Network Engineer - Full Time - On-site - St. Croix Falls, WI

St. Croix Regional Medical Center • Saint Croix Falls, WI

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About The Position

St. Croix Health is seeking an on-site, full-time (1.0 FTE) Network Engineer to join our team of professionals. St. Croix Health offers careers that make a Difference! Join us, as we work together to help our Community live healthier, happier and longer lives. The Network Engineer has primary responsibility for the design, implementation, support and administration of St. Croix Health's multi-site network infrastructure. The position is responsible for performing maintenance, upgrades, monitoring, troubleshooting and repairs as well as recommending changes necessary to provide a stable and modern networking environment. They will provide deep technical support for St. Croix Health's network, security and storage platforms. This position will architect, administer and troubleshoot the corporate network environment to ensure the organization's IT needs are met.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in the field of computer science or information technology.
• Certifications in Cisco, Fortinet, Microsoft or similar networking products preferred.
• 5 years of IT networking experience including installing, configuring and supporting network equipment routers, switches and firewalls.
• Experience with design, implementation and administration of wired and wireless networks as well as various network topologies.
• Thorough knowledge of routing, network security and design, ACLs, VLANs, and network segmentation.
• Experience with DNS, DHCP, SNMP, OSPF, BGP, MOE/MPLS, and SDWAN.
• Working technical knowledge of network and PC operating systems, including Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016 & 2012 and Microsoft Windows 10 & 11.
• Extensive application support experience with Microsoft Products, including Active Directory, SQL and Exchange.
• Working technical knowledge of current network hardware, protocols, and standards, including VPN configuration; Cisco or Fortinet experience preferred.
• Experience securing networks by network access, monitoring, control and evaluation, and maintaining documentation.
• Experience in PowerShell.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, troubleshoot corporate network environment, including off site locations.
• Evaluate, develop and design current and future network systems, evaluating solutions to provide a stable and secure network environment.
• Responsible for the set-up of resilient and redundant network infrastructure to ensure minimal downtime in the production environment.
• Lead the implementation, maintenance and administration of network hardware in an enterprise environment.
• Responsible for the improvement and optimization of network assets.
• Ensure server environment is set up for business continuity and disaster recovery purposes.
• Establish and maintain enforceable policies, processes and monitoring solutions for early identification and prevention of network issues.
• Assist the Systems Admin with disaster recovery and back-up processes.
• Assist with the management and integration of Microsoft 365 and other Cloud Tenants.
• Ensure networks are protected from physical harm, viruses, unauthorized users, and damage to data by developing and monitoring security procedures.
• Assist with security assessments or enterprise systems to ensure compliance with designed policies.
• Participate as a primary member of the security team actively engaging in improving the organization's network security.
• Research and remain educated on industry standards and innovations.
• Monitor, control and evaluate network access to ensure network security.
• Research and make recommendations on server system administration.
• Verify required documentation is available and accessible.
• Responsible for Microsoft design and implementation including SQL, Exchange and SharePoint.
• Monitor and document the state of networking (hardware and software) to allow for accurate future planning and budget development.
• Partner with the IT director to identify and plan for projects to be included in the annual IT operating and capital budget.

Benefits

• Health, vision and dental insurance.
• 403b retirement program with employer match.
• Paid time off.
• Short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance options.
• Education reimbursement.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• Wellbeing incentive program.
• Free parking.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees