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Organization:
SHSO-Sutter Health System Office-BayPosition Overview:
Principal day to day point of contact for Bay Area Net Ops Group. Operations leader for escalations, scheduling as well as handling team purchasing and general administrative tasks. Knowledge of modern IT Network topologies and architectures. Expected to work 8 to 12 hours in the field monthly with the team. Oversees solutions development, design, implementation, and support for enterprise technical infrastructure. Aids in the full lifecycle management of technical infrastructure. Supports continuing education and certification plans, as needed, for staff and supervises resources, tasks, and budgets associated with enterprise infrastructure and Information Services (IS) operations.Job Description:
EDUCATION:
Equivalent experience will be accepted in lieu of the required degree or diploma.
Bachelor's: Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
TYPICAL EXPERIENCE:
5 years of recent relevant experience.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
Experience supporting and maintaining complex enterprise network infrastructure environments, including technologies such as Extreme Networks and Cisco Systems.
Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic skills with the ability to resolve network issues across diverse and evolving technology environments.
Working knowledge of purchasing processes, vendor engagement, and procurement practices related to IT infrastructure and network operations.
Proven success leading geographically dispersed teams while fostering collaboration, accountability, and operational excellence.
Experience supporting mission-critical environments with a focus on system availability, reliability, and business continuity.
Healthcare industry experience preferred, with an understanding of the unique operational, regulatory, and technology requirements within healthcare organizations.
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:
Working knowledge of implementing sophisticated technology to support a large, complex, and geographically diverse multi-entity business.
Analyze information, problems, situations, practices, or procedures in order to identify relevant concerns and factors.
Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with clients, IS team members, management, and executive personnel/staff.
Demonstrated managerial and organizational skills to articulate the value of plans and strategies, and assemble consensus across all levels of Sutter Health.
Verbal and writing skills to effectively communicate with diverse groups such as: executives, managers, and subject matter experts.
Sound understanding of healthcare operations including: hospitals, clinics, medical offices, and IS needs.
Set priorities which accurately reflect the relative importance of job responsibilities and prioritize assignments to complete work in a timely manner.
Encourage individuals either in a one-to-one or small group situation in order to establish rapport and gain the trust of others or to listen perceptively and convey awareness.
These Principal Accountabilities, Requirements and Qualifications are not exhaustive, but are merely the most descriptive of the current job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, staff changes, workload, or technical development).
Job Shift:
DaysSchedule:
Full TimeDays of the Week:
Monday - FridayWeekend Requirements:
As NeededBenefits:
YesUnions:
NoPosition Status:
ExemptWeekly Hours:
40Employee Status:
RegularSutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.
Pay Range is $172,848.00 to $276,577.60 / annual salaryThe compensation range may vary based on the geographic location where the position is filled. Total compensation considers multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health’s comprehensive total rewards program. Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 5 years of recent relevant experience
- Knowledge of modern IT network topologies and architectures
- Experience supporting and maintaining complex enterprise network infrastructure (Extreme Networks, Cisco Systems)
- Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic skills for network issues
- Working knowledge of purchasing processes, vendor engagement, and procurement for IT infrastructure
- Proven success leading geographically dispersed teams
- Experience supporting mission-critical environments with focus on availability, reliability, and business continuity
- Healthcare industry experience and understanding of healthcare operational and regulatory needs
- Ability to work in the field ~8-12 hours monthly with the team
- Demonstrated managerial and organizational skills, including supervising resources, tasks, and budgets
Sutter Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sutter Health and has not been reviewed or approved by Sutter Health.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, with broad networks and strong wellness support. Family coverage is characterized as low-cost or nearly free in some plan options, reinforcing perceived value.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include employer matching and, in some cases, a pension after a tenure threshold. Supplemental protections like life and disability insurance add to the overall financial security package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is framed as generous, with examples of sizable PTO allotments early in tenure. Additional supports such as flexible scheduling and leave programs contribute to a sense of time-off breadth.
Sutter Health Insights
What We Do
Sutter Health is one of the nation's leading not-for-profit healthcare networks, which includes award-winning physician organizations, acute care hospitals, surgery centers, medical research facilities and specialty services. Our team of 68,000 doctors, employees and volunteers proudly cares for Northern California. Our facilities and care centers are located in large, urban cities and small, rural communities, from the Pacific Coast to the San Joaquin Valley. You’ll find us in San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, the snowy mountains of the Sierra Nevada and Lake Tahoe, Napa Valley, Yosemite and the coastal redwoods. We even have an affiliate in Hawaii. Join us and be part of a dedicated group of professionals committed to putting patients’ needs first and achieving the highest levels of quality, access and affordability.
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