Technology Engineer, Principal - Storage & Data Protection

Community Health Systems

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Job description

Summary:
The Principal Technology Engineer provides enterprise-wide technical leadership and strategic direction for technology engineering initiatives. You’ll guide modernization efforts, establish engineering best practices, and ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with long-term business strategy. This role influences architectural standards and drives innovation across multiple systems and services.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Provide technical leadership for enterprise technology strategy, governance, and architecture alignment
• Lead the design and implementation of cross-platform integrations and modernization initiatives
• Define engineering standards, frameworks, and automation practices to improve operational efficiency
• Partner with senior IT and business leaders to prioritize and deliver strategic technology initiatives
• Mentor engineers across teams, fostering continuous improvement and technical excellence
• Evaluate emerging technologies to inform future-state architecture and roadmap decisions

Skills and Competencies:
• Deep expertise in enterprise technology architecture and modernization practices
• Strategic mindset with ability to translate business goals into technical solutions
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder influence skills
• Mastery of integration frameworks, and automation strategies
• Demonstrated ability to drive innovation across a complex technology landscape
• Experience with VMWare, Dell PowerProtect, Dell Storage, Pure Storage, Disaster Recovery

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or Software Engineering preferred
• 10+ years of progressive experience in technology engineering or IT solution development

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