Director of Infrastructure and System Support

Job Title: Director of Infrastructure and System Support

At Santa Clara County Health Plan, we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Infrastructure and System Support to join our team. This is a critical role that will be responsible for providing vision and problem-solving leadership on a company-wide level for infrastructure, desktop, and application system support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee all network and telecom security configuration and monitoring security reports daily.
• Provide project management for single and multiple projects across several channels.
• Manage the data center, technical services, production scheduling, help desk, communication networks (voice and data), and computer systems operations.
• Conduct periodic audits to ensure compliance with regulatory, enterprise security, and HIPAA requirements.
• Direct the maintenance and support of all electronic and computerized systems; information processing equipment, and software for the acquisition, storage, and retrieval of information.
• Set the direction for all information processing and communication systems and operations.
• Work with CIO and senior management to determine network architecture strategies and standards.
• Develop relationships with professional organizations, peer groups, and industry trade groups to stay current with technology and attend conferences as necessary.
• Understand and track business, technical, architecture, and infrastructure issues, and act as consultant for improving the design and management of the information systems department operations.
• Identify issues, trends, and opportunities to improve efficiency, cost effectiveness and/or quality; develop recommendations and implement same relative to identified issues, trends, and opportunities.
• Analyze trends and develop a long-range plan designed to resolve problems and prevent them from recurring while maintaining high service levels for the user community.
• Ensure a stable performance environment by monitoring and analyzing problems, ensuring problems are identified and solved as rapidly and efficiently as possible.
• Apply best practices for enterprise infrastructure and network security to ensure compliance with Office of Inspector General (OIG) and HIPPA standards.
• Recommend appropriate courses of action to developers, technicians, and management on technical and infrastructure issues.
• Apply best practices and methodologies to work with departments, teams, and individuals across the organization to facilitate controls over IT operations.
• Oversee the status and monitoring of IT operations improvement efforts.
• Facilitate training of appropriate individuals using SCFHP's enterprise managed care information system.
• Provide and manage on-call responsibilities for the infrastructure.
• Provide and manage utilization and capacity monitoring of networks, data storage, servers, and phones for management reporting and planning.
• Prepare, deploy, and monitor necessary policies and procedures related to infrastructure security, compliance and audits; to include desktop encryption and data privacy policies.
• Work with the Compliance Department on enterprise risk management with a focus on security and disaster recovery.
• Create departmental and capital budgets, in conjunction with the CIO.
• Facilitate/consult with operational personnel to develop or resolve performance issues, upgrades, design reviews, and system set up/implementation.
• Oversee the testing and quality assurance of all telecom, system, and network applications.
• Define the direction and infrastructure for the enterprise, oversee all projects, and identify major areas of development, technical standards and procedures.
• Apply organizational vision to all infrastructure projects.
• Participate in various IT projects intended to continually improve/upgrade the infrastructure, such as evaluation of new software and hardware required to meet a business need or to make a process more cost effective, without compromising network security
• Attend off-site meetings/events as necessary.
• Perform any other duties as required or assigned

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities:

• Carries out supervisory/management responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies, procedures, applicable regulations and laws
• Recruiting, interviewing, and hiring.
• Developing a high performing department culture and staff. This includes setting the standard for staff/peers and motivating employees to maximize organizational goals and objectives.
• Effectively assimilating, training and mentoring staff and (when appropriate), cross training existing staff and initiating retraining. This includes coaching to help increase skills, knowledge and (if applicable) improve performance.
• Setting goals and planning, assigning, and directing work consistent with said goals. This includes responding to employees' needs, ensuring they have the necessary resources to do their work.
• Appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, addressing complaints and resolving issues. This includes providing regular and effective feedback to employees and completing timely and objective performance reviews.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field; or equivalent experience, training, or coursework.
• Minimum ten years of progressively responsible and direct work experience with the duties and responsibilities above, including demonstrated leadership skills with executing the supervisory/management responsibilities above.
• Certification in hardware (e.g. A+) or Microsoft Certified Professional Certification.
• Cybersecurity Certification.
• Minimum eight years of related experience with firewall concepts and deployment, DMZ layout, telephony, infrastructure, network environments, performing network engineering, designing, planning, and implementing LANs/WANs using the latest technology.
• Demonstrated experience making project decisions, monitoring progress, and reporting results to executive leadership.
• Demonstrated experience with scripting and automation.
• Knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements for healthcare plans.
• Ability to think creatively and work strategically, to help drive innovative solutions yielding measurable results to the organization.
• Self-directed with ability to assume responsibility, work independently, organize, prioritize, and effectively manage competing initiatives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a high level of ambiguity.
• Ability to direct and manage large-scale, complex, cross-functional, multi-departmental projects to completion with minimum supervision.
• Excellent data analysis skills, including the ability to gather and analyze data, organize and write reports, and organize work efficiently.
• Knowledge of, and experience with, healthcare management information systems.
• Working knowledge of, and the ability to, efficiently operate all applicable computer software including a working knowledge of computer applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to use a keyboard with moderate speed and a high level of accuracy.
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to express oneself clearly and concisely when providing service to SCFHP internal departments, providers and outside entities over the telephone, in person or in writing.
• Ability to effectively facilitate meetings and deliver information/presentations to management, regulators, or staff.
• Ability to assume responsibility and exercise good judgment when making decisions within the scope of the position.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to comply with SCFHP's policies and procedures.
• Ability to perform the job safely with respect to others, to property, and to individual safety.
• Maintenance of a valid California driver's license and acceptable driving record, in order to drive to and from off-site meetings or events; or ability to use other means of transportation to attend off-site meetings or events.

Working Conditions:

Generally, duties are primarily performed in an office environment while sitting or standing at a desk. Incumbents are subject to regular contact with co-workers, managers, external partners, and vendors in person, by telephone and via work-related electronic communications.

Physical Requirements:

• Incumbents must be able to perform the essential functions of this job, with or without reasonable accommodation:
• Mobility Requirements: regular bending at the waist, and reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally, to retrieve and store files and supplies and sit or stand for extended periods of time.
• Lifting Requirements: regularly lift and carry files, notebooks, and office supplies that may weigh up to 5 pounds.
• Visual Requirements: ability to read information in printed materials and on a computer screen; perform close-up work; clarity of vision is required at 20 inches or less.
• Dexterity Requirements: regular use of hands, wrists, and finger movements; ability to perform repetitive motion (keyboard); writing (note-taking); ability to operate a computer keyboard and other office equipment.
• Hearing/Talking Requirements: ability to hear normal speech, hear and talk to exchange information in person and on telephone.
• Reasoning Requirements: ability to think and work effectively under pressure; ability to effectively serve customers; decision making, maintain a concentrated level of attention to information communicated in person and by telephone throughout a typical workday; attention to detail.

Environmental Conditions:

General office conditions. May be exposed to moderate noise levels.

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