Senior Systems Administrator

Location: Dallas, Texas

Time Type: Full time

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In this highly visible, fast-paced, and challenging position, you'll collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to provide the very best care for our patients. The Sr. Systems Administrator Provides technical direction within the team and across the Information Systems department.

Your Job Requirements
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or related field or equivalent work experience.

• 7+ years experience data center work related

• Microsoft Windows Server expertise a must have

• VMware experience a must have
• Citrix Xenapp and Netscaler experience a plus
• Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP experience a plus

• Microsoft SQL Server

• Microsoft Exchange (or Exchange Online) experience a plus

• Microsoft Server security patching experience a must have

• Extensive datacenter hardware experience is a must have (HPe, Dell, Cisco, Pure, EMC)

• Disaster recovery and backup systems experience a plus
• Citrix, MCSE, VMware, and/or hardware certifications are a plus

Deliver Server Infrastructure Solutions

• Ensure successful delivery to support strategic planning and initiatives, improve organizational performance, and advance progress towards MHS goals.
  • Work with vendors, clients, carriers, and technical staff on implementation, optimization, and security of server infrastructure systems. This includes but is not limited to troubleshooting infrastructure and services including cloud technologies, server operating systems, server hardware, data storage and server applications.
  • Carry out maintenance and upgrades on server infrastructure.
  • Use knowledge of healthcare industry, market environment, and clinical and business workflows and activities, to deliver solutions that solve business problems and align with strategy initiatives. 
  • Develop and maintain trusted relationships with business, clinical, and operations leaders to advise efficient use of the server infrastructure.
  • Build solutions and implementation plans utilizing the appropriate internal and external resources and ensuring full involvement of business partners and communication to all stakeholders.
  • Perform security review of Server Infrastructure and Applications.

Improve Processes and Standards

• Research and deliver new software, hardware, tools, systems, and processes to provide state-of-the-art collaboration solutions for enterprise level or large-scale technologies.
• Lead the development and delivery of enterprise level technologies training relevant to area of expertise.
• Monitor the latest market trend and industrial landscape to discover opportunities to improve customer experience and reduce operating costs.
• Build and maintain project/technology related documentation, ensuring that accurate information is always available to other colleagues and management.
• Manage server infrastructure system logging and provide performance metrics.

Effective Team Member

• Assist and mentor less experienced colleagues and be a resource for MHS employees and leaders for the Server Team.
• Provide detailed runbook procedures and support documentation for routine maintenance on the server infrastructure systems.

Leadership  

• Hold team and organization-level responsibilities and lead enterprise level projects. 
• Deliver presentations to clients, leaders, and peers as it pertains to Server Infrastructure technology roadmap, architecture, engineering, and provisioning.
• Assist with budget preparation.

Technical Leadership

• Responsible for assisting with the development of roadmaps and leading implementation projects.
• Develop technical standards, define operational processes, and configuration best practices for server infrastructure.
• Provide incident management and support to the critical issues escalated by Server Infrastructure team.
• Lead the technical delivery of projects, including design, configuration, and testing of technical solutions for enterprise server infrastructure.

Methodist Health System is a faith-based organization with a mission to improve and save lives through compassionate, quality healthcare. For nearly a century, Dallas-based Methodist Health System has been a trusted choice for health and wellness. Named one of the fastest-growing health systems in America by Modern Healthcare, Methodist has a network of 12 hospitals (through ownership and affiliation) with nationally recognized medical services, such as a Level I Trauma Center, multi-organ transplantation, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care, neurosurgery, robotic surgical programs, oncology, gastroenterology, and orthopedics, among others. Methodist has more than two dozen clinics located throughout the region, renowned teaching programs, innovative research, and a strong commitment to the community. Our reputation as an award-winning employer shows in the distinctions we’ve earned:

• Great Place to Work Certified 2026-2027

• Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work 2025 & 2026

• Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare, Biotech & Pharma 2026

• TIME’s Best Companies for Future Leaders 2025 & 2026

• Newsweek’s America’s Most Admired Workplaces 2026

• Glassdoor’s Best-Led Companies 2025

• Fortune Best Workplaces in Health Care 2025

• Military Friendly Gold Employer 2025

• Becker’s Hospital Review 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare 2025

• Newsweek’s Americas Greatest Workplaces 2025