Systems Architect - Manning - Information Systems Systems

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El Rio Health

<strong>We are dedicated to providing healthcare for all people. Since El Rio began in 1970, we have grown to serve one out of every ten Tucsonans. We are proud to be one of the most innovative, highly regarded, non-profit health centers in the United States. We focus on positive outcomes, treating the whole person. Our healthcare is delivered by compassionate, professionally trained, integrated health teams who give from their hearts to provide world class care. &ldquo;Your Health is Our Passion.&rdquo;</strong> https://elrio.org/

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Salary

$47.06 - $77.60 per hour, depending on qualificati

Overview: <div class="ant-row css-u2alqn"> <div class="sanitized-html w-full sanitized-html--underline-links"> <p>Salary: $47.06 - $77.60 per hour, depending on qualifications</p> <p>Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am to 4:30pm</p> </div> </div> <div class="ant-row css-u2alqn"> <div class="sanitized-html w-full sanitized-html--underline-links"> <p><br />The IT Systems Architect (SA) strategically plans, evaluates, designs, and implements advanced information systems, applications, and networked architectures to support El Rio and the Information Technology department. The SA will work at the most advanced technical level to understand, plan, document. and articulate current and future technology architecture to meet the on-going needs of the organization. The SA will work with others to evaluate and select appropriate technology required to implement plans. He or she will provide technical leadership through strong collaboration and communication skills and will facilitate strategic decision making. The SA will participate as part of a technical and/or project team to ensure projects are implemented according to architectural, technical, organizational, and budgetary plans. The SA will work with IT management and organizational leaders to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost-effective technology solutions for all aspects of El Rio IT.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The Systems Architect will work across all technical specialties including, but not limited to, applications, servers, storage, network, security, or other infrastructure.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The primary goal of the El Rio Health IT Systems Architect is to support El Rio&rsquo;s Mission of providing comprehensive, quality health care that is affordable and accessible to all who may have healthcare needs, by successfully performing the primary essential functions. <strong>&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</p> </div> </div>
Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Design and implement long-term strategic plans for system and network architecture to meet the strategic objectives of the organization and of the El Rio IT department.</li> <li>Develop and implement goals and operational plans for translating strategic architectural decisions to clear, specific IT operational plans.</li> <li>Ensure that proposed and existing systems architectures are aligned with El Rio IT goals, objectives, and standards.</li> <li>Provide architectural expertise, direction, and assistance to Systems and Network Engineers and other IT team members.</li> <li>Develop, document, and communicate plans for investing in systems architecture, including analysis of cost or technical debt reduction.</li> <li>Develop plans that enable the El Rio organization to fully leverage existing IT systems to reduce technical debt.</li> <li>Teaching and developing the other Engineers in IT best practices and processes in areas such as building systems, evaluating, and implementing an application, datacenter management and other areas that the Systems team is responsible for.</li> <li>Conduct research on emerging technologies in support of systems, network, and IT solutions development efforts, and recommend technologies that will increase cost effectiveness, security, and systems flexibility.</li> <li>Design, develop, and oversee implementation of end-to-end integrated systems.</li> <li>Develop technical roadmaps, indicating proposed refresh/replacement/upgrade cycles for all IT technology.</li> <li>Document El Rio&rsquo;s existing systems architecture and technology portfolio; make recommendations for improvements and/or alternatives.</li> <li>Mentor and coach other technical team members to enhance technical, planning, and communication skills of IT team members.</li> <li>Participate in the development of cost estimates and plans for capital and operational projects.</li> <li>Attend meetings with vendors or internal stakeholders.</li> <li>Effectively communicate technical concepts and information to various stakeholders across the clinical and operational areas of the business.</li> <li>Includes all duties of Senior technical staff (Systems Analyst, Systems Engineer, Network Technician, Network Engineer, etc.), as appropriate.</li> <li>Help lead the team and guide the team members&rsquo; workloads.</li> <li>Interacts regularly with IT and organizational leadership and demonstrates professionalism in all interactions.</li> <li>Extensive experience in developing strategic systems architecture plans.</li> <li>Hands-on experience with business requirements gathering/analysis.</li> <li>Proven experience in systems and network design and development.</li> <li>Strong understanding of information processing principles and practices.</li> <li>Exceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities.</li> <li>Superior written and oral communication skills.</li> <li>Excellent architecture and technical support documentation skills.</li> <li>Maintains a clean, safe, and hygienic work environment in compliance with all Policies and Procedures including but not limited to work areas, workstations, examination rooms, hand washing, infection prevention and control etc. for this position.</li> <li>Demonstrates an understanding of and proficiency with the application of all compliance and reporting requirements respective to Joint Commission Certification (JCC) standards.</li> <li>Other duties as assigned.</li> </ul>
Requirements: <p><strong><u>Minimum Education and Experience:</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor&rsquo;s Degree in Information Technology or a related field from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience.</li> <li>Ten (10) years of application and/or infrastructure engineering experience with evidence of job progression.</li> <li>Seven (7) years of experience communicating complex technical concepts to internal and external business and technical audiences including but not limited to: <ul> <li>IT Architecture &nbsp;</li> <li>Infrastructure</li> <li>Cloud Development</li> <li>Engineering and software architecture design</li> <li>Business Analysis DevOps</li> <li>Product and Project Management</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><em>If applicable, equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered, and must be directly related to the functions and responsibilities of the job.</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><u>Required Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations:</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Microsoft AZ-305 Azure Solutions Architect certification within two (2) years of hire.</li> <li>Technical certifications specific to technology supported, if applicable. Microsoft, VMWare, Citrix, Cisco or other technical certifications may be required for specific roles.</li> <li>Level I fingerprint clearance card: current valid and in good standing or have applied for it within seven working days after beginning employment.</li> <li>Employees in this position are required to have reliable transportation that can meet any operational reassignments of the organization during the workday. If an employee is driving during work hours, the employee is required to possess a valid driver&rsquo;s license and must comply with Arizona vehicle insurance requirements.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><u>Preferred Education, Experience, Skills, Abilities:</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Master&rsquo;s Degree in Information Technology or a related field from an accredited college or university.</li> <li>Fifteen (15) years of experience designing, planning, implementing, and managing complex technology systems with career progression.</li> <li>Five (5) years of experience working with cloud infrastructures such as Aure and AWS.</li> <li>Ten (10) years of experience developing and communicating complex technical concepts to internal and external business and technical audiences including but not limited to: <ul> <li>IT Architecture</li> <li>IT Infrastructure&nbsp;</li> <li>Cloud Development</li> <li>Engineering and software architecture design</li> <li>Business Analysis DevOps</li> <li>Cybersecurity</li> </ul> </li> <li>Bilingual (English/Spanish) with the ability to speak, read and write in both languages.</li> </ul>