Mohawk Valley Health System · 2 weeks ago
Manager, IT Distributed Systems - Full Time - Days
New Hartford, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$110K/yr - $150K/yr
5+ years expMohawk Valley Health System is seeking a Manager for IT Distributed Systems who will be responsible for the design, availability, security, and performance of distributed computing environments that support various systems across the hospital. This role involves overseeing a team, ensuring high availability of systems, managing infrastructure projects, and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations.
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Hiring Manager
Ahmed Waheeb
Responsibilities
Oversee the installation, configuration, monitoring, and maintenance of distributed systems, including physical and virtual servers, storage platforms, email, and operating systems (Windows, Linux, UNIX)
Lead and develop a team of distributed systems engineers and analysts. Assign work, set priorities, and manage on-call coverage to ensure 24/7 system availability. Foster collaboration with network, security, clinical applications, and service desk teams
Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, backup, and disaster recovery capabilities for mission-critical hospital systems
Manage virtualization platforms, cloud integrations, and infrastructure automation where applicable
Support clinical systems, including EHR platforms (e.g., Epic), imaging systems, and ancillary applications
Monitor system performance, capacity, and utilization; plan for future growth and scalability
Lead root cause analysis and resolution of complex system issues and outages
Develop and maintain operational procedures, standards, and documentation
Ensure systems meet service level agreements (SLAs) and uptime requirements
Partner with Information Security to ensure systems comply with HIPAA, HITECH, DNV, and other regulatory requirements
Implement security controls, patching, vulnerability remediation, and access management
Support audits, risk assessments, and compliance reviews related to infrastructure and system operations
Develop, maintain, and test disaster recovery and business continuity plans for distributed systems
Coordinate system recovery efforts during incidents, emergencies, or planned downtime
Participate in emergency management and downtime planning for clinical operations
Lead or support infrastructure projects, including system upgrades, migrations, and technology refresh initiatives
Collaborate with IT leadership to develop infrastructure roadmaps aligned with organizational strategy
In partnership with leadership and Human Resources, makes decisions or recommendations related to performance management, hiring, transfers, corrective actions, terminations, etc. Resolves staff issues and grievances in a fair, timely and consistent manner, also in partnership with HR
Promote a culture of mentorship, teamwork, customer service and ongoing staff development
Evaluate and recommend new technologies to improve reliability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness
Manage vendor relationships, contracts, and support agreements
Assist in developing and managing departmental budgets for hardware, software, and services
Ensure cost-effective use of resources while maintaining performance and reliability
Forecast infrastructure needs and manage lifecycle planning for distributed systems assets
Perform other duties as required
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience
5 years of experience with advanced skills in IT infrastructure, systems analysis, IT operations, and IT project management
1 year in a supervisory or leadership role
Proven aptitude for hands on-leadership and mentoring of staff
Strong mathematical skills
Strong presentation, written, verbal and interpersonal skills
Preferred
Master's degree in Computer Science, Business or related field
Intermediate to expert level experience with datacenter technologies such as VMWare, Citrix, Veeam, NAS/SAN, Zerto or similar
Hands-on experience with clinical applications such as Epic, OnBase, Imprivata
Company
Mohawk Valley Health System
Mohawk Valley Health System is an integrated healthcare delivery system.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.25MKey Investors
Mother Cabrini
2022-02-15Grant· $0.25M
Leadership Team
Darlene Stromstad, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer
Patricia Kasmarek, CHC, CHPC
Executive Administrator to the CEO
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