Principal Systems Engineer

Summary

Join Northwestern Medicine as a Principal Systems Engineer and contribute to our mission of providing better healthcare. You will be responsible for maintaining and upgrading hardware systems, ensuring seamless integration within the IT environment. This role requires collaboration with various teams, strong technical skills, and excellent communication abilities. You will also contribute to long-term technology planning and mentor other team members. Northwestern Medicine offers competitive benefits, including 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or equivalent years of experience
• 12+ years technical experience
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills

Responsibilities

• Maintain solid technical competence for assigned services and systems while grasping the integration and interaction of all supported services and systems
• Collaborate with Architects and IS operational teams (business, information, application, software, technology)
• Create, document, and communicate the integration approach of all the components of the architecture
• Research, analyze, determine capabilities, and propose solution alternatives that address specific business needs and product/service strategies
• Develop road maps describing the evolution of all enterprise solution portfolios from current state to future state
• Perform design reviews of solutions to ensure the design aligns and supports the specified architecture
• Demonstrate strong technical knowledge and familiarity with how portfolios of systems work together to create enterprise solutions
• Work effectively in supporting the technology teams with project and support activities
• Actively participate and communicate with the project teams. Prepare and deliver effective support by seeking a thorough understanding of the team’s goals and objectives
• Understand the business and clinical processes at NMHC and the operational environments of assigned customers
• Communicate clearly, responsively, and purposely with customers and team members
• Be proficient in all written communication, both internally and externally
• Establish and maintain a high level of trust, confidence and intellectual integrity with both Business and IT partners
• Review technology projects, analyze business requirements, recommend system changes, write technical specifications, and implement system and system changes to address changing technology requirements
• Provide technical leadership including the identification and implementation of NMHC best practice standards
• Participate in long- and short-range technology planning
• Lead on-going process to integrate vendor, manufacturer and point-expertise technical knowledge into NMHC
• Provide mentoring and act as a resource for others on the immediate team, as well as members of the IS technology teams
• Lead by example, influence and shape outlook and attitudes to facilitate change from a tactical to a strategic oriented enterprise
• Focus on IS team success and promote collaborative efforts with others
• Shift easily among different technical and project roles as required by situation
• Anticipate and adapt well to rapid change and multiple priorities
• Contribute to the IS Knowledge Repository
• Provide on-call support (may be required)

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree
• 15+ years of experience in core discipline in the healthcare industry

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Lifecycle benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan forgiveness