Senior Remote Upgrade Engineer

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At Baxter we believe every personregardless of who they are or where they are fromdeserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today tomorrow and beyond.

Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together our community is driven by a culture of courage trust and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.

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Where Your Purpose Accelerates Our Mission

As a Senior Remote Upgrade Engineer within Baxter Care Communications youll help healthcare organizations maintain and modernize the communication systems that support patient care. This is where your technical expertise directly impacts system reliability clinical workflows and customer success.

In this role youll assess existing customer environments execute complex software and infrastructure upgrades and ensure Baxter Care Communications solutions continue to operate securely and effectively. Your work will support healthcare facilities as they adopt new technologies enhance performance and maximize the value of their Baxter investments.

Your Team

The Care Communications team delivers clinical communication workflow automation and mobile communication solutions to healthcare organizations. The team partners closely with Product Development Technical Support Services and customer IT departments to deploy and maintain solutions that enable effective communication across healthcare environments.

What Youll Do

• Assess existing Care Communications deployments and develop upgrade plans based on software hardware network and integration requirements.
• Execute upgrades across Windows and Linux-based platforms application servers databases and proprietary Baxter hardware.
• Configure and validate networking components including TCP/IP routing switching VLANs wireless technologies and security controls.
• Support technical integrations involving customer infrastructure middleware clinical systems and third-party applications.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues involving operating systems databases networks applications and connected devices.
• Perform system verification and testing activities to confirm performance reliability and functionality following upgrades.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation upgrade procedures and deployment standards.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives that increase upgrade quality efficiency and consistency.

What Youll Bring

• Bachelors degree in engineering Computer Science Information Technology or a related field or 4 years of equivalent experience in software systems administration or networking.
• Experience deploying upgrading and supporting Microsoft Windows Server environments SQL Server IIS and associated enterprise systems.
• Experience deploying configuring and supporting Linux-based environments including Kubernetes platforms.
• Knowledge of networking concepts including TCP/IP IP routing switching VLANs OSI model client-server architecture and network security.
• Experience configuring troubleshooting and supporting Windows and Linux operating systems in production environments.
• Experience in at least two of the following technical areas:
  • SQL scripting reporting tools or analytics platforms
  • Networking (routing switching security)
  • Enterprise hardware storage or server infrastructure
  • Middleware platforms
  • HL7 integrations
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Linux and Kubernetes
  • Enterprise wireless networking
• Knowledge of Wi-Fi technologies and related security protocols.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter we are committed to equitable pay for all employees and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $80000 - $110000. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location skills and expertise experience and other relevant factors. For questions about this our pay philosophy and available benefits please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

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US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

This is where your well-being matters. Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one as well as insurance coverage for basic life accident short-term and long-term disability and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) with options for employee contributions and company matching. We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts educational assistance programs and time-off benefits such as paid holidays paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service family and medical leaves of absence and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits the Employee Discount Program the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits Baxter

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