IT System Administrator II

Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services. Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services. We are recruiting for the following position:

Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization

Position Summary

Experienced System Administrator responsible for all aspects of systems administration, including servers, applications, databases, SAN and NAS environments, and UPS systems. This includes implementation, configuration, coordination, control, maintenance, troubleshooting, security, usage monitoring and development of specialized system procedures, documentation, and planning and project management. Carry out system administration functions independently, with a sound understanding of the interactions between hardware, operating system software and network operations and the design and administrative requirements to ensure an efficient, reliable, secure infrastructure. Work is performed and technical decisions made with latitude for independent judgment. In addition, the System Administrator II may assist junior team members with tasks, mentoring and training.

Duties and Responsibilities

As a mission-driven organization, the core values of, and the services offered at Sea Mar are based on the belief that everyone deserves to be respectfully treated in a way that preserves dignity and enhances self-worth. Sea Mar is an advocate for its clients and aims to achieve industry-leading, client-centered, culturally-aware services.

Sea Mar employees serve as an extension of this mission and demonstrate their commitment to an excellent client experience by:

• Understanding and empathizing with client needs
• Surpassing client expectations
• Demonstrating a high level of integrity
• Exhibiting compassion and commitment
• Advocating for social justice
• Taking pride in individual work as well as that of the team
• Continually learning to stay current with industry standards, best practices and technology

As a Sea Mar employee, the individual in this position commits to adherence to these values to their utmost ability and endeavors to strengthen and embody this mission daily.

• Manage existing technology solutions to ensure appropriate optimal performance, availability, and patching
• Responsible for the development of current state document and knowledge base articles. Updates documents regularly, and maintain accurate documentation on system performance and operational activities
• Follow Change Management practices
• Participate in an on-call rotation
• Install and maintain servers, and operating systems.
• Monitor and manage system resources to maintain operating efficiency.
• Plan and monitor for capacity and performance management.
• Demonstrate leadership and foster collaborative team approach – interact with management providing consultation and expert advice on systems security related topics.
• Write or modify scripts to resolve performance problems and automate systems administration tasks
• Maintain system documentation and logs; Project management as assigned.
• Review system performance statistics; perform system modifications and fixes
• Perform system vulnerability assessments and conduct trade off studies to recommend methods on countering threats to systems
• Conduct security risk assessments including the monitoring, investigation and reporting of security and access violations.
• Perform systems security administration functions as directed, including creating customer profiles and accounts
• Research, test and evaluate vendor hardware and software products
• Conduct feasibility studies and develop system, time, equipment and cost requirements.
• Perform or assist in troubleshooting and diagnosing production problems; correct identified problems
• Keep current with new information technology security protocols, applicable laws and regulations.
• Off-hours support as the business requires
• Provide monitoring and primary response and intervention for information technology-related security incidents and violations.

QualificationsRequired:

• Experience creating Microsoft 365 and Cloud Infrastructure solutions (Azure AD/Entra ID)
• Experience managing Active Directory (create and deploy GPOs, user/computer groups, manage organization permission strategies)

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment

• Strong background in Exchange messaging system
• Strong knowledge of LAN/WAN configurations to include experience with Cisco routers & switches, Internet firewalls, and wireless technology and how they tie to production environments for service delivery.

This person must sign an oath of permanent confidentiality covering all patient related information. This person must receive a background check. The new employee shall sign and date the job description to affirm the validity of the information herein, and to signify compliance with the conditions of employment.

Education and Experience, Certificates, Licenses, Registrations, and Medical ScreeningEDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

Required

• 3 - 5 years demonstrated experience as a System Administrator
• Significant experience with Windows Server platforms with an emphasis on Active Directory.
• Experience setting up and managing database environments such as SQL Server.
• Experience with VMware, Hyper-converged solutions
• Microsoft Azure / 365 certifications
• MCSE required or demonstrable equivalent experience

Desired

• Knowledge of network topology, firewalls, routers and wired/wireless infrastructures
• Experience with Microsoft SharePoint administration
• Experience with Imprivata setup and configurations
• Medical / Dental systems (EHR, practice management, etc.) experience
• Bachelor’s degree

What We Offer:

Sea Mar offers talented and motivated people the opportunity to work in a dynamic and growing community health organization. Working at Sea Mar Community Health Centers is more than just a job, it’s a fulfilling career with opportunity for advancement. The fringe benefits surpass most companies. For example, Full-time employees working 30 hours or more, receive an excellent benefit package of:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Prescription coverage
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Paid-time-off starting at 24 days per year + 10 paid Holidays.
• We also offer 401(k)/Retirement options and an exciting opportunity to work in a culturally diverse environment.

Sea Mar is an equal opportunity employer.

Please visit our website to learn more about us at www.seamar.org. You may also apply thru our Career page at this link.