Network Architect

3 weeks ago

Houston, United States Texas Children's Hospital Full time
Job Description

We're looking for a Network Architect, someone who's ready to grow with our company. In this position, you'll design and oversee the technical implementation of the network infrastructure to effectively support the hospital's business and clinical application requirements. In addition, you'll focus on the long-term strategic planning and engineering of the most optimal and cost-effective network design for the organization.

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Job Duties & Responsibilities

Proactively identifies network areas in need of design improvement and formulates a plan to improve those areas

Provides appropriate assessment of all existing and future network architectural plans to ensure the optimization of resources to provide the best infrastructure to support the applications

Works with our network vendors to develop the most optimal plans utilizing the best technology while continuously focusing on data security and redundancy for the hospital's applications

Keeps up with the latest in network technologies and solutions in order to provide the most optimal oversight of the network architecture, configurations, and standards

Assesses learning needs of the Network Services production support staff and develops educational materials and documentation for the proper methods of troubleshooting and supporting of the production network

Directs and documents the implementation of all new technologies to transfer knowledge through the development of procedural manuals for the production support team once the new technology is implemented

Provides networking expertise and guidance to IS project managers in the initial planning and design of enterprise-wide IS projects

Provides high-level network support during an IS application crises situation that cannot be quickly solved by first line production support or on-call network support personnel

Manages projects related to the design and implementation of new network related technologies

Actively participates on advisory committees tasked with assessing initiatives that may have a network component

Develops and implements yearly objectives to enhance service and department, adjusting as needed as evidenced by quarterly meetings and project completion

Submits timely and complete monthly reports by the first Monday of each month

Skills & Requirements

Required bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Required at least 7 years Cisco networking experience

In lieu of a bachelor's degree, 4 years of additional related experience may be substituted

Preferred CCIE certification or CCNP certification

About Us

Since 1954, Texas Children's has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children's hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S.News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city's Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.

Texas Children's comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Center for pediatric research; Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children's Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; and Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children's care for communities north of Houston. We have also created the nation's first HMO for children, established the largest pediatric primary care network in the country and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children's Hospital is also academically affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.

To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. You can also learn more about our amazing culture at infinitepassion.org.

Texas Children's is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

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