Senior Network Engineer
Full-Time
Hybrid - will require to be onsite in San Jose regularly
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
- Design and deploy secure, high-availability networks (LAN, WLAN, WAN) for our health centers.
- Configure and manage network devices including SDWAN, switches, and wireless access points.
- Ensure network compliance with all relevant data protection regulations, including HIPAA and PCI-DSS.
- Document and articulate proposed solutions to technical peers, business stakeholders and senior management.
- Review network architectural designs and configurations to provide recommendations to continually improve performance and reliability.
- Architect scalable solutions to meet the immediate and long-term business strategy.
- Perform internal audits and reviews to ensure compliance with all security policies and procedures which include internal penetration and vulnerability scans.
- Implement and maintain network security measures to protect sensitive patient data.
- Monitor network and systems health, respond appropriately to alerts and events to diagnose and troubleshoot network issues.
- Keep abreast of security vulnerabilities and remediate appropriately to improve the organization's security posture.
- Contributes to the design and implementation of disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
- Evaluate potential products and stay up to date on product offerings.
- Actively participate in developing operational models, processes, and procedures.
- Manage and lead internal network initiatives and projects.
- Develop and monitor project budget, cost, and schedule. Have excellent project prioritization and time
management techniques to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
Work a flexible schedule allowing network maintenance during off-peak hours (late evening and weekend work as necessary).Assist in the design of multi-physical and virtual environments including IP address schemes, DHCP, Ether Channeling, VLAN tagging / trunking, Load Balancing, etc.Create and maintain infrastructure design and configuration documentation.Create end-to-end project tasks and expect to be accountable for the entire project completion.Collect and analyze network and system performance / utilization information and maintain systems in optimal working ability.Recommend improvements to network performance, capacity and scalability.Investigate and resolve network issues to include documentation and communication of issue.Mentor junior network staff and provide technical guidance.Gather and present metrics related to the service and performance.Lead problem management and troubleshooting efforts for network issues.Provide L3 support to support teams on operational issues.Work closely with other staff as needed to achieve needed IT administration and support.Adhere to Change Control policy requirements and procedures.Keep abreast of technological developments and maintain up to date knowledge and skills across key platforms.Effectively manage vendor relationships.QUALIFICATIONS
Ability to perform the duties described above. A typical means of acquiring those abilities would be :
At least 10 years of expert level Network and VoIP experience including firewalls, routers, switches,wireless access points and VoIP technologies.
7 years of designing, recommending, engineering, implementing, and supporting network servicedelivery.
5 years of expert level networkexperience with Cisco or Microsoft products and services, orcomparable equivalent vendors.
3 years of experience with networking and security technologies in a healthcare environment.4 years of experience in managing deployment of network devices and tracking of tasks anddependencies using software such as Smartsheet, Asana, MS Project, etc.
BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.Certifications : Cisco Certified Network Associate, Cisco Certified Network Professional, CompTIA Network REQUIREMENTS
Extensive experience designing, configuring, administering and supporting Network technologiesExpertise of network concepts : OSI model, TCP / IP, LAN / WAN Technologies, configuring and troubleshooting,routers, managing DNS records, analyzing network traffic patterns, and designing network topologies.
Proficient in network technologies : OSPF, BGP, SD-WAN, 802.1x, 802.1q, GRE, QoS, EIGRP, DSR, RADIUS,VoIP, VPN, IPSEC, etc.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and training skills. Proven ability to work effectively with allorganizational levels.
Must have strong time management and excellent communication skills, both written and oral.Contribute as a network subject matter expert (SME) to projects involving cross-functional technical teams and external partners.The ability to document the current network design is of extreme importance.Able to foster and build collaborative working relationships with variousstakeholders.Exemplify role model teamwork behaviors. Clearly communicate issues, actions and plans.Proficient in designing and maintaining a high-performance global network with experience in networkadministration and architecture.
Knowledge of Cisco orsimilarswitching technologies.Demonstrate proficient understanding of network services such as Firewall, Virtual LAN (VLAN) configurations, Access Control Lists (ACLs), Network Access Controls (NACs), and other network security policies.Ability to create technical Management and Organizational Practices and develop knowledge base.Demonstrate knowledge of IT Service Management (ITSM), Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) V3 , and Development Life Cycles (DLCs) for continuous process improvement methods.Excellent problem solving, negotiation, conflict management, and interpersonalskills.Experience in development, managing, and reporting of service level agreements.Experience migrating IT infrastructure into a hybrid on-premises / cloud environment. Perform Datacenter and / or work site relocations as necessary.Excellent organizational skills
