City/State
Charlottesville, VAWork Shift
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Overview
The Senior System Administrator is accountable for the design, deployment, maintenance, and enhancement of enterprise systems and networks. This includes managing servers, storage, cloud environments, and cybersecurity controls. The role provides technical leadership in diagnosing and resolving complex system issues, implementing automation and monitoring solutions, and ensuring system compliance with internal and external standards. The Senior System Administrator collaborates closely with IT leadership, security, and business stakeholders to ensure technology solutions are reliable, resilient, and future-ready.
This position also plays a key role in disaster recovery planning, infrastructure modernization, and mentoring of less experienced team members to strengthen overall IT operational capability.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Operations
Administer, configure, and optimize enterprise systems, servers, and networks (on-premise and cloud-based).
Design and implement infrastructure solutions that support business continuity and scalability.
Oversee system performance monitoring, tuning, and proactive capacity planning.
Lead complex troubleshooting efforts and root cause analyses for critical incidents.
Manage and maintain system security protocols, patching schedules, and compliance with IT security standards.
Develop and maintain detailed system documentation, configurations, and SOPs.
Innovation & Continuous Improvement
Identify and implement automation opportunities to streamline system administration tasks.
Drive modernization of infrastructure, including virtualization, containerization, and cloud migration initiatives.
Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies and tools that improve efficiency, security, and reliability.
Collaboration & Mentorship
Serve as a technical mentor for junior System Administrators, guiding best practices and knowledge sharing.
Collaborate with IT leadership, cybersecurity, and application development teams to ensure seamless integration and system alignment.
Partner with vendors and external providers on system architecture, licensing, and technical support.
Governance & Compliance
Support audit and compliance initiatives (e.g., HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO) by ensuring proper controls, documentation, and reporting.
Contribute to risk assessments and mitigation planning for IT infrastructure.
Participate in disaster recovery planning, testing, and continuous improvement of business continuity processes.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree preferred
Experience in lieu of bachelor's degree - 8 years of Systems Administration Experience in Enterprise Environments without degree required without a degree
Experience
5 years of Systems Administration experience in an enterprise sized environment with a degree OR
8 years of Systems Administration Experience in Enterprise Environments without degree without a degree required
Experience - Administering , configuring , and optimizing enterprise systems, servers, and networks (on-premise and cloud-based).
Experience troubleshooting efforts and root cause analyses for critical incidents.
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Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, located in Charlottesville, VA, is a Magnet status, 176-bed facility featuring all patient-friendly private rooms. Since its founding more than 100 years ago, Sentara Martha Jefferson has constantly evolved to meet the diverse healthcare needs of the patients who trust us with their care.
Today, our vision is as clear as it was to our founders. We will continue to set the standard for clinical quality and personalized healthcare services. Our hospital offers specialized care in Cancer Care, Heart and Vascular, Neurology and Neurosurgery (including a Primary Stroke Center), Orthopedics, and Maternity.
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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree
- 5 years Systems Administration experience in an enterprise environment (or 8 years without a degree)
- 3 years experience leading complex projects or mentoring other administrators
Sentara Healthcare Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sentara Healthcare and has not been reviewed or approved by Sentara Healthcare.
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Parental & Family Support — Four weeks of paid parental leave at full base pay and two weeks of job‑protected family caregiver leave support major life and care needs. Emergency back‑up care and reimbursements for infertility, adoption, and surrogacy further bolster family support.
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Retirement Support — A 401(A) plan alongside 403(B)/401(K) employer matching is designed to strengthen long‑term financial security. Company‑paid life insurance with buy‑up options adds additional protection for families.
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Flexible Benefits — Choice of medical plan designs and dental/vision options enables tailoring coverage to individual needs. An annual election between tuition assistance and student‑loan repayment offers flexibility to align with financial or education priorities.
Sentara Healthcare Insights
What We Do
Sentara Healthcare celebrates a 130-year history of innovation, compassion and community benefit. Based in Norfolk, VA, Sentara is a diverse not-for-profit family of 12 hospitals, an array of integrated services and a team of nearly 30,000 strong on a mission to improve health every day. This mandate is pursued through a disciplined strategy to achieve Top 10% performance in key measures through shared best practices, transformation of primary care through clinical integration and strategic growth that adds value to the communities we serve in Virginia and North Carolina.
