Boston Children's Hospital
Systems Administrator III
Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298
Job Posting Description
At Boston Children's Hospital, the quality of our care - and our inclusive hospital working environment - lies in the diversity of our people. With patients from local communities and 160 countries around the world, we're committed to reflecting the spectrum of their cultures, while opening doors of opportunity for our team. Here, different talents pursue common goals. Voices are heard and ideas are shared. Join us, and discover how your unique contributions can change lives. Yours included.The Systems Administrator III provides senior level management and technical support of computer systems within the Hospital.
The Systems Administrator III will be responsible for:Performing systems management activities for current and future computer systems, related hardware, software, and networking components.Evaluating current and projected demands for services and state-of-the-art computer software, and recommending modifications to current architectures, procedures, and configurations to maximize resource utilization. Designing and implementing customizations to the computer environment to meet the needs of the Children's Hospital User Community.Recommending software acquisitions to meet projected demands and conducting product evaluations and trials to improve the productivity of existing software.Interacting with Application, Network, End User Support staff, vendors, and the End User Community to design and evaluate new computer system environments and associated applications.Identifying end-user and application requirements as they relate to computer systems environments and developing and executing plans within project time frames.Responding to computer system problems, resolving them in a timely manner while adhering to problem resolution and escalation procedures.Maintaining computer system security by staying updated on all published security warnings, monitoring daily security audit trails for multiple systems, informing management of any breaches or vulnerabilities, and proposing solutions.Providing consulting services and technical support to peers, operating staff, application staff, research computing, and end-user services.Assisting in maintaining performance statistics and delivering performance tuning.Identifying problem areas and developing disaster recovery and backup strategies.To qualify, you must have:Bachelor's Degree is required in the field of computer science or a closely related field.5 years of directly related experience is required.Analytical skills to collect information from diverse sources, apply professional principles in performing various analyses, and summarize the information and data in order to solve problems or design relatively complex systems and programs that cross department/divisional lines.Communication skills in order to effectively deal with conflicting views or issues and mediate fair solutions, or well developed writing skills.Boston Children's Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.Boston Children's Hospital requires all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and Flu, (unless you are eligible for a medical or religious exemption).Boston Children's Hospital is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability.
At Boston Children's Hospital, the quality of our care - and our inclusive hospital working environment - lies in the diversity of our people. With patients from local communities and 160 countries around the world, we're committed to reflecting the spectrum of their cultures, while opening doors of opportunity for our team. Here, different talents pursue common goals. Voices are heard and ideas are shared. Join us, and discover how your unique contributions can change lives. Yours included.The Systems Administrator III provides senior level management and technical support of computer systems within the Hospital.
The Systems Administrator III will be responsible for:Performing systems management activities for current and future computer systems, related hardware, software, and networking components.Evaluating current and projected demands for services and state-of-the-art computer software, and recommending modifications to current architectures, procedures, and configurations to maximize resource utilization. Designing and implementing customizations to the computer environment to meet the needs of the Children's Hospital User Community.Recommending software acquisitions to meet projected demands and conducting product evaluations and trials to improve the productivity of existing software.Interacting with Application, Network, End User Support staff, vendors, and the End User Community to design and evaluate new computer system environments and associated applications.Identifying end-user and application requirements as they relate to computer systems environments and developing and executing plans within project time frames.Responding to computer system problems, resolving them in a timely manner while adhering to problem resolution and escalation procedures.Maintaining computer system security by staying updated on all published security warnings, monitoring daily security audit trails for multiple systems, informing management of any breaches or vulnerabilities, and proposing solutions.Providing consulting services and technical support to peers, operating staff, application staff, research computing, and end-user services.Assisting in maintaining performance statistics and delivering performance tuning.Identifying problem areas and developing disaster recovery and backup strategies.To qualify, you must have:Bachelor's Degree is required in the field of computer science or a closely related field.5 years of directly related experience is required.Analytical skills to collect information from diverse sources, apply professional principles in performing various analyses, and summarize the information and data in order to solve problems or design relatively complex systems and programs that cross department/divisional lines.Communication skills in order to effectively deal with conflicting views or issues and mediate fair solutions, or well developed writing skills.Boston Children's Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.Boston Children's Hospital requires all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and Flu, (unless you are eligible for a medical or religious exemption).Boston Children's Hospital is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability.