Systems Engineer, Infrastructure Services (Citrix)

Our vision is to make each LifePoint hospital a place where: People choose to come for healthcare, physicians want to practice, and employees want to work.

The Systems Engineer, Infrastructure Services is responsible for administering, building, troubleshooting, and maintaining internal and external production systems. The position requires a technical background along with strong interpersonal skills and problem solving abilities. It includes a wide range of challenges in assisting day-to-day with technical issues, inter-personal communication and project related tasks.

* Contributes to the team effort in the administration and troubleshooting of the Citrix environment * As a member of the Citrix team, provide user support for the Citrix environment * Helps document solutions, including build and maintenance plans * Installs new software releases and system upgrades; evaluates and installs patches; and resolves software-related problems * Identifies and resolves errors or problems with the existing environment * Contributes to a healthy interpersonal and team-oriented environment * Is customer service minded and develops and maintains cordial, effective partnerships with business area and other Information Technology and Services employees * Ensures that LifePoint best practices are followed for the delivery, implementation and maintenance of systems by employees and contractors

The position requires an individual with a strong background administering, building and troubleshooting Microsoft client/server environments. The candidate should possess the following technical skills; * Extensive Microsoft server knowledge (Expert Level Preferred) * Strong working knowledge of MS Windows server OSs in a virtualized environment * Citrix XenApp experience is a plus * Citrix Certifications a plus * Microsoft Certifications a plus * Thin/Zero client experience a plus * Strong understanding of Microsoft Active Directory required * Understanding of Microsoft Distributed File System * Experience with DHCP/DNS concepts and implementations * Basic VMware vSphere experience * Understanding of basic network and datacenter concepts * Strong documentation and reporting skills * PowerShell * VB Scripting * The position requires an individual with mid-level experience with Enterprise Microsoft client/server environments with some experience administering virtualized environments using Citrix and/or vSphere. * 5+ years of administration and implementation of Microsoft client/server environments * Familiarity and experience with Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Server Operating Systems, DHCP/DNS, server/client virtualization and powershell/VB scripting * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills * Solid Microsoft client/server administration skills * Knowledge of virtualized client/server environments with vSphere or Citrix * Associate Degree in Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems, or a related field (Industry experience can be substituted for degree) * Excellent communication skills and builds relationships with other team members * This job description in no way states or implies that the key accountabilities above are the only ones being performed by the individual(s) with this job description. The individual(s) may be called upon and required to follow or perform other duties and tasks requested by his or her supervisor, consistent with the purpose of the position, department and/or company objectives. * The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. * Requires prolonged sitting and some bending, stooping, and stretching. Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator, and other office equipment. Requires normal range of hearing and eyesight to record, prepare, and communicate appropriate reports. Requires lifting papers or boxes up to 50 pounds occasionally. Work is performed in an office environment and involves frequent contact with staff and the public. * LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer * This job description in no way states or implies that the key accountabilities above are the only ones being performed by the individual(s) with this job description. The individual(s) may be called upon and required to follow or perform other duties and tasks requested by his or her supervisor, consistent with the purpose of the position, department and/or company objectives.