Sr. Systems/Lead Systems Administrator

Be part of a team that values safety, diversity, and excellence

We are one of the largest U.S. railroads transporting the nation’s freight across 28 western states and 3 Canadian provinces. As a member of our team, you will play a role in supporting the movement of essential products and materials that help feed, clothe, supply, and power communities throughout America and the world.  

We are committed to a culture where all employees are included, belong, and have equal opportunity to achieve their full potential. Come make a difference with us!

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Job Location: Fort Worth
Other Potential Locations: Fort Worth, TX 
Anticipated Start Date: 01/01/2025
Number of Positions: 1 
Salary Range: $83,500 -$124,000

Apply early as this job may be removed or filled prior to the closing date, which is approximately seven (7) days after the posting date.

The BNSF Railway Technology Services department drives innovation and efficiency by developing and maintaining advanced technological solutions across the network. This team ensures a robust IT infrastructure, supports critical applications, and enhances cybersecurity measures. Their expertise is essential in optimizing operations and enabling BNSF to deliver reliable, cutting-edge transportation services.

This is a full-time position located in Fort Worth, TX. For certain positions, including this one, employees can work one day per week remotely. Our leaders also foster a culture where work life balance, which requires flexibility for when life happens, is important and respected.

Travel is minimal to none

This position will be responsible for overseeing delivery of outsourced Infrastructure services within the Enterprise Infrastructure Services organization in Technology Services Department utilizing technical and business expertise, and working closely with BNSF employees, contractors, and service provider.

Key responsibilities may include: 

Work directly with service provider, application development teams, and business partners to gather requirements for new projects, assisting service provider with design and architecture, oversee contractual delivery of infrastructure, and ongoing support/maintenance of application support infrastructure

Oversee service provider delivery through monitoring of resource unit consumption and validation of reporting used for billing

Monitor contractual service provider delivery through Service Level Agreements.

Oversee and provide leadership in driving business value via efficient use of infrastructure resources through monitoring and ongoing evaluation of usage statistics and trending data

Partner with peer groups in TS Operations to assist service provider during outage and incident management situations to ensure timely service restoration and follow-up through the Problem Management Process to define root cause and action to mitigate future issues

Ensure service provider security and audit compliance per service contract

Responsible for service provider infrastructure inventory management, refresh cycle, and software currency.  This includes working with the application development teams to ensure accurate updates to Planview CTM and service provider to ensure accurate reporting

Assist across BNSF groups and Cloud Service Providers with migration to cloud, and assist with development of long-term