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Senior System Administrator

Sentara Hospitals


Job Location:

Charlottesville, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 10 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 9 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

City/State

Charlottesville VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview:

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

  • Bachelors Degree preferred

  • Experience in lieu of bachelors 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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Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career
Medical Dental Vision plans
Adoption Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10000
Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
Emergency Backup Care
Long-Term Short-Term Disability and Critical Illness plans
Life Insurance
401k/403B with Employer Match
Tuition Assistance $5250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
Student Debt Pay Down $10000
Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
Pet Insurance
Legal Resources Plan
Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met

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 30000-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.


Required Experience:

Senior IC


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Sentara Health, is an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system in Virginia and North Carolina. Sentara improves health everyday.

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