IT Infrastructure Engineer - Full-Time
Apply NowCompany: Kern Medical
Location: Bakersfield, CA 93307
Description:
Kern Medical has been a community cornerstone since its founding in 1867. Today, we are an acute care teaching center with 222 beds, offering the only advanced trauma care between Fresno and Los Angeles. Kern Medical cares for 15,500 inpatients and 125,000 clinic patients a year.
Career Opportunities within Kern Medical include many benefits such as:
Position: IT Infrastructure Engineer
Compensation
The estimated pay for this position is $47.5302 to $58.4561. The rates shown include a 6% premium pay (base= $-$ plus 6%). This reflects only a portion of the total compensation package for this position. Additional compensation may be available for this role through differentials, incentives, and bonuses. In addition, this position may be eligible for participation and company contributions into the Kern County Employees' Retirement Plan.
Definition:
The Infrastructure Engineer role will provide support and maintain the core network, server, and storage technology environment for Kern Medical Hospital Authority and locations in outlying areas.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Under direction of the IT Infrastructure Manager, the Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for building out, maintaining, and troubleshooting our infrastructure needs. The Infrastructure Engineer must be skilled in the disciplines of technology solutions analysis, planning, and contributing to the business-technology strategy alignment.
The systems engineer role is responsible for maintaining infrastructure and newly acquired technologies, such as Cisco networking devices; Pure Storage platforms; Dell, HP, and Cisco UCS platforms; VMware ESXi, VCenter, and Horizon VDI; Microsoft Windows Server; Linux Red Hat Enterprise; CentOS. Responsible for maintaining database systems including SQL, MySQL, Oracle, Cache, and PostgreSQL. This role is also a key contributor to managing the data warehouse functionality and availability.
Essential Functions:
Other Essential Functions:
Employment Standards:
Knowledge of:
Principles and methods of computer networking; Advanced installation, administration and maintenance of enterprise network device and Windows Server operating systems; Microsoft Cloud technologies (Office 365, Azure); Linux in an enterprise environment; database systems, web technologies, security standards, and technical project management processes
Ability to:
Work independently and use good judgment as to appropriate courses of action; follow oral and written instructions; Communicate, both verbally and in writing, in a professional manner, multi-task, display organizational and interpersonal relationship skills; prepare comprehensive reports and make recommendations to management; plan and direct the work of others; and communicate effectively with people of various professional, vocational and educational backgrounds.
Supplemental:
Dependent upon assignment, applicants may be required to pass an extensive background investigation, and be fingerprinted. Disqualification for felony, misdemeanor, and traffic offenses will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
All Kern Medical employees are designated "Disaster Service Workers" through state and local laws (CA Government Code Sec. 3100-3109 and Ordinance Code Title 2 - Administration, Ch. 2.66 Emergency Services.) As Disaster Service Workers, all county employees are expected to remain at work, or to report for work as soon as practicable following a significant emergency or disaster.
If position responsibilities require driving a personal vehicle, then possession of a current valid California Driver's License and adherence to the Kern County Hospital Authority Vehicle Use and Driving Standard Policy (ENG-EC-119) is required.
If position responsibilities require driving a vehicle owned, leased or rented by Kern Medical, then possession of a current valid California Driver's license, a signed authorization for Release of Drivers Record Information and adherence to the Kern County Hospital Authority Vehicle Use and Driving Standard Policy (ENG-EC-119) is required.
Career Opportunities within Kern Medical include many benefits such as:
- New Hire Premium: +6% of base rate of pay, matched up to 6% if contributed to Deferred Compensation Plan.
- A Comprehensive Benefits Package: includes Holidays, Paid Time Off, Retirement, Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance.
Position: IT Infrastructure Engineer
Compensation
The estimated pay for this position is $47.5302 to $58.4561. The rates shown include a 6% premium pay (base= $-$ plus 6%). This reflects only a portion of the total compensation package for this position. Additional compensation may be available for this role through differentials, incentives, and bonuses. In addition, this position may be eligible for participation and company contributions into the Kern County Employees' Retirement Plan.
Definition:
The Infrastructure Engineer role will provide support and maintain the core network, server, and storage technology environment for Kern Medical Hospital Authority and locations in outlying areas.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Under direction of the IT Infrastructure Manager, the Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for building out, maintaining, and troubleshooting our infrastructure needs. The Infrastructure Engineer must be skilled in the disciplines of technology solutions analysis, planning, and contributing to the business-technology strategy alignment.
The systems engineer role is responsible for maintaining infrastructure and newly acquired technologies, such as Cisco networking devices; Pure Storage platforms; Dell, HP, and Cisco UCS platforms; VMware ESXi, VCenter, and Horizon VDI; Microsoft Windows Server; Linux Red Hat Enterprise; CentOS. Responsible for maintaining database systems including SQL, MySQL, Oracle, Cache, and PostgreSQL. This role is also a key contributor to managing the data warehouse functionality and availability.
Essential Functions:
- Manages and maintains secure access to all supported systems including those that contain protected information (PHI PII, etc.) in accordance with organization polices, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
- Configures, deploys, and troubleshoots network switches, routers, wireless, and firewalls
- Configures, deploys, and troubleshoots Windows and Linux servers.
- Configures and maintains the storage area network environment.
- Configures, troubleshoots, and maintains the virtualized server environments.
- Configures, troubleshoots, and maintains the database environments.
- Responsible for ensuring the system and application backups are completed and successful.
- Administers and configures the Active Directory and Group Policies
- Assists in asset & licensing management, auditing, and reporting.
- Manages and monitors network, server, and database performance.
- Administers the corporate security protocol, preventive and be reactive to threats
- Contributes to disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
- Applies network, server, and application security for regulatory compliance (PCI, HIPAA, SOX).
- Creates and maintains documentation in accordance with Kern Medical requirements
- Works closely with other IT teams to ensure alignment with all related projects and tasks
Other Essential Functions:
- Performs other duties as assigned
Employment Standards:
- BS/BA in Information Technology field and a minimum of 3 years' experience or equivalent combination of relevant IT experience.
- Proven experience and knowledge of advanced installation, administration and maintenance of enterprise network device and Windows Server operating systems required
- Experience with managing Microsoft Cloud technologies (Office 365, Azure) required
- Experience with Linux in an enterprise environment required
- Experience supporting database systems, web technologies, security standards, and technical project management processes required
- Experience supporting hybrid datacenter environments such as cloud or software-defined datacenters preferred.
- Advanced knowledge of VMware VCenter, ESXi, and Horizon, Microsoft technologies and relevant certification (Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions Architect/DevOps Engineer Expert) preferred.
- Advanced knowledge of converged and hyper-converged server/storage environments preferred.
- Advanced knowledge of networking and relevant certification (CCNA, CCNP) preferred
Knowledge of:
Principles and methods of computer networking; Advanced installation, administration and maintenance of enterprise network device and Windows Server operating systems; Microsoft Cloud technologies (Office 365, Azure); Linux in an enterprise environment; database systems, web technologies, security standards, and technical project management processes
Ability to:
Work independently and use good judgment as to appropriate courses of action; follow oral and written instructions; Communicate, both verbally and in writing, in a professional manner, multi-task, display organizational and interpersonal relationship skills; prepare comprehensive reports and make recommendations to management; plan and direct the work of others; and communicate effectively with people of various professional, vocational and educational backgrounds.
Supplemental:
Dependent upon assignment, applicants may be required to pass an extensive background investigation, and be fingerprinted. Disqualification for felony, misdemeanor, and traffic offenses will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
All Kern Medical employees are designated "Disaster Service Workers" through state and local laws (CA Government Code Sec. 3100-3109 and Ordinance Code Title 2 - Administration, Ch. 2.66 Emergency Services.) As Disaster Service Workers, all county employees are expected to remain at work, or to report for work as soon as practicable following a significant emergency or disaster.
If position responsibilities require driving a personal vehicle, then possession of a current valid California Driver's License and adherence to the Kern County Hospital Authority Vehicle Use and Driving Standard Policy (ENG-EC-119) is required.
If position responsibilities require driving a vehicle owned, leased or rented by Kern Medical, then possession of a current valid California Driver's license, a signed authorization for Release of Drivers Record Information and adherence to the Kern County Hospital Authority Vehicle Use and Driving Standard Policy (ENG-EC-119) is required.