Enterprise Network Architect
Apply Now Hospital Name PIH Health Whittier Hospital Location Whittier, California Job Type Full-Time/Regular Job ID 24985-977This position is 100% onsite.
The Enterprise Network Architect is responsible for designing, supporting, managing, and maintaining the network infrastructure.Conducts network analysis, modeling, and planning. Serves as architect consultant for all initiatives across the network, including design and infrastructure.The Architect will design complex LAN and WAN strategies to meet a broad spectrum of business needs; coordinate the implementation, optimization, and operation of LAN/WAN systems including procurement, installation, configuration, and management; provide strategic planning, evaluations, and recommendations to users and management; and create and maintain proper record of network design and solutions. Demonstrates the ability to understand expectations and partners with technology for desired business results. Utilizes strategic long-term vision in partnering business and technology while determining business direction.
PIH Health is a nonprofit, regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3 million residents in the Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region. The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Downey Hospital, PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, PIH Health Whittier Hospital, 37 outpatient medical office buildings, a multispecialty medical (physician) group, home healthcare services and hospice care, as well as heart, cancer, digestive health, orthopedics, women’s health, urgent care and emergency services. The organization is nationally recognized for excellence in patient care and patient experience, and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has identified PIH Health as one of the nation’s top hospital systems for best practices, cutting-edge advancements, quality of care and healthcare technology. For more information, visit PIHHealth.org or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
Required Skills
Coordinate network strategies, participate in technology selection activities, and work with the business and IT stakeholders to ensure the long-term network infrastructure technology plan.
Collaborate with executive leadership to develop and communicate long term vision and comprehensive strategic plans for infrastructure and enterprise architecture solutions.
Serve as a hands-on technical expert for enterprise-wide network infrastructure technology.
Define principles/standards for infrastructure and/or enterprise architecture.
Lead vendor evaluation and selection of network technology solution.
Design and implement new network solutions and/or improving the efficiency of current networks.
Install, configure, and support network equipment including firewalls, routers, switches, and WAN performance and monitoring.
Design and deploy company LANs, WANs, and wireless networks, including firewalls, routers, switches, load balancers, DNS and DHCP servers, and other hardware.
Design, implement, and support firewalls, site-to-site VPNs, and remote-access VPNs.
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.
Procure network equipment and manage subcontractors involved with network installation.
Submit changes to arrange scheduled software and firmware updates keeping equipment patched and to the latest system releases.
Create complex design artifacts including network layouts and logical/physical designs.
Ensure proper documentation including design, procedural and lessons learned; maintain and update existing documentation.
Produce clearly written technical deliverables for both internal and external stakeholders including design diagrams and planning guides.
Develop and evaluate system/network performance criteria and measurement methods.
Research current technology; provides ongoing information to management, peers, and network users regarding enhancements and innovations.
Design and implementation of Legacy Networks.
Design and implementation of SDA Networks (DNA and ACI).
Create, modify and troubleshoot Cisco ISE policies.
Create and maintain proper record of network design and solutions.
Required Experience
Required:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or related field.
10 or more years of experience providing network systems design, implementation, and support in an enterprise-class environment with a complex network architecture.
Cisco routing and switching experience.
Cisco Firewalls experience.
Cisco Wireless experience.
F5 Load Balancers experience.
Infoblox (DNS & DHCP) experience.
Network Design of complex environments (legacy and SDA).
Integration of difference technologies, services and technologies.
CCDP Design (Specialty) OR CCNP Routing & Switching (Specialty) OR CCNP Data Center (Specialty) OR CCNP Wireless (Specialty)
Cisco DNA
Cisco ISE
Cisco ACI
Address
12401 Washington Blvd.
Salary
174720.00-208000.00
Shift
Days