Compensation:
Pay Range: $63,875 - $103,800/ year

- Benefits available for eligible positions include: 100% tuition assistance, wellness initiatives, generous paid time off, paid parental leave, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligible employer, plus more. In addition to our many benefits and perks, UAB Medicine provides a variety of resources to support employees both personally and professionally.

Job Highlights:
A team of more than 400 professionals, Health System Information Services (HSIS) works to keep UAB Medicine’s IT systems and infrastructure running smoothly to deliver quality care to our patients. Join our nationally ranked team at UAB Medicine, the No. 1 Best Large Employer in 2021 as ranked by Forbes magazine.

Work with the Best at UAB Medicine:
UAB Medicine is Alabama’s largest single-site employer and operates over 1,200 beds and over 200 clinics in Birmingham, Alabama. When you become part of UAB Medicine, you join a nationally ranked academic medical center committed to education and advancing medical science through research.

- U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, #1 in Alabama
- America’s No. 1 Best Large Employer, Forbes, 2021
- Level I Trauma Center
- NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Comprehensive Transplant Institute, Comprehensive Stroke Center

Our success in patient care, innovation, and education is a direct result of our supportive and inclusive culture. Whether you are looking to start your career, fast-track your development, or diversify your skills, UAB Medicine offers avenues for advancement that other employers cannot match.

Duties

The Network Engineer’s role is to ensure the stability and integrity of all Health System data communication. This includes voice, video, wireless and network services. This is achieved by planning, designing, and developing Local Area Networks (LANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs) across the organization. In addition, the Network Engineer II will participate with the installation, monitoring, maintenance and support of all network hardware, software, and communication links. The person will also diagnose, resolve, and document hardware and software network problems in a timely and accurate fashion, and provide team and end user training where required.

Primary Responsibilities

· Assist co-workers to assess near- and long-term network capacity needs.

· Respond to emergency network outages in accordance with business continuity and disaster recovery plans.

· Create and maintain documentation as it relates to network configuration, network mapping, processes, and service records.

· Develop, implement and maintain policies, procedures, and associated training plans for network administration, usage, and disaster recovery.

· Deploy company LANs, WANs, and wireless networks, including servers, routers, switches, UPSs, and other Network related 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.

· Configure networks to ensure their smooth and reliable operation for fulfilling business objectives and processes.

· Monitor network performance and troubleshoot problem areas as needed.

· Receive and respond to incoming calls, automated alerts, notifications, and/or e-mails/ticketing system regarding network connectivity problems.

· Ensure network connectivity of all network devices

· 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 and maintaining all network security solutions.

· Manage and/or provide guidance to junior members of the team.

Qualifications

· Associate's degree in Information Systems or a related field and four (4) years of related experience required. Work experience may substitute for education requirement.

· Proven experience and success with LAN, WAN and WLAN design and implementation

· Knowledge of routing

· An understanding of network capacity planning, network security principles, and general network management best practices

· Working technical knowledge of current network hardware, software, protocols, and standards, including VPN/SSL VPN, Network Design, Network Security, TCP/IP, Active Directory, Routing Protocols, Windows platform, Arista Hardware, Arista Cloud Vision Cisco IOS, Cisco DNAC, Fortinet Firewalls, 802.xxx wireless protocols

· Experience with firewalls and security protocols

· Ability to operate network component analyzers, scanners, and testers showing competence with testing tools

· Hardware troubleshooting experience

· Good understanding of the organization’s goals and objectives

· Knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws including HIPAA and PCI

· Certifications: CCNA or equivalent network experience

· Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills

· Able to conduct research into networking issues and products as required

· Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language

· Highly self-motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail

· Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities

· Able to effectively prioritize tasks in a high-pressure environment

· Strong customer service orientation

· Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

· Ability to sit at a computer for extended periods of time

· Ability to lift and install equipment into network equipment racks

· Available for afterhours on call support