Windows Systems Administrator

FAIR Health, Inc., a national, independent nonprofit organization, was established in October 2009 with the mission to help assure fairness and transparency in health insurance information. FAIR Health has created a database of over 40 billion de-identified private healthcare claim records—the largest in the country—which receives claims monthly and which serves as the foundation for a variety of data products, custom analytics and consumer tools. FAIR Health has also been certified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as a “Qualified Entity” and thus holds the entire collection of Medicare Parts A, B and D claims from 2013 to the present, which get routinely refreshed.

Our standard data modules, custom analytics and technological tools serve all participants in the healthcare sector nationwide; they are licensed to payors, third-party administrators, bill review companies, self-insured employers, government agencies, academic researchers and consultants. Our medical and dental data are used to inform statutes and regulations, healthcare cost indices, fee schedules, benefit and provider network design, practice/facility expansion, health systems research and dispute resolution, among other uses. We also offer a suite of consumer-oriented tools and resources available on our consumer website (fairhealthconsumer.org), as well as a mobile application, which can be licensed by other organizations.

Summary of Position

The Systems Engineering team at FAIR Health is responsible for the operation, design, maintenance, troubleshooting and protection of the company’s IT infrastructure. We are seeking an experienced Microsoft Windows systems administrator who will manage our Windows server environment. The ideal candidate should be well-versed in Microsoft products and services in general, interested in integrations between Windows and other operating environments and attentive to details. The candidate should be interested not just in the execution of such systems, but also in design and maintainability, including the security ramifications of any architectural choices.

Primary Responsibilities

• Build, configure and maintain Windows servers in a multi-location enterprise environment.
• Work closely with networking, storage, database and security stakeholders to support the environment and deliver projects in a timely manner.
• Conduct capacity and performance analyses and provide system configuration change and upgrade recommendations.
• Write and support PowerShell-based scripts for the management of servers, service configurations and applications.
• Manage, coordinate and implement environment-wide OS patches and software updates.
• Maintain common software and system package repositories for software installations and updates.
• Engage with other teams for project planning to ensure timely and successful completion of projects assigned to Systems Engineering.
• Provide Windows server and Windows desktop technical knowledge and recommendations to staff members as required.
• Design and maintain reliable backup solutions for Windows and Linux environments.
• Increase efficacy and accuracy via the use and creation of automated tools and scripting languages and develop uniform system administration procedures.
• Design efficient and maintainable systems for new projects.
• Plan and execute migrations from legacy environments to current Windows platforms.
• Provide second-tier support for end users as required.
• Observe information security policies and HIPAA guidelines of conduct to ensure the privacy and security of nonpublic information.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• 2+ years of experience administering Windows server systems in an Active Directory environment.
• Experience with at least one enterprise-class virtualization environment (VMware preferred).
• Fluency in at least one Windows scripting language (PowerShell, Python, batch).
• Familiarity with at least one cloud computing architecture (Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure).
• Experience with Windows server provisioning/configuration management technology, such as SCCM/Microsoft Endpoint Manager (preferred), Puppet or Ansible, is a plus.
• Knowledge of interoperability among Active Directory, Windows and Linux file system semantics is a plus.
• Competence in logical troubleshooting.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

Salary is commensurate with experience in the range of $95,000 – $130,000 annually.

FAIR Health, Inc., is an equal opportunity employer and is an E-Verify participant. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.

FAIR Health offers a competitive compensation package and includes the following benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts, Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, 401(k) and Discretionary Bonus.