Senior Applications Administrator
Sanford Health
Summary
The Application Administrator is responsible for day-to-day administration and support of assigned applications including scripting, configuration, integrations and administration. Works with leadership to develop technical solutions that satisfy the business needs of the department.
Job description
Summary
The Application Administrator is responsible for day-to-day administration and support of assigned applications including scripting, configuration, integrations and administration. Works with leadership to develop technical solutions that satisfy the business needs of the department.
Job Description
Works closely with other departments, System Administrators, and Application Analysts. Monitors system health, usage, compliance, administration and maintenance of production, test and development application platforms. Configures and manages application usage, data integrity and system software release levels while working with application vendors for configuration, enhancement requests and support escalations. Builds requested items and tasks using workflows and other tools to manage processes. Develops systems integrations and process automation. Creates process documentation for team and provides internal training to team members. Generates reports and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) analysis as needed. Provides 24x7 on call support as part of a scheduled rotation with other team members.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in an Information Technology (IT) related field required. Three years of experience in systems administration. Project management experience preferred. Operations experience supporting applications deployed in a multi-server environment and fluency in networking principals and implementations. Experience with on premise and/or cloud-based Systems Administration preferred. Proven fault identification and analysis skills, critical thinking, ability to troubleshoot technologies. Software development experience strongly encouraged. When applicable, may need a valid driver's license. If valid driver's license is required, must maintain a good driving record. Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) certification preferred.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in an Information Technology (IT) related field required
- Three years of experience in systems administration
- Project management experience preferred
- Operations experience supporting applications deployed in a multi-server environment
- Fluency in networking principals and implementations
- Experience with on premise and/or cloud-based Systems Administration preferred
- Proven fault identification and analysis skills
- Critical thinking
- Ability to troubleshoot technologies
- Software development experience strongly encouraged
- When applicable, may need a valid driver's license
- Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) certification preferred
Company overview
Sanford Health is one of the largest integrated healthcare delivery systems in the United States, operating as a nonprofit organization headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Founded in 1894, the organization has grown into a comprehensive health system with 44 medical centers, 482 clinics, and more than 200 senior living facilities across 26 states and nine countries. Sanford Health provides a full spectrum of healthcare services including acute care hospitals, specialty clinics, senior care through the Good Samaritan Society, genomic medicine, global clinics, and the Sanford Health Plan insurance program. The system employs over 48,000 healthcare professionals including 1,400 physicians and delivers care through five Centers of Excellence: Cancer, Children's, Heart, Orthopedics/Sports Medicine, and Women's Health. Annually, Sanford Health handles approximately 5.3 million outpatient visits, 84,000 admissions, and 136,000 surgeries. The organization is also actively involved in medical research and education through partnerships with academic institutions, positioning itself as a regional healthcare leader in the Midwest with expanding international presence.