Sr Network Engineer - CommonSpirit Health

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

• Provides advice, guidance and expertise to promote adoption of methods and tools and adherence to policies and standards. Evaluates and selects appropriate methods and tools in line with agreed policies and standards. Implements methods and tools at project and team level including selection and tailoring in line with agreed standards. Manages reviews of the benefits and value of methods and tools. Identifies and recommends improvements. Contributes to organizational policies, standards, and guidelines for methods and tools.
• Leads the assessment, analysis, planning and design of release packages, including assessment of risk. Conducts post release reviews. Ensures release processes and procedures are applied and that releases can be rolled back as needed. Identifies, evaluates and manages the adoption of appropriate release and deployment tools, techniques and processes (including automation).
• Coordinates and manages planning of the system and/or acceptance tests. Takes responsibility for integrity of testing and acceptance activities and coordinates the execution of these activities. Provides advice and guidance on any aspect of test planning and execution. Identifies process improvements, and contributes to corporate testing standards and definition of best practice. 
• Demonstrates creativity and takes initiative in problem solving. Resolves or facilitates resolution of complex problems for assigned program. 
• Project assignments are large in scope and are highly complex. 
• Provides escalation support to Tier 1 and 2 network engineers. 
• Provide exceptional customer service to CommonSpirit end users, Business Stakeholders and other members of CommonSpirit ITD.
• Perform daily production support activities.
• Lead projects associated to the enhancement, upgrade/patching, or implementation of new or existing technology solutions. 
• Coordinate implementation and support efforts between Technology Infrastructure and other CommonSpirit ITD teams. 
• Provide oversight and facilitation of the CommonSpirit IT change management process as it applies to the Network Engineering team.
• Conduct performance tuning and troubleshooting.
• Perform crisis management during high-severity operational incidents. 
• Participates in support efforts with CommonSpirit Health support teams and provides technical leadership and ownership of issues across multiple disciplines and technologies. 
• Design, implement and maintain a comprehensive monitoring and alerting process across all IT platforms. 
• With oversight from the Principal Network Engineer and Management, initiate and facilitate strategic planning activities (capacity planning, process improvement, maintenance, upgrade and end-of-life planning, roadmap development). 
• Build new test and production environments on existing or new hardware as required. 
• Identify automation opportunities and implement scripted solutions. 
• Identify technical innovation and process improvement opportunities. 
• Utilize standard tools and methodology to develop system and support performance metrics. 
• Demonstrate potential leadership qualities through team motivation and technical training. 
• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge & expertise with CommonSpirit Health business processes and routines.

The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

• BA or BS in Computer Science, Technology, or Business discipline or equivalent experience is required.
• Minimum of 7 year of professional experience in an IT technical or infrastructure field is required.
• 5-7 years of experience in large complex project oversight.
• Established understanding of network connectivity and protocols.
• 7+ years of experience with Cisco Route Switch and Wireless infrastructure.
• Experience with datacenter and MDF/IDF closet construction design (cabling, racks, power, cooling).
• Experience or understanding of Cisco Nexus platform.
• 5-7 years of experience with vendor management.
• Advanced experience with Cisco wireless, and strong understanding of wireless design and coverage.
• 5-7 years of experience with WAN \System Design and Integration.
• 5-7 years of experience with vendor management
• Proven abilities in problem management, process analysis and root cause analysis is required.
• CCNA or CCNP Certification Preferred
• Excellent judgment in determining work and problem resolution priorities and approaches.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, set priorities, schedule and meet deadlines in a past paced work environment is required.
• Strong written and oral communication skills desired; Ability to develop and organize written documentation and procedures is required.
• Healthcare industry experience a plus.