Network Engineer I

Air Methods • Englewood, CO

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About The Position

The Network Engineer I assists higher level network administrators in the administration, maintenance, and operation of the organization’s networks. Adheres to Air Methods policies and procedures as required to maintain regulatory and operational compliance. This role involves providing support and troubleshooting for routing and switching enterprise technologies in complex networking environments, including WAN routing (BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, FHRP, multi-layer overlay networking, etc.), LAN switching (VLANs, layer 3 switching, EoMPLS, trunking, port-channeling), and VoIP (WAN usage, QoS, PSTN, H.323, SIP). The position also assists in the administration of security technologies such as firewalling, multi-layer VPN technologies, IPS, ACLs, and best practices adhering to regulations (HIPAA, SOX, PCI, CALEA etc.). The Network Engineer I will configure, manage, and maintain file servers, storage, backup, and virtual environments to ensure maximum availability, and will maintain and support systems in a 24x7, large, distributed, and mission-critical environment across the U.S. Responsibilities include monitoring server health, virus protection, backups, and Data Centers, participating in projects for new technology deployment or upgrades, and providing administration and escalated technical support. The role requires meticulous documentation, adherence to change management processes, and participation in establishing policies, procedures, and training plans for network resource administration and disaster recovery. Additionally, the Network Engineer I will interface with vendors and consultants and escalate problems as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (BS) from four-year college or university in Computer Science or related field and one to three years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Working knowledge of regulations related to HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) relative to information security and assurance
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including a 24/7 on-call schedule.
• Proficient with Microsoft Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Microsoft server background required including Windows, Exchange, SQL, SharePoint, OCS
• Windows System Administration (Windows 2008/2012)
• VMWare (All latest versions)
• Cisco UCS
• Windows Desktop build & administration
• IP protocol and stack
• DHCP & DNS
• Active Directory administration including GPO’s

Nice To Haves

• Large scale Citrix XenApp farm experience preferred
• EMC CLARiiON CX4/CX3 SAN management experience preferred
• Data Domain, Avamar, recover point, dedup technologies experience preferred
• MCSE certification preferred (or MCSA and/or MTA leading to MCSE)
• VCAP/VCP certification a plus
• CCEA or CCAA certification a plus

Responsibilities

• Provide support and troubleshooting of routing and switching enterprise technologies in complex networking environments.
• Assist in the administration of security technologies such as firewalling, multi-layer VPN technologies, IPS, ACLs, and best practices adhering to regulations (HIPAA, SOX, PCI, CALEA etc.).
• Configure, manage and maintain Air Methods files servers, storage, backup, and virtual environment to ensure maximum availability.
• Maintains and supports systems in a 24x7, large, distributed and mission-critical environment including in-house and commercial data center(s) and for helicopter EMS bases around the U.S.
• Monitors the health of the company’s servers, virus protection, backup’s, and Data Centers.
• Participates in projects to deploy new technologies or upgrade existing infrastructure.
• Provides administration and escalated technical support for existing technologies, working with outside support services as required.
• Documents systems meticulously and follows change management processes.
• Participates in the establishment of policies, procedures, and training plans for network resource administration and disaster recovery.
• Interfaces with vendors and consultants to coordinate the delivery of products and services.
• Escalates problems and issues to Infrastructure Engineering Manager or other company leadership as needed.
• Other Duties as assigned.

Benefits

• For more information on our industry-leading benefits, please visit our benefits page here .

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level