven leadership. Advanced knowledge of and experience with IT technologies, such as endpoint devices, servers, security, network, storage, and telecom.

Kind and Length of Experience: Eight years of experience in technical engineering role. Participation in process improvement or project work.

DESIRED ATTRIBUTES

Specialized Knowledge

• Design thinker
• Curious & Creative
• Able to function in tactical and operational levels
• Strong communicator and collaborator
• Able to work collaboratively in a highly matrixed environment
• Ability to effectively drive people, process, and technology changes
• Proven record of effective leadership
• Subject Matter Expert

Highly self-motivated with the ability to drive resources toward deadlines and manage ambiguity to effectively solve problems by embracing the health system's highly dynamic, constantly changing environment. Knowledge of regulatory and contractual compliance is beneficial. Experience leading large, complex projects across multiple functional departments. Experience in a complex healthcare organization is beneficial. The ability to explain complex technical ideas and issues to both technical and non-technical audiences is desired.

Work Shift

Day

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Department

IT Server Technologies

Join us!

• if your passion is to work in a caring environment
• if you believe that learning is a life-long process
• if you strive for excellence and want to be among the best in the healthcare industry

Equal Employment Opportunity

OhioHealth is an equal opportunity employer and fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. OhioHealth does not discriminate against associates or applicants because of race, color, genetic information, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, national origin, veteran status, military status, pregnancy, disability, marital status, familial status, or other characteristics protected by law. Equal employment is extended to all person in all aspects of the associate-employer relationship including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, discipline, reduction in staff, termination, assignment of benefits, and any other term or condition of employment