Network Engineer II

AMN Healthcare•Dallas, TX

17d•Hybrid

About The Position

Welcome to AMN Healthcare: Where Your Career Becomes the Next Big Success Story! Ever wondered what it takes to build one of the largest and most successful healthcare staffing and total talent solutions companies? It takes trailblazers, innovators, and amazing people like you. At AMN Healthcare, we don’t just offer jobs; we pave the way for incredible careers. This role doesn't provide sponsorship or H1b transfers. Dallas,TX and Boca Raton, FL-Hybrid role, 2 day a week in office Why AMN Healthcare? Because You Deserve the Best: Forbes Recognition: We don’t just make lists; we make headlines. AMN Healthcare proudly claims a spot on Forbes’ prestigious lists not once but twice! We’re among the “Best Large Employers for Women,” a testament to our commitment to excellence. SIA Approval: Acknowledged by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) as one of the “Rapidly Advancing Staffing Firms,” we have no plans to decelerate in the future. Incredible Futures: Join a team that doesn’t just talk about building the future; we’re shaping it. Discover how AMN Healthcare is crafting incredible futures, one amazing career at a time. Job Summary The Administrator II, Network Systems & Telecom Design and deploy networks based on business and technical requirements. Partner with project and program managers to meet overall timelines and resolution of issues. Operate and fix networks to identify and resolve issues quickly. Take a lead role in engaging and mitigating outage-causing events or issues. Validate problem descriptions, perform detailed problem diagnosis, and track and update problems in the trouble-ticketing system. Perform non-critical investigations into functionality that is not working as desired. Engage deeply in the sustainment function to proactively analyze network parameters such as capacity and availability to fix issues before they cause an outage. Review, consult, and prepare for the introduction of planned change to the production environment. Participate in rotating “on call” schedule with other team members, including weekends. Partner with teams to plan and implement software code upgrades and device maintenance. Partner with the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team to provide mentorship and input on operational process improvements. Provide feedback to infrastructure architects on design issues or improvements and input into the design process for new initiatives. Job Responsibilities Sample the first 6-month work you're doing. Quickly integrate into the environment and understand network architecture, organization, and process/procedures. Deploy capacity into a data center based on demand. Participate in incident bridges and serve as the networking engineering resource to fix and mitigate outages. Take ownership of at least two data centers to perform all sustainment engineering functions. Partner with the SRE team to identify and tackle one network process issue. The candidate should have a proven foundation in networking, including routing, switching, security, and load balancing.

Requirements

The candidate should have a proven foundation in networking, including routing, switching, security, and load balancing.
At least 7 years of experience working on Internet and data center networks.
Possess a solid understanding of and experience with most network technologies: BGP, OSPF, HSRP/VRRP, IPSEC, and SNMP.
Deep, hands-on experience with TCP/IP protocols, including capturing and analyzing traffic with Wireshark and/or other tools.
Familiarity with Cisco IOS and Pan OS operating systems is required.
Linux based network application (NGINX Proxy and load balancers)
Palo Alto and Cisco knowledge and experience are required
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
Network administration and configuration - LAN/WAN (Local Area Network/Wide Area Network).
Proven troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Associate's Degree or equivalent experience plus 7-10 years of work experience OR High School Diploma/GED plus 9-12 years of work experience

Nice To Haves

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) - Security (Preferred)
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) - Route/ Switch (Preferred)
Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) (Preferred)
Fortinet Certified Professional Network Security / Security Operations

Responsibilities

Design and deploy networks based on business and technical requirements.
Partner with project and program managers to meet overall timelines and resolution of issues.
Operate and fix networks to identify and resolve issues quickly.
Take a lead role in engaging and mitigating outage-causing events or issues.
Validate problem descriptions, perform detailed problem diagnosis, and track and update problems in the trouble-ticketing system.
Perform non-critical investigations into functionality that is not working as desired.
Engage deeply in the sustainment function to proactively analyze network parameters such as capacity and availability to fix issues before they cause an outage.
Review, consult, and prepare for the introduction of planned change to the production environment.
Participate in rotating “on call” schedule with other team members, including weekends.
Partner with teams to plan and implement software code upgrades and device maintenance.
Partner with the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team to provide mentorship and input on operational process improvements.
Provide feedback to infrastructure architects on design issues or improvements and input into the design process for new initiatives.
Quickly integrate into the environment and understand network architecture, organization, and process/procedures.
Deploy capacity into a data center based on demand.
Participate in incident bridges and serve as the networking engineering resource to fix and mitigate outages.
Take ownership of at least two data centers to perform all sustainment engineering functions.
Partner with the SRE team to identify and tackle one network process issue.