Network Engineer
Company: Steward Health Care
Location: Mesa
Posted on: March 20, 2023
Job Description:
Location: Steward Health Care Posted Date: 2/15/2023 The Network
Engineer is responsible for implementation and maintenance the
Steward Health Care System Data Center network infrastructure. This
includes deployment and maintenance of router, switch and wireless
hardware and network management server configurations;
supporting/troubleshooting network/system problems; coordinating
with vendors for installation of network hardware, circuits and
systems, and project implementation. The Network Engineer will work
with other network and security engineers, system administrators,
systems analysts, support center staff, technicians, vendors, and
users relating to applications associated with a
production-computing environment. This position will report to the
Manager of Network Engineering and will bring a strong in-depth
knowledge of all aspects of Network information systems in a large
enterprise. S/he will work together with stakeholders, leadership
and subject matter experts to effectively support, design and
deploy effective technical solutions that maps to the
organization's strategy, processes, information, and information
technology assets. Steward Health Care is a fast paced and rapidly
expanding organization. This presents challenges around improving
existing technology and processes while evolving the ability of
Information Services to deliver enterprise class services to meet
the growing needs of our thriving business. It is imperative to
constantly improve day-to-day operations and availability of
information while also developing long-term solutions and processes
that will ultimately differentiate Steward Health Care from other
organizations and provide improvements to our employees, physicians
and patients.
The organization will continue to evolve creating a consistent
level of change in the environment. Responsibilities:
- Responsible for maintaining the Steward network infrastructure.
This includes maintaining router, switch, wireless, unified
communications hardware and network management server
configurations; supporting/troubleshooting network/system problems;
coordinating with vendors for installation of network hardware and
systems, and project implementation.
- Performs installation and maintenance of network hardware,
software, and solutions.
- May be involved in recommendation hardware and software
acquisitions to meet projected demands.
- May be involved in network design and architecture
decisions.
- Adheres to problem resolution and escalation procedures,
documentation, and responding to all related system problems and
resolving them on a timely basis.
- Notifies manager of problem areas and develops backup strategy
and emergency plans.
- Assists with maintenance of network equipment inventory, IP
addresses management, service locations, and leased lines.
- Keeps abreast of industry trends and changes in network
software and hardware technologies in order to improve current
service levels.
- Off-hours availability for emergencies and change windows is
required.
- Performs regular on-call duties as scheduled.
- Provides support for all facilities including data centers,
hospitals campuses and remote locations.
- Acts as a mentor to other team members to help ensure all team
members are expanding existing skill sets in to new areas while
becoming more proficient in skills already in place.
- Continued development and expansion of skill set in all areas
of data center networking. Technical Qualifications:
- Minimum of three years of professional experience in a medium
to large size organization with complex network infrastructure is
required.
- CCENT Certification or higher is required for
consideration
- Preferred industry certifications include: Cisco, Juniper and
F5
- Strong understanding of IP subnetting and routing protocols
including, OSPF and EIGRP.
- Ability to deploy and manage complex network LAN/WLAN/MAN/WAN
infrastructures.
- Demonstrates a strong understanding of subnetting, variable
length subnet masks (VLSM), and virtual LANs (VLAN).
- Understanding of the OSI Model.
- Experience with Cisco network products is required.
- Experience with F5 BigIP Load Balancers is desirable.
- Experience with one or more firewall platform is
desirable.
- Experience with Cisco ACI is highly desirable.
- Experience with Linux, Splunk, Nagios, Puppet and/or scripting
is highly desirable. Other Qualifications
- Ability to prioritize projects and daily work-flow.
- Excellent teamwork and communication skills are required.
- Excellent customer service skills are required.
- Previous experience in health care environment is extremely
desirable.
- Must be physically capable of lifting equipment up to
50lbs
- Must be able to participate in on-call rotation
- This position will be based out of our Primary Data Center
location but occasional travel to other sites both in and out of
state may be required. As part of the Network Engineering team S/he
will be expected to assist with support of all Steward Health Care
facilities.
Keywords: Steward Health Care, Mesa , Network Engineer, Engineering , Mesa, Arizona
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