Senior Engineer, System

Position Summary

Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for multiple information systems, tools, or processes, providing expertise, guidance, and standardization for LifePoint and acquired entities.

Essential Responsibilities

• SME Responsibilities: Provide expertise and standardization across infrastructure systems, tools, and processes.

• Infrastructure Design & Optimization: Build, design, and optimize systems to support HITS strategic objectives; seek efficiencies through automation and new product recommendations.

• Workflow Development: Create methodology and processes to support infrastructure systems.

• Issue Resolution: Triage, document, and act as Level 3 escalation for technical issues from ticket management system.

• Vendor Management: Serve as primary point of contact for strategic technology vendors; ensure accountability and alignment with business objectives.

• Risk Evaluation: Assess risks associated with assigned systems and provide guidance to leadership.

• Migration Strategy: Execute and advise on migration strategies to future technical architecture.

• Configuration Specifications: Define system configurations based on application, business, and technical requirements.

• Root Cause Analysis: Utilize problem management techniques to analyze failures and implement corrective actions.

• Performance Monitoring: Measure application, OS, and hardware performance on cloud resources; recommend improvements.

• Testing & Selection: Participate in testing and selection of new systems and infrastructure projects.

• Business Support: Assist with procurement, budgeting, and forecasting for assigned systems.

• Documentation: Communicate and document operating system, infrastructure, and middleware issues.

• Other Duties: Perform additional tasks as assigned.

Additional Information

Serves internal and external stakeholders (co-workers, clients, patients, vendors). Handles sensitive and confidential information. Requires understanding of healthcare regulatory compliance (e.g., HIPAA) and application of policies and procedures.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Education: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years in healthcare IT infrastructure (multi-facility environment).

• Familiarity with Cloud Security Operations (1-2 years).

• Familiarity with DevOps tools, practices, and scripting (1-2 years).

Certifications: Not required.

Technical Skills: Intermediate programming, relational databases, operating systems.

Communication: Ability to convey complex information and interact with management.

Problem-Solving: Handle varied and complex business problems using analysis and interpretation.

Project Management: Manage multiple projects, delegate tasks, and allocate resources.

Physical & Mental Demands

Occasional standing, walking, lifting up to 20 lbs. Extended computer use; repetitive upper body motion. Vision requirements: close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception.

Work Environment & Travel

Office and hospital environments; may involve exposure to hazards. Minimal overnight travel (up to 10%).

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.