Network Engineer

Overview:
POSITION SUMMARY
The Network Engineer is responsible for overseeing the stability and integrity of the organizations voice, data, video and wireless network services to ensure proper maintenance and security. This includes planning, developing, installing, configuring, maintaining, supporting, and optimizing all network hardware, software, and communication links. The Network Engineer is the primary contact in planning, designing, and developing local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs) across the organization. This person will also troubleshoot network performance issues, as well as analyze network traffic and provide capacity-planning solutions. The Network Engineer analyzes and resolves wireless local area networks (WLAN) hardware, software problems in an efficient and collaborative. The Network Engineer is also responsible for the organizations telecommunications infrastructure, which includes configuring, diagnosing, repairing, upgrading, and optimizing telephone systems and services, voicemail, and VoIP/IP-PBX communication systems, and video conferencing environments, both internally, and those integrated with Internet-based services.

Responsibilities:
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Responsible for planning, designing, and developing local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs) across the organization
Manage all routers, switches, and firewalls at AHMC Corporate and AHMC Facilities
Define, direct, monitor, and participate in the operations of the AHMC Data Center including the following areas:
o LANs/WAN
o Internet/Intranet
o Security
o Disaster Recovery
o Change management
o Patch management
o Asset management
o Others as designated
Builds net configurations and connections
Troubleshoots network performance issues, as well as analyze network traffic and provide capacity planning solutions
Maximizes performance by troubleshooting network problems and outages and scheduling upgrades.
Configures router.
Develop, implement, and maintain IT policies, procedures, and processes to support best practices for data center operations and systems administration
Develop and maintain work plans to implement initiatives and special projects on-time and within budget
Maintains a documented, up-to-date detailed component map of the organizations network
Designs, configures, diagnoses, repairs, upgrades, and optimizes telephone systems and services, voicemail, and VoIP/IP-PBX communication systems, and video conferencing environments
Attends and participates in meetings, committees, and training sessions as directed by Director of Information Technology
Disaster recovery planning and testing
Provide backup support to other technical positions
Ability to work a flexible schedule and second tier on call
Perform additional duties as assigned
Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, and participating in professional organizations.
Accomplishes information systems and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

Qualifications:
TRAINING/EXPERIENCE
Must have 10 - 15 years of experience in similar position or relevant experience
Network design and implementation
Network troubleshooting
Network hardware configuration
Network performance tuning
Specific experience and/or education in LAN/WAN systems, TCP/IP, Fortinet, Palo
Problem solving and analytical skills
Strong documentation skills
Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
Must have the ability to speak, interpret and follow verbal and written instructions in English.
Experience in firewall management
Experience with Fortinet, VeloCloud, Palo Alto desired
Experience in managing telecommunications services to business desired
Experience in managing vendor selection and implementation required
Experience in managing systems administration operations required
Healthcare experience preferred.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION/LICENSE
BA/BS in computer science, information technology, engineering,

or equivalent in Information Discipline
Certifications

preferred, CCNA, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, Solarwinds

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