Children's Health

Job Title & Specialty Area: Sr Systems Administrator

Department: IT Technical Services

Location: Dallas, TX

Shift: Monday-Friday

Job Type: Remote

Why Children’s Health?

At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal.

Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being.

Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all.

SUMMARY

The Senior Systems Administrator is responsible for managing and optimizing Microsoft-based infrastructure, with a primary focus on Azure cloud services, automation, and scripting. This role leads the deployment and maintenance of Windows environments, leveraging tools such as PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Terraform to automate and streamline operations. The ideal candidate will support DevOps and infrastructure-as-code initiatives, collaborate cross-functionally on cloud strategies and system upgrades, and lead complex troubleshooting efforts. A key focus of the role is driving operational efficiency, scalability, and resilience through modern automation and infrastructure management practices.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Automate routine system administration tasks using scripting (e.g. PowerShell, Azure CLI, VS Code)
• Manage virtualization and cloud environments (Azure, Tanium, VMware).
• Provide Tier 2/3 technical support for complex issues
• Automate tasks to improve efficiency and reduce manual interventions.
• Implement system upgrades, patches, and backups.
• Install, configure, and maintain server operating systems (Windows and Linux).
• Manage servers, including application, database, web and cloud servers.
• Monitor system performance and ensure high availability and reliability.
• Troubleshoot system problems, diagnosing and solving hardware/software faults.
• Support and mentor intermediate level system administrators and IT staff.
• Create and maintain scripts for system maintenance and development.
• Maintain accurate documentation of system configurations, procedures and
• processes.
• Lead IT Infrastructure projects (e.g. system migrations, upgrades).
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams for project implementations.

How You’ll Be Successful:

WORK EXPERIENCE

• At least 5 years' experience in developing information processing solutions - Required
• At least 3 years' experience in designated operating systems/application administration - Required
• At least 1-year personnel or project management experience - Required

EDUCATION

• Four-year bachelor's degree or equivalent experience - required
• Roles supporting specific software must demonstrate competency in the software used in their role. All training and testing applicable to the role must be successfully completed and passed within 180 days of employment. Continuing education requirements must be completed and maintained for applications applicable to the role.

A Place Where You Belong

We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children’s Health a place where everyone can contribute.

Holistic Benefits – How We’ll Care for You:

• Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years.
• 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure
• Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks)
• Caregiver Leave
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement

As an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally-protected status or class. This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment-related activity.