Senior Systems Engineer

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Salary Full-Time Professionals Home Location, Lakeland, FL, US

5 days ago Requisition

Job Title:

Senior Systems Engineer

Job Location:

RIS Administration

Division/Department: IT Infrastructure

Reports to:

Infrastructure Manager

FTE: 1.00 Exempt

Recognized and accredited by the American College of Radiology, Radiology and Imaging Specialists (RIS) prides itself on being a high-quality workplace that is supportive of you through teamwork and celebrating success. RIS has grown to be one of the leading radiology providers in Polk County since starting over 50 years ago. With more than 45 physicians and five imaging centers, our physicians, administration, and staff strive to be an independent radiology practice providing the community with high-quality, compassionate service utilizing leading-edge technology.

As a growing company, you’ll find opportunities to strengthen and develop your career in healthcare with a team of supportive leaders. RIS is based in historic Lakeland Florida, with great community offerings such as outdoor recreational activities, excellent universities, award-winning community theaters, art museums, and more.

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of our organization's complex systems and infrastructure. Your expertise will ensure high availability, reliability, and scalability of our IT environment while providing technical leadership to our team.

• Establishes and maintains positive peer, leadership, and customer relationship, interacting positively and productively with teams across organizational lines
• Design and deploy scalable, high-performance systems, including hardware and software infrastructure.
• Plan and execute system upgrades, enhancements, and migrations in alignment with business objectives.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies, solutions, and methodologies to improve system performance and efficiency.
• Lead and manage IT projects from inception through to completion, including project planning, resource allocation, and timeline management.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior team members, fostering a collaborative and innovative team environment.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting and problem resolution for complex issues across multiple systems and platforms.
• Implement and maintain security best practices to protect systems and data integrity.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and operation of systems, applications, and services.
• Develop and maintain documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and system configurations.
• Participate in on-call rotation and respond to critical system outages or issues outside of regular business hours.
• Maintains professional skills and stays informed of changes in the healthcare industry, regulations, vendor technology and impacts on assigned systems
• Utilize RIS’s ticketing system for documenting and troubleshooting, education, or work efforts
• Performs other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, or a related field; or equivalent work experience
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), VMware Certified Professional (VCP), AWS Certified Solutions Architect) are a plus.
• Proven experience as a Systems Engineer/Admin or similar role, with a focus on designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise-level systems.

• In-depth knowledge of system administration, including Windows and Linux operating systems, virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, Hyper‑V), and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure).
• Experience with networking protocols, services, and security (e.g., TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN).
• Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., Power Shell, Python) for system administration tasks and workflow automation.
• Demonstrated ability to lead IT projects and initiatives, including project management methodologies and tools.
• Exc…