Network Engineer, Med Plaza I

Address

100 E Liberty St Louisville, KY 40202

Shift

First Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary

About UofL Health:

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.

With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

Job Description

Position Summary and Purpose

The Network Engineer- Intermediate role is to ensure the stability and integrity of in-house voice, data, video, and wireless network services. This is achieved by designing, and developing local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs) across the organization. In addition, the Network Engineer will participate with the installation, monitoring, maintenance, support, and optimization of all network hardware, software, and communication links. This individual will also analyze and resolve network hardware and software problems in a timely and accurate fashion, and provide end user training where required.

Essential Functions

ACQUISITION & DEPLOYMENT

• Design and deploy company LANs, WANs, and wireless networks, including servers, routers, hubs, switches, UPSs, and other hardware.
• Conduct research on network products, services, protocols, and standards to remain abreast of developments in the networking industry.
• Oversee new and existing equipment, hardware, and software upgrades.
• Interact and negotiate with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to secure network products and services.
  
  

OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT

• Configure networks to ensure their smooth and reliable operation for fulfilling business objectives and processes.
• Monitor network performance and troubleshoot problem areas as needed.
• Oversee installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of end user workstation hardware, software, and peripheral devices.
• Ensure network connectivity of all servers, workstations, telephony equipment, fax machines, and other network appliances.
• Practice network asset management, including maintenance of network component inventory and related documentation and technical specifications information.
• Monitor and test network performance and provide network performance statistics and reports.
• Participate in managing all network security solutions.
• Provide guidance to junior members of the team.
  
  

Additional Job Description

Job Requirements / Qualifications

Education / Accreditation / Licensure (required & Preferred)

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field preferred.
• CCNA required.
• CCNP preferred.
• CCNA Security / CCNP Security preferred.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills required.
• Must project a professional company image through in-person and phone interactions at all times.
• 5 years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education/experience.
  
  

Additional Responsibilities

• Demonstrates a commitment to service, organization values and professionalism through appropriate conduct and demeanor at all times.
• Adheres to and exhibits our core values:
• Integrity: Moral wholeness, soundness, uprightness, honesty and sincerity as a basis of trustworthiness.
• Excellence: Outstanding achievement, merit, virtue; continually surpassing standards to achieve/maintain quality.
• Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data at all times.
• Adheres to organizational and department specific safety standards and guidelines.
• Works collaboratively and supports efforts of team members.
• Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts effectively with physicians, patients, residents, visitors, staff and the broader health care community.
  
  

Language Ability

Skills, Knowledge or Abilities critical to this role:

• Must be able to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats.
• Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language.
  
  

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to break down problems or tasks; scanning one’s own knowledge and experience to identify causes and consequences of events.
• Good understanding of the organization’s goals and objectives.
  
  

Computer Skills

• Proven experience and success with LAN, WAN, WLAN, and WWAN design and implementation.
• Proven experience with network capacity planning, network security principles, and general network management best practices.
• Strong, hands-on technical knowledge of network and PC operating systems.
• Excellent knowledge of telephony systems, including Cisco VoIP.
• Working technical knowledge of current network hardware, protocols, and Internet standards, including Cisco Routers and switches (CatOS, IOS and NxOS), ASA, ACE, CSS, GSS, VPN and Routing protocols – OSPF, BGP, RIP
• Excellent hardware troubleshooting experience.
• Competence with testing tools and procedures for voice and data circuits.
• Knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws.
  
  

UofL Health Core Expectation

At UofL Health, we expect all our employees to live the values of honesty, integrity and compassion and demonstrate these values in their interactions with others and as they deliver excellent patient care by:

• Honoring and caring for the dignity of all persons in mind, body, and spirit
• Ensuring the highest quality of care for those we serve
• Working together as a team to achieve our goals
• Improving continuously by listening, and asking for and responding to feedback
• Seeking new and better ways to meet the needs of those we serve
• Using our resources wisely
• Understanding how each of our roles contributes to the success of UofL Health