Network Administrator III

Organization Overview, Mission, Vision, And Values

Our mission is to improve the health of people in the communities we serve through compassionate, high-quality care, prevention, and wellness education. Washington Regional Medical System is a community-owned, locally governed, non-profit health care system located in Northwest Arkansas in the heart of Fayetteville, which is consistently ranked among the Best Places to live in the country. Our 425-bed medical center has been named the #1 hospital in Arkansas for four consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report. We employ 3,400 team members and serve the region with over 45 clinic locations, the area’s only Level II trauma center, and five Centers of Excellence - the Washington Regional J.B. Hunt Transport Services Neuroscience Institute; Washington Regional Walker Heart Institute; Washington Regional Women and Infants Center; Washington Regional Total Joint Center; and Washington Regional Pat Walker Center for Seniors.

Position Summary

The role of the Network Administrator III reports to the Information Technology Infrastructure Manager. This position is a senior-level position responsible for the overall management, design, and strategic planning of the healthcare system's network infrastructure. This role involves leading network projects, optimizing network performance, and ensuring robust network security. This position performs work under the direction the Technology Services management team.

Essential Position Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of complex network infrastructure.
• Develop and enforce network policies and procedures, in partnership with management team.
• Perform high-level troubleshooting and resolve critical network issues.
• Ensure network security through comprehensive security measures and regular audits.
• Optimize network performance and reliability.
• Mentor and provide technical leadership to Network Administrator team.
• Manage network-related projects, including development, execution, and documentation.
• Stay up to date on the latest network technologies and trends.
• Participate in on-call rotation for after-hours support, as needed.
  
  

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in information technology or related field, or equivalent work experience and relevant certifications.
• Licensure/Certifications: Relevant certifications (e.g., CCNP, CCIE, WCNA), preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience designing, deploying, maintaining, managing, and troubleshooting networking solutions using Cisco networking products. Experience should be inclusive of the following: firewalls, routers, switches, wireless, and security technologies. Minimum of 5 years of experience performing fault isolation, identifying, and resolving critical network, server, and application issues in a large-scale computing environment. Must have extensive knowledge of network protocols, concepts, technologies and possess excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
  
  

Work Environment: This position spends the majority of time sitting (up to 80% of work time) with frequent walking of short distances (up to 20% of work time). This position performs repetitive type motions (up to 80% of work time). This position functions within a clerical/computer sciences office environment.