Lead System Administrator at Sentara Health

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

13 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

15 Mar, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

System Administration, Infrastructure Engineering, Architecting, Implementation, Governing, Hybrid Environments, Cloud Environments, Servers, Networks, Storage, Virtualization, Cybersecurity Controls, Infrastructure Modernization, System Architecture Design, Incident Response, Automation

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

City/State Virginia Beach, VA Work Shift First (Days) Overview: Overview The Lead System Administrator is responsible for architecting, implementing, and governing enterprise-wide system infrastructure across hybrid and cloud environments. This role leads the operational roadmap for servers, networks, storage, virtualization, and cybersecurity controls — ensuring technology investments align with business priorities and enterprise standards. Working with IT leadership, the Lead System Administrator drives infrastructure modernization, oversees system architecture design, and ensures integration with security, applications, and network engineering functions. The role sets standards for system administration practices, leads complex incident response, and mentors the broader IT team to elevate capability and consistency. This position requires both strategic vision and hands-on expertise, balancing tactical support with long-term infrastructure evolution to meet organizational needs for performance, compliance, and innovation. Education Bachelor’s Degree (Required) Experience 8 years of Systems Administration or infrastructure engineering experience in complex enterprise environments with degree or minimum 10 years of same experience without a degree (Required) 3 years of leadership or architectural design experience managing large-scale or hybrid infrastructure (Required) 3 years Leading modernization, automation or migration initiatives at scale. (Required) . Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career • Medical, Dental, Vision plans • Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000 • Paid Time Off and Sick Leave • Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave • Emergency Backup Care • Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans • Life Insurance • 401k/403B with Employer Match • Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education • Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000 • Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development • Pet Insurance • Legal Resources Plan • Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met Sentara Independence provides quality outpatient services to the surrounding community. The facility includes an ambulance-accessible emergency room that is supported by board-certified physicians. Sentara Independence houses state-of-the-art medical equipment and highly-skilled physicians and staff. Sentara Independence is now an extension of the quality services at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital including advanced imaging and physical therapy. Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves. In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment. For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Sentara Health is a Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina based not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider that has been in business for over 131 years. Offering hundreds of sites of care including 12 hospitals, PACE, home health, hospice, medical groups, imaging services, therapy, outpatient surgery centers, and an 858,000 member health plan. The people of the communities that we serve have nominated Sentara “Employer of Choice” for over ten years. U.S. News and World Report has recognized Sentara as having the Best Hospitals for 15+ years. Sentara offers professional development and a continued employment philosophy!

Responsibilities

The Lead System Administrator is tasked with architecting, implementing, and governing enterprise-wide system infrastructure across hybrid and cloud environments, leading the operational roadmap for critical systems like servers, networks, and storage. This role also involves setting administration standards, leading complex incident response, and mentoring the IT team to enhance capability and consistency.