Network Engineer Senior

Job ID

68919

Location

Aurora, Colorado

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

Regular/Temporary

Regular

Why Work at Children's....

Here, it’s different. Come join us.

Children's Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years.

Here, the nation’s brightest nurses, physicians, scientists, researchers, therapists and care providers are creating the future of child health. With an optimist’s outlook, a trailblazing spirit and a celebrated history, we’re making new strides every day.

We’ve been Magnet-designated four times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and are consistently recognized among the nation’s top 10 pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. 

As a national leader in pediatric care, we serve children and families from all over the nation. Our System of Care includes four pediatric hospitals, 12 specialty care centers, 400 outreach clinics and 7,000 healthcare professionals representing the full spectrum of pediatric care specialties.

We need your expertise.

A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child. Here, it’s different. Do you have what it takes?

Additional Information

Department: Data and Voice Network

Hours per week: 40, eligible for benefits

Shift: M-F Days 8-5.   Will require on-call rotation.

Job Overview

This position is responsible for full performance complex work designing, building, implementing and maintaining network and unified communication systems. Duties include analyzing network and unified communication requirements, system traffic and potential risks to identify areas of improvement and make recommendations to ensure organizational standards and needs are met. This position may perform lead work over lower level staff.     

Potential Specialty Areas: Unified Communications.

Responsibilities

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE

No direct patient care.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

Designs, builds, and implements LAN, WAN, wireless, voice, video and clinical emergency alerting systems.

Performs complex installations, upgrades, maintenance and technical duties supporting the operations internal network and unified communication systems.

Collaborates with various internal groups and external vendors to ensure all installations meet specifications. Ensures the resolution of problems.

Analyzes the overall network and unified communication needs of the organization and translates requirements into detailed technical specifications.

Plans, documents, and implements large scale network and unified communication infrastructure deployments and upgrades.

Evaluates network and unified communication requirements, performs analysis to determine required hardware and support services and provides recommendations to meet organizational and end user requirements.

Designs, implements and incorporates appropriate QoS for ensured application delivery.

Troubleshoots, mitigates and resolves network and unified communication systems related problems, outages, and incidents.

Maintains and ensures a high level of network and unified communication security to ensure protection from disaster.

Analyzes and improves the redundancy, availability, and reliability of the network and unified communication infrastructure.

Monitors and analyzes system traffic, conducts cost and traffic analysis, and determines the best use of resources.

Prepares reports and recommendations to improve system performance.

Analyzes and responds to network and unified communication requests and make recommendations for improving system performance.

Provides training and documentation for network and systems support personnel.

Supports and collaborates in the development of ITIL processes including change, incident, and problem management.

Conducts RCAs following significant service incidents.

Operationally manages infrastructure projects

Participates in on-call responsibilities.

Expands technology knowledge through personal learning and growth. May share new knowledge through on-site presentations and “lunch-and-learn” sessions.

Other Information

SCOPE AND LEVEL

Guidelines: Possesses and applies a broad knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures within a particular field of specialization.

Complexity: Duties and tasks are broad and complex, usually requiring a greater degree of responsibility. Procedures, methods and techniques to carry out work may not be well defined, requiring advanced knowledge in specific specialties and of the organization.

Decision Making: Has latitude in making most decisions. Decisions and recommendations are made after contemplative analysis and with independent judgment and ingenuity. May escalate the most complex and important decisions to a higher level employee, supervisor and/or manager.

Communication: Communicates explanatory and/or interpretive information relative to the organization and/or advanced knowledge of own function with team members, peers, management, clients and in some cases, the public. Uses discretion and independent judgment is exchanged, defended, gathered and/or presented. Defers to higher level team members and/or management only when necessary.

Supervision Received: Works under limited supervision and with a high degree of independence, conferring with supervisor and/or manager on unusual matters. May be assisted by lower level employees.

Qualifications

EDUCATION –Associate  degree in related field

EXPERIENCE – Minimum of three (3) years of related experience is required.

EQUIVALENCY – Combination of post-high school education, job related certification, and/or related experience may be considered in lieu of minimum requirements. 

CERTIFICATION(S) – Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) required at time of hire.

Minimum two years experience with Cisco FirePower Technologies is required.

Physical Requirements

Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job

Vision - Near: clear vision at 20 inches or less

Weight Lifted/Force Exerted: up to 10 pounds/4.5 kilos, up to 1/3 of time

Hearing: able to clearly hear details

Sit: 2/3 or more of time

Talk: able to communicate verbally

Mental/Emotional: able to work in close proximity to others and/or in a distracting environment

Mental/Emotional: able to cope with stress effectively

Mental/Emotional: able to prioritize effectively

Work Environment

Mental/Emotional: able to tolerate ambiguity

Mental/Emotional: able to prioritize effectively

Mental/Emotional: may be subject to many interruptions

Office Work Environment: Regular/frequent exposure

Bloodborne Pathogen Category 2: Occasional exposure to blood/body fluid

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation.  Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.

Salary Information

Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $94,707.66 to $142,061.50

Hourly Salary Range: $45.53 to $68.30

Benefits Information

As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, 403b employer match (retirement savings), and a robust wellness program.

Salary : $46 - $68