Systems Administrator

Boone County; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Boone County Health Center is seeking a dependable Systems Administrator to join our Information Technology team. You will design, implement, and secure the hospital’s server infrastructure, administering both Windows and Linux environments.

The role oversees virtualization platforms (Nutanix AHV, VMware ESXi/vSphere), Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Exchange Online, and backup/recovery processes with Zerto. On-site position serving ~400 employees.

Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree preferred in CS/IT or related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in systems administration, infrastructure support, cybersecurity, or related IT role preferred.
• Healthcare or EMR/EHR experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, administer, maintain, and secure server infrastructure.
• Administer Windows Server and Linux server environments.
• Manage virtualization and storage with Nutanix AHV, VMware ESXi, and vSphere.
• Monitor server availability, performance, and hardware health.
• Support IT security activities including identity management and vulnerability management.
• Administer Active Directory, Group Policy, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Exchange Online, Teams, licensing, MFA, and user access.
• Onboard/offboard employees by managing accounts, access, licenses, and permissions.
• Support the hospital’s EMR/EHR systems and other clinical/business apps.
• Manage automated backups and disaster recovery including Zerto.

Skills

Systems administration

Technical troubleshooting

Customer service orientation

Healthcare IT familiarity

Education

Associate's degree in CS/IT or related field

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Nutanix AHV

VMware ESXi

VMware vSphere

Active Directory

Group Policy

Microsoft 365

Entra ID

Exchange Online

SSL/TLS certificates

Zerto

DNS

DHCP

TCP/IP

Job description

Summary

Boone County Health Centeris seeking a dependable, motivated, and customer-focusedSystems Administratorto join our Information Technology team. Reporting to the Chief Information Officer, this position plays a key role in maintaining the secure, reliable, and efficient technology infrastructure that supports approximately 400 employees across clinical, administrative, and operational areas.

This is an on-site position!

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, administer, maintain, and secure the hospital’s physical and virtual server infrastructure.
• Administer Windows Server and Linux server environments.
• Manage Nutanix AHV, VMware ESXi, VMware vSphere, virtual machines, clusters, storage, performance, and capacity.
• Monitor server availability, system performance, hardware health, storage utilization, logs, and other infrastructure components.
• Plan, test, document, and deploy server, operating system, firmware, and third-party application updates.
• Review Microsoft Defender alerts, security logs, vulnerability findings, and recommendations, and complete appropriate remediation.
• Support IT security activities, including endpoint protection, access control, vulnerability management, system hardening, security monitoring, and incident response.
• Administer Active Directory, Group Policy, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Entra ID, Exchange Online, Teams, licensing, multifactor authentication, and user access.
• Onboard and offboard employees by creating, modifying, and removing accounts, application access, roles, licenses, security groups, and permissions.
• Support the hospital’s Electronic Medical Record system and other clinical and business applications.
• Administer and monitor automated backup and disaster recovery processes, including Zerto replication, scheduled backup jobs, failure alerts, retention, and recovery testing.
• Install, renew, document, and troubleshoot SSL/TLS certificates used by servers, websites, and applications.
• Troubleshoot server, application, account, workstation, and basic LAN connectivity issues involving TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, switching, and wireless networking.
• Configure, deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot computers, thin clients, zero clients, virtual desktop access, printers, scanners, monitors, and related peripherals.
• Install, rack, cable, configure, maintain, and decommission physical servers, storage systems, networking equipment, and related hardware.
• Provide timely and professional technical assistance by phone, remote-support tools, ticketing system, and in person.
• Maintain accurate system documentation and coordinate with hospital departments, IT team members, application owners, vendors, and technology partners.
• Participate in infrastructure projects, application implementations, system upgrades, disaster recovery exercises, and process improvements.
• Perform other technology-related responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related field preferred.
• An equivalent combination of relevant work experience, technical education, military experience, training, and industry certifications will be considered.
• Two to five years of experience in systems administration, infrastructure support, cybersecurity, technical support, or a related IT role preferred.
• Previous healthcare or EMR/EHR experience is preferred but not required.

Candidates with less direct systems administration experience are encouraged to apply if they have a strong IT foundation, demonstrated troubleshooting ability, excellent customer service skills, and a desire to grow into the position.

Why BCHC?

At Boone County Health Center, we are committed to providing high-quality care in a supportive, team-oriented environment. If you are passionate about healthcare, have a strong work ethic, and are eager to support a dynamic cardiology services team, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding position.

Boone County Health Center is anEqual Opportunity Employer.