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Job Title: Sr,

Server Engineer

Location: RWJ - Rahway

Department Name: IT&S Service Support

Req #: 0000249452

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $121,749.00 - $171,970.00 per year

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

The Senior Server Engineer is responsible for supporting, maintaining, and improving enterprise server, virtualization, storage, and hybrid cloud infrastructure across assigned datacenters, data rooms, and related computing environments. This role requires advanced technical knowledge of Windows Server and desktop operating systems, VMware, Citrix, converged and hyper-converged compute platforms, enterprise storage, data protection, and cloud technology platforms including Microsoft Azure, AWS, and related hybrid cloud services. The engineer will support secure, scalable, and resilient infrastructure operations through proactive monitoring, troubleshooting, automation, documentation, patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management. This position also requires strong scripting and automation skills, sound understanding of information security best practices, and the ability to participate in scheduled and unscheduled after-hours maintenance, emergency response, and mandatory on-call rotation in a 24x7 computing environment. The Senior Server Engineer is expected to collaborate effectively with customers, vendors, application teams, peers, and leadership; mentor other engineers; provide recommendations for operational improvements and innovation; and deliver excellent customer service with professionalism, compassion, empathy, and a consistent supportive attitude. 

As a Sr. Server Engineer, a typical day

1. Monitoring problem ticket queues and resolve tickets in a timely manner according to the defined SLAs
2. Participating in monthly security patching for computing environment
3. Troubleshooting with peers and customers on application related issues. Functions as an escalation point for application admins and second level support in troubleshooting complex system issues.   Troubleshoot infrastructure and related technologies by reviewing logs and error messages
4. Updating Operating Systems (Windows), and Assist with updating VMware Infrastructure (upgrades, hotfixes, security remediations)
5. Assisting Vendors, Customers and Peers with remote access needs
6. Following and executing defined runbooks and documentation for Disaster recovery events , System Decommissions, Infrastructure installs/Upgrades , Application patching
7. Monitoring infrastructure via monitoring toolsets 
8. Create technical documentation and workflows
9. Following defined Change Management policies and procedures
10. Attending daily, weekly and monthly team meetings.  Attend project or troubleshooting calls to address issues or tasks
11. Participating in projects as assigned
12. Supporting cloud technology platforms, including Microsoft Azure, AWS, and hybrid cloud services, by assisting with provisioning, monitoring, troubleshooting, access coordination, and operational support activities.

This Role Might Be For You If you have:

1. Advanced knowledge of Windows Server, Linux/Unix, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and related enterprise infrastructure services.
2. Strong experience supporting virtualized and hybrid infrastructure platforms, including VMware vSphere, VMware Horizon, Citrix, converged, and hyper-converged compute environments.
3. Working knowledge of cloud technology platforms, including Microsoft Azure, AWS, hybrid cloud architecture, identity and access management, monitoring, security controls, and cost-aware operational support.
4. Ability to troubleshoot complex server, cloud, virtualization, storage, application, and network-related issues using logs, monitoring tools, performance data, and root cause analysis methods.
5. Proficiency with scripting and automation tools, such as PowerShell or related technologies, to improve operational efficiency, reporting, provisioning, patching, and repeatable infrastructure tasks.
6. Knowledge of enterprise storage, backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and data protection concepts used to maintain resilient and available computing environments.
7. Strong understanding of infrastructure security best practices, vulnerability remediation, privileged access, patch management, change control, and regulatory or organizational compliance requirements.
8. Ability to create, maintain, and follow technical documentation, diagrams, workflows, standards, operational runbooks, and knowledge articles.
9. Demonstrated ability to prioritize work, manage multiple assignments, support on-call responsibilities, and make sound decisions in a fast-paced 24x7 enterprise computing environment.
10. Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with peers, vendors, application teams, customers, and leadership.
11. Ability to mentor engineers and peers, share technical knowledge, support continuous improvement, and contribute to team development.
12. Commitment to excellent customer service, professionalism, compassion, empathy, and a consistent supportive attitude when working with customers and stakeholders.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.

To Be Considered for the Sr. Server Engineer position, you must have:

• Certification or equivalent may be substituted for a BA degree.
• Bachelor or Master Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field. Or Equivalent work experience
• A minimum of eight (8) years of progressive Information Technology experience, including hands-on experience supporting enterprise server infrastructure, Windows Server operating systems, virtualization platforms such as VMware, datacenter hardware, storage technologies, monitoring tools, security patching, change management, technical documentation, automation/scripting, incident troubleshooting, and participation in 24x7 on-call support for mission-critical computing environments.
   

Experience Preferred:

• Windows Server and Desktop and/or Linux/Unix Operating Systems , VMware vSphere and Horizon, Citrix, Active Directory, general networking concepts, powershell, Converged and Hyper-converged computing platforms. Cloud computing concepts and data protection platforms (Netbackup, Cohesity).  Experience in Cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure and GCP)

Interested in learning more about our IT&S team? Check out this video from our leadership team! https://vimeo.com/1038366426/2f1c2a76a5?ts=0&share=copy

Benefits and Perks:

At RWJBarnabas Health, our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Driven by our Total Wellbeing promise, our market-competitive offerings include comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, financial, personal, career, and community wellbeing.  These benefits and resources include, but are not limited to:

Paid Time Off including Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
Retirement Plans
Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
Dental and Vision Insurance
Disability and Life Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Tuition Reimbursement
Student Loan Planning Support
Flexible Spending Accounts
Wellness Programs
Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
Community and Volunteer Opportunities
Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, and Verizon
….and more!

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team.  We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time.  As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health. 

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey—whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

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