Job description

Job Summary

UT Southwestern is looking to hire a Technical Systems Architect in their IR Systems & Operations department. The Technical Systems Architect is an essential role for Systems and Operations teams. The TSA’s responsibility is to consult, design, and oversee the build of resilient and highly available infrastructure systems to include enhanced use of automation. The TSA will oversee improving and upgrading software and system components and tackle digital transformation challenges for technology systems and services.

Experience and Education

Required:
Minimum of ten (10) years in the information technology field with experience to include systems administration, technology consulting, technology system design and support, or other closely related experience required. Associate’s degree in related field, or equivalent additional years of related experience required.

Experience in healthcare, academic, and/or research institutions highly preferred. Related industry certifications preferred.

Job Duties:
Architect and develop solutions for technology systems to include standardizing the design and automation of system deployments, where plausible.
Develop seamless and integrated monitoring and support tools.
Function as team lead and Tier III engineer for the technology infrastructure and systems teams that support platforms that provide technology services. These systems may include identity and access management, authentication services, distributed computing, operating system support, network attached storage, and other enterprise technologies.
Perform architectural reviews for new system implementations and integrations.
Research and evaluate new technologies that transform and improve the technical environment.
Design and implement high availability solutions based on disaster recovery / business continuity requirements.
Participate in security table top exercises as a key contributor.
Identifies technology infrastructure gaps and develops remediation plans.
Mitigate technology risk due to complex configurations, design flaws, system and hardware inefficiencies, and reduction of end of life infrastructure for technical systems.
Works with application analysts and systems engineers, providing Tier III support when needed, to analyze and resolve complex issues for technical systems.
Strong project management skills and the ability to manage competing priorities. Work closely with project teams and executive sponsors / project owners. Strong business acumen, good written and oral communication skills.
Optimization of system patching efforts.
Working knowledge of Visio or similar products.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Other Duties:
Function as technical lead for Microsoft Windows Enterprise services, to include Active Directory, domain controller management, load balancing windows servers, functional knowledge of Azure cloud services, and ensure resiliency in the overall functionality of Windows systems and services.

Will provide oversight on daily activities to set priorities, function as mentor, help with problem escalation, and communicate significant problems or issues to management.

Participates in the identifying vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies to reduce and/or eliminate the risk of the identified vulnerabilities.

Responsible for analysis, design, and review of new and/or existing Windows architecture and infrastructure platforms.

Working knowledge of Microsoft Visio.

Responsible for developing and maintaining procedural and/or design documentation

Evaluate innovative technologies and propose solutions that improves and/or transforms the business to a sounder and more robust platform of services.

Participates in capacity planning exercises.

Maintain effective communications with vendors, peers, and clients in support of assigned projects

Working Conditions:
Work is performed primarily in office or computer lab/system environment with occasional exposure to noise, moving mechanical and electrical parts.

Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents in lieu of stated minimum require prior approval of Vice President for Human Resources or his/her designee.

Security

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status .

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