SR SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Rush University - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Chicago, IL

Educational Services

About the position

The Sr Systems Engineer position at RUSH University Medical Center is a full-time role focused on supporting and managing various technologies, including Citrix and VMware server infrastructures. The engineer will collaborate with internal and external technical support teams to enhance the integrity of these systems, while also mentoring engineering staff and assisting in evaluating technology solutions that improve the delivery of critical applications like EPIC.

Responsibilities

• Develop collaborative partnerships across internal and external technical support teams to maintain and improve the integrity of the Citrix and VMware server infrastructure.
• Work in collaboration with the project management office to create comprehensive statements of work and detailed project plans involving Citrix and VMware technologies.
• Assist Infrastructure Manager in evaluating Citrix and VMware technology solutions that will improve the delivery of EPIC and other business critical applications.
• Develop and mentor engineering staff to improve the delivery of information technology services across the Rush University Medical Center.
• Demonstrate clear and concise verbal and written communication skills appropriate for the intended audience in a professional manner.
• Foster new ideas and concepts and make decisions surrounding complex issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or at least 4 years related experience at the same level and/or formal training or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 3 years advanced technical knowledge and experience in management of large Citrix and VMware environments.
• Installation and configuration of Citrix and VMware server farms.
• Extensive experience with XenApp and XenDesktop and VMware.
• Installation and configuration of applications on Citrix presentation servers.
• Extensive experience with VMware virtualization techniques.
• Configuration of Citrix load balancers and Resource Manager.
• Configuration and management of Citrix user policies.
• Configuration and management of Citrix print services.
• Citrix onsite and offsite disaster recovery planning and support.
• Experience with Citrix monitoring and capacity planning tools.
• Experience in Windows Server and Active Directory.
• Network management (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP).
• Installation and configuration of VMware ESX.
• Experience with EMC/NetApp SAN infrastructure.

Nice-to-haves

• Security, Privacy, and Regulatory/HIPAA Compliance
• Healthcare Environment Experience