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SPOK System Engineer
Empower critical clinical communications. Join GDIT and support the mission.
At GDIT, your technical expertise directly impacts patient care. As a SPOK System Engineer supporting the National Institutes of Health (NIH), you’ll ensure high‑availability operation of the communication and paging systems clinicians depend on every day. This role requires a highly skilled engineer with strong experience across Windows Server, IIS, SQL, application support, and Spok communication platforms.
About the Role
You will administer, enhance, and troubleshoot the NIH paging and on‑call scheduling ecosystem—including Spok WebXchange, Spok Mobile, Zetron, Avaya PBX integrations, call center applications, and critical backend infrastructure. This is a hands‑on, technical role dedicated to uptime, performance, and secure operations.
Key Technical Responsibilities
- Administer and support Windows Server, IIS, and SQL Server environments in a 24x7 production setting with rotating on‑call duties.
- Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Spok systems and related communication platforms.
- Manage database configurations, stored procedures, server integrations, and API-based application connections.
- Diagnose complex issues across servers, applications, databases, networking, and paging hardware (pagers, mobile devices, PBX systems).
- Build, test, and deploy server builds, application updates, and patches across virtual and physical environments.
- Perform daily system monitoring, log review, performance checks, and verification of scheduled jobs (backups, scripts, batch processes).
- Support call center communication systems and ensure operational continuity of clinician on‑call schedules.
- Maintain detailed documentation including runbooks, integration guides, operational workflows, and troubleshooting playbooks.
- Collaborate with cross-functional IT teams for upgrades, enhancements, disaster recovery planning, and system integrations.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field OR seven years of relevant experience.
- Minimum 3 years of system engineering or system administration experience.
- Hands-on experience with Spok or similar communication/paging systems.
- Strong troubleshooting across:
- Windows Server / IIS
- SQL databases
- Application stacks and API integrations
- Networking, firewalls, load balancers
- PBX and telephony components
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a high‑impact environment.
- Excellent communication and customer‑support skills.
- Ability to obtain and maintain an NIH Public Trust clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
- ITIL certification
- CompTIA Network+, MCSE, or similar technical certifications
Security Clearance:
- Must be able to obtain and maintain an NIH Public Trust clearance.
Location
Bethesda, MD – Onsite (hybrid potential, not remote)
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
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- Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
- Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
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Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.
