Principal Server Cloud Engineer

JOB TITLE: Principal Server Cloud Engineer

LOCATION: Geisinger Office Building I Annex (Danville)

DEPARTMENT: Server Management

WORK SCHEDULE: Days 

WORK TYPE: Full Time (1.0 FTE)

JOB SUMMARY:

Geisinger is currently a highly virtualized environment looking to expand into various cloud services where it fits our strategic infrastructure plan. We seek individuals experience administering cloud services who will be responsible for making decisions about server, cloud and storage technology.  This position reports to the Director of Platform Services.

The role is also responsible for recommending new technologies to solve technical business problems.  Needs to work with other teams such as network, application teams and enterprise architects to build enterprise class infrastructure solutions in a collaborative way. 

The ability to operationalize new technologies is a key requirement of this role.

May be needed for fourth tier support and root cause analysis.

Performs duties to support the goals and objectives of the Geisinger Health System (GHS) in its efforts to provide quality patient care and patient satisfaction.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Ability to self-manage

Ability to train other team members to provide support coverage

Ability to multitask, assess and prioritize quickly

Possess a high sense of urgency and commitment to customer service

Effectively communicates status of all projects, problems, and issues to the department management team.

Must have good verbal and written communications skills.

Must have very strong problem-solving skills.

Experience with being part of large technical projects

Must have the ability to learn new technologies quickly

COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

Ability to design and engineer advanced server, cloud or storage architecture preferred.

Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS or Azure; or vCloud on AWS preferred.

Knowledge of Hybrid Cloud, VDI, Software Defined Storage, Containers or other new technologies preferred.

Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server (all versions) preferred.

Working knowledge of RedHat Linux (all versions) preferred.

Working knowledge of VMware vSphere preferred.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematic) field required. Minimum of two-ten years of equivalent experience in a STEM field required, salary to commensurate with experience.

In lieu of degree, may consider equivalent experience in a STEM field.

Experience in being part of large technical projects required.

Job can be filled at a lower pay grade with salary commensurate with experience.

If a suitably experienced candidate cannot be found, applicants who meet the basic qualifications but possess fewer years of experience will be considered for hire at a lower level.  Salary would commensurate with experience.  

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Remote/Telecommuters options available.  Minimum 20% in office time.

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.

ABOUT GEISINGER: Geisinger is a physician-led health system comprised of approximately 30,000 employees, including nearly 1,600 employed physicians, 13 hospital campuses, two research centers, and a 583,000-member health plan Geisinger is nationally recognized for innovative practices and quality care. Geisinger serves more than 3 million people in central, south-central and northeast Pennsylvania and also in southern New Jersey with the addition of National Malcolm Baldridge Award recipient AtlantiCare, A member of Geisinger. In 2017, the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine became the newest member of the Geisinger Family.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.* Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

** Does not qualify for J-1 waiver.  We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.

*Domestic partner benefits not applicable at Geisinger Holy Spirit.