Job Title: Manager of IT Systems Engineering - 229015
Position Type: Contract to Hire / Direct HIre
Work Location: Remote (EST Hours)
Travel: 10-20% to Southeastern US
Salary Range: $130,000 - $145,000 / year | Hourly Range: $70-$75 / hour W2

ABOUT OUR CLIENT / ABOUT THIS ROLE
Medix is currently seeking a Manager of IT Systems Engineering for an opportunity with one of our top healthcare clients in the Southeastern US. Our client is a smaller non-for-profit health system of ~2500 employees / 4 hospitals / 75 sites of care. Over the last several years, they have made great strides towards digital modernization. This Manager of IT Systems Engineering will be overseeing a small team handling the day to day administration and ongoing solutions engineering for the migration to Azure cloud.

TYPICAL RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE

• Serving as the personnel manager over a team of direct reports - both consultant and full-time
• Building a team - including all hiring, performance evaluation, promotion and terminations, holding regular 1x1s with direct reports
• Leading the creation and execution of a multi-year IT roadmap, and staying on top of technological advancements to help the organization evolve towards the cloud.
• Participating in the planning and design for new tech solutions to meet the growing needs of the health system
• Managing the current state of hybrid on-prem VMWare virtual environments, from design to deployment, scaling, and maintenance.
• Guiding the transition to future cloud environments including Azure and Microsoft 365 suites, ensuring configurations match organizational workflows, data compliance needs, and collaboration requirements.
• Leading from a technical, hands-on perspective in the day to day administration and final point of escalation.
• Overseeing the architectural design, deployment, and scalability for IT systems and network solutions
• Designing and managing the backup strategies, ensuring full redundancy and compliance with data retention policies
• Guiding the design, implementation, and optimization of network infrastructures, with an emphasis on scalability and high availability
• Serving as the SME to analyze metrics, troubleshoot bottlenecks, and ensure peak performance, zero downtime, and security in the network
• Promoting and maintaining rigorous documentation standards, ensuring that all configurations and changes are well-documented and accessible.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

• Required Associate Degree or Higher
• Required Minimum 7-10 years IT Experience
• Required Minimum 3 years in Leadership, Managing direct reports
• 2-3+ years of Microsoft 365 and Azure Cloud
• Strong foundation in IT Systems Engineering (Windows Server, VMWare, Storage)
• Strong foundation in IT Network Engineering (Cisco Routers/ Switches)
• Prior healthcare experience is preferred