Job description

Lifepoint Health has an opportunity for a Sr. Network Engineer - Remote. The Sr. Network Engineer will be responsible for interfacing directly with end-users and vendors to assess, recommend, design, and implement network solutions and new technologies. Manages the development and maintenance of network design standards. Evaluates and recommends new technologies as they relate to the businesses network strategy. Provides technical leadership and guidance to less experienced team members. Continually enhances departmental knowledge and skills.
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: To perform this job, an individual must perform each essential function satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.
Essential Functions:

• Assesses, recommends, designs, and implements, local, metropolitan, and wide area networks. Supports department staff in configuring and maintaining routers, switches, firewalls and SDWan.
• Leads network planning, architecture design, and engineering for the department. Integrates and schematically depicts network architectures, topologies, hardware, software, transmission, signaling links and protocols into complete network configurations.
• Actively builds and maintains relationships with user community and vendors in order to understand business needs and requirements related to the design of new networking technologies.
• Performs, evaluates, documents, and communicates technology evaluations and installations. Oversees evaluations and installations performed by team members.
• Supports department staff in the analysis, solution, and documentation of network issues and problems. Analyzes and resolves errors escalated by less experienced team members.
• Works with management to develop, communicate, implement, and maintain network design policies, standards, and procedures.
• Serves as Network Engineering lead on multifunctional project teams within IS and across lines of business as required to support business requirements. Supervises Network Engineers and vendors throughout life of project.
• Creates and delivers project review presentations to Divisional leadership and the standard IS internal and executive project review committees.
• Coaches, mentors, and provides feedback to less experienced team members regarding departmental procedures, policies, and standards that pertain to the Network Engineering department.
• Solicits feedback and guidance of department best practices from management
• Continually enhances knowledge of Network Engineering and company standards in order to achieve departmental success and professional growth.

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*BENEFITS:*
At Lifepoint, our Mission of Making Communities Healthier extends to our employees. We offer an excellent total compensation package, including a competitive salary and benefits. Some of our benefits include 401k, flexible PTO, generous Employee illness benefit (EIB), medical, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, and an Employee Assistance Program. We believe that happy, healthy people have a passionate engagement with life and work and have designed our package to enhance your wellbeing.
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*Education:*

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science or equivalent technical experience.

Licenses/Certification:

• Cisco CCNA required
• Azure and/or GCP certifications preferred
• CCNP or CCIE preferred

Experience:

• Minimum of 8 years experience as a Network Engineer in a large-scale inter-network environment with proven complex network design experience. Additional experience with Viptela SDWan, Fortinet, and Meraki preferred.

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*KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES: *The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.

• Established successful application and capabilities utilizing advanced technical tools related network engineering including:

o Configuration of Cisco IOS, Aruba, Arista, Meraki, and Fortinet equipment
o Topologies (i.e., Ethernet, Wireless 802.11 A, B, G, N 802.16 D & E)
o Google Cloud, Azure connectivity
o Network Management architecture and configuration within management platforms such as Logic Monitor and Solarwinds
o Routing: RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP and Static Routes, including SDWan policies with Viptela and Fortinet
o Firewalls: Palo Alto, Fortinet, Checkpoint, Cisco ASA
o Telco (i.e., MPLS, Broadband, DIA)
o Protocol analysis and problem determination

• Ability to manage projects, ensuring that projects are clearly defined, systematically executed, and results oriented. Adherence to Project Management best practices, processes, and standards within the organization are required.
• Established skills to coach and mentor less experienced Network Engineers.
• Current working knowledge of Microsoft Windows operating system software.
• Capable of working independently and delivering appropriate and timely feedback to Senior team members and management as required.
• Approximate percent of time required to travel: 10%

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*Equal opportunity and affirmative action employers and are looking for diversity in candidates for employment: Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran*

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $105,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

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