Sanford Health · 1 month ago
Principal Infrastructure Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$49.50/hr - $81.50/hr
10+ years expSanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience. They are seeking a Principal Infrastructure Engineer to lead the design and implementation of complex multi-vendor infrastructure solutions, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical requirements.
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Responsibilities
Applies expert technology infrastructure knowledge and experience to research, recommend, design, and implement complex multi-vendor infrastructure solutions for the organization
Responsible for analyzing business and technical requirements, identifying broad design issues, and providing solutions that meet the organization’s needs
Develop, design, and implement secure, resilient, scalable infrastructure solutions (servers, storage, network, cloud) aligned with business goals
Develop strategic and tactical engineering roadmaps for technologies and services in your area of responsibility
Design, implement, and maintain our organization's server, storage and application hosting infrastructure at an optimal level of performance and availability
Apply expertise and problem-solving to consult on technology platforms in a strategic, resilient, secure, and cost-effective manner
Analyze, scope and identify technical requirements for new and existing products, and determine optimum hosting configuration in hybrid (cloud, on-premises, SaaS) environments
Work with technical architects to obtain strategic designs and ensure compatibility with existing infrastructure
Prototype and validate emerging computing/storage/cloud technologies
Lead and infrastructure teams in building, managing, supporting and maintaining solutions while ensuring compliance with Sanford policy
Oversee or consult on mid-to-large, complex infrastructure projects
Foster and champion modern IT practices that embrace standardization, automation and artificial intelligence
Mentor senior infrastructure team members to provide technical guidance and promote a culture of excellence
Build partnerships across the technology organization to align infrastructure design to business, security, resiliency, and architectural standards
Lead or consult on mid-to-large-scale infrastructure projects, requiring deep technical expertise and leadership
Provide strong leadership, communication, and project management skills while managing multiple simultaneous priorities
Work independently with minimal oversight as well as collaboratively as part of multi-disciplined teams
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related technical field required
10 years of technical experience in enterprise server, storage, or cloud environments with at least two years in a senior or principal level role
Advanced knowledge and experience with in enterprise compute systems, storage arrays, hyperconverged infrastructure, cloud platform as a service, and server virtualization
Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell
Proficiency with network topologies, communication protocols, application delivery controllers, load balancers, and firewalls
Proven ability to lead and mentor infrastructure engineers and administrators
Preferred
Advanced infrastructure certifications desired
Benefits
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
A 401(k) retirement plan
Work/life balance benefits
A generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance
Company
Sanford Health
Sanford is a healthcare company providing research, education and clinical care.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
Sanford Health has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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2025 (26)
2024 (36)
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2022 (51)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.01MKey Investors
South Dakota Department of Human Services
2024-07-24Grant· $0.01M
Leadership Team
Baier Roger
CEO
Bill Gassen
President & Chief Executive Officer
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