Senior Platform Systems Engineer & Lead

Cook Children's; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Cook Children’s in Fort Worth, TX seeks a Platform Systems Engineer Lead to drive the design, delivery, and operational excellence of the hospital's platform infrastructure. You will act as a senior technical authority, support Epic client delivery, and ensure secure, scalable solutions aligned with enterprise architecture and clinical needs.

The role blends hands-on engineering with mentoring, guiding modernization efforts and establishing standards across multiple infrastructure domains.

Qualifications

• 8 years of progressive experience in enterprise infrastructure or platform engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• Equivalent combinations of progressive experience, technical certifications, and demonstrated competency may be considered in lieu of a formal degree.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, delivery, and standardization of Cook Children’s platform infrastructure.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership across multiple infrastructure and platform domains.
• Mentor engineers and guide modernization initiatives.

Skills

Technical leadership

Platform engineering

Mentoring

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or Computer Science

2+ relevant industry certifications

Tools

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

VMware

Citrix

IGEL

Job description

Cook Children’s in Fort Worth, TX seeks a Platform Systems Engineer Lead to drive the design, delivery, and operational excellence of the hospital's platform infrastructure. You will act as a senior technical authority, support Epic client delivery, and ensure secure, scalable solutions aligned with enterprise architecture and clinical needs.

The role blends hands-on engineering with mentoring, guiding modernization efforts and establishing standards across multiple infrastructure domains.