Senior System Administrator - Ukg

University Health; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Pension plan

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Job summary

University Health is seeking an experienced Systems Administrator with deep UKG Workforce Management expertise to support and enhance mission-critical financial, clinical, and administrative systems in a large healthcare environment.

You will act as a technical authority, providing hands-on administration, analysis, and guidance for enterprise applications that directly support patient care and hospital operations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of systems administration, programming, or system analysis experience.
• Strong hands-on UKG Workforce Management expertise (scheduling, timekeeping, clocks).
• Experience supporting ERP or large enterprise application environments.
• Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language (API, SQL, VB, ASP/Web, C++, Boomi, or similar).
• Working knowledge of relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle).
• Experience supporting hardware like time clocks or tablets; and Windows and/or UNIX systems.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with technical and non-technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical resource for UKG Workforce Management and ERP-based systems.
• Provide system administration, analysis, configuration, and ongoing support for production and non-production environments.
• Lead and support system upgrades, patches, fixes, and enhancements.
• Perform systems analysis, testing, and post-implementation reviews.
• Troubleshoot complex system and integration issues across platforms.
• Support databases, interfaces, data extraction, reporting, and backups.
• Collaborate with IS leadership, vendors, and internal customers on projects.
• Participate in change control, standards development, and system documentation.
• Provide on-call support for assigned enterprise systems.

Skills

UKG Workforce Management

Systems administration

ERP environments

Programming / scripting

SQL / databases

Windows / UNIX

Tools

SQL Server

Oracle

APIs

VB / C++

Job description

University Health is seeking an experienced Systems Administrator with deep UKG Workforce Management expertise to support and enhance mission‑critical financial, clinical, and administrative systems within a large, complex healthcare environment. This role is ideal for a senior‑level professional who enjoys system ownership, problem‑solving, and partnering with business and clinical leaders to keep enterprise systems running at peak performance.

Why This Role Matters

In this role, you will serve as a technical authority and trusted advisor, providing hands‑on system administration, analysis, and guidance for enterprise applications that directly support patient care and hospital operations. Your work will have a visible, organization‑wide impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical resource for UKG Workforce Management and ERP‑based systems
• Provide system administration, analysis, configuration, and ongoing support for production and non‑production environments
• Lead and support system upgrades, patches, fixes, and enhancements
• Perform systems analysis, testing, and post‑implementation reviews
• Troubleshoot complex system and integration issues across platforms
• Support databases, interfaces, data extraction, reporting, and backups
• Collaborate with IS leadership, vendors, and internal customers on projects and issue resolution
• Participate in change control, standards development, and system documentation
• Provide on‑call support for assigned enterprise systems

Required Experience & Skills

• Strong hands‑on experience with UKG Workforce Management (required) to include supporting basics & advanced scheduling, timekeeping, and time clocks
• 3+ years of systems administration, programming, or system analysis experience
• Experience supporting ERP or large enterprise application environments
• Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language (API, SQL, Visual Basic, ASP/Web, C++, Dell Boomi, or similar)
• Working knowledge of relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle)
• Experience supporting application related hardware such as time clocks, tablets, or similar
• Experience supporting Windows and/or UNIX operating systems
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills
• Ability to work independently while collaborating across technical and non‑technical teams

Preferred Experience

• Healthcare systems or regulated environments
• Experience supporting enterprise platforms such as PeopleSoft, Premier, OnBase, ServiceNow, or similar
• Report writing and data extraction tools (SQL, Business Objects)

Why University Health

University Health offers more than just a job — we offer long‑term stability, meaningful work, and strong total rewards, including:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Defined benefit pension plan
• Generous paid time off and paid holidays
• Tuition assistance and professional development
• Stable, mission‑driven public healthcare environment
• Opportunities to work on complex, enterprise‑scale systems that matter