Network Engineer II

Tahoe Forest Health System•Truckee, CA

About The Position

Responsible for developing and deploying plans and designs for network systems that meet organizational performance, security, and compliance requirements. Conducts network architecture design, feasibility, and cost studies; defines monitoring, maintenance, expansion, contingency, and recovery plans; and troubleshoots network issues. The role covers cloud and edge networks, mobile networks, hosted and local telephony solutions, LAN, WAN, SDN, and VPN. It includes monitoring network infrastructure, applying patches, and managing firewalls, antivirus software, and data backups. Works under the guidance of Network III and other IT staff. The position supports the District’s network infrastructure, including network cores and switches, wireless infrastructure and security, and VoIP systems. It provides network addressing, routing, authentication and authorization, VPN, and network connectivity. The role also coordinates with healthcare, operational, technical, and vendor teams on network-related integrations and communications, and adheres to HIPAA and other healthcare regulations and System policies and procedures.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree preferred, or a combination of 4+ years of related experience and 6+ years of general computer technical support and configuration experience, and 5 or more years of relevant experience.
Experience with Cisco campus-class switches, routers, access points, WLS, firewalls, and UCS.
Ability to support, implement, and manage network infrastructure using Aruba and Palo Alto Networks technologies, following best practices and standards.
Ability to integrate Aruba and Palo Alto Networks solutions to provide secure, reliable, and scalable network services for the Tahoe Forest District.
Ability to troubleshoot and resolve network issues using Aruba and Palo Alto Networks tools and resources.
Ability to work collaboratively with Aruba and Palo Alto Networks technical support and engineers.
Continued understanding and growth in network design, architecture, and optimization; network security, encryption, and firewall configuration; network monitoring, analysis, and troubleshooting tools; VoIP systems, protocols, and devices; and network backup and recovery.

Responsibilities

Develop and deploy network system plans and designs that meet performance, security, and compliance requirements.
Conduct network architecture feasibility and cost studies.
Establish monitoring, maintenance, expansion, contingency, and recovery plans.
Identify and resolve network issues and develop solutions, resources, and deployment processes.
Keep current with networking technologies, hardware, software, and best practices.
Perform network maintenance and upgrades, including service packs, patches, hot fixes, and security configurations.
Monitor system availability, reliability, resource utilization, trends, and capacity.
Provide Level 2/3 support and troubleshooting.
Implement and manage network security measures, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and VPNs.
Collaborate with vendors to resolve complex network issues and establish and meet service level agreements.
Maintain network infrastructure documentation, including diagrams and procedures.
Conduct regular network performance and security tests.
Track network devices and software licenses.
Train staff on new technologies and procedures.
Participate in an on-call rotation for emergency response and maintenance.
Ensure network operations and procedures comply with relevant laws and regulations.
Manage network-related projects from conception through completion.
Coordinate with IT team members on integration with other IT systems.
Develop and implement disaster recovery procedures.
Assess and improve network performance; evaluate new networking technologies.
Assist with developing the IT budget as it relates to networking.
Create network policies and procedures.
Oversee telecommunications infrastructure and telephony systems.
Monitor network usage and manage capacity planning, redundancy, IP address allocation, subnetting, interoperability, and network changes.
Understand District systems and troubleshoot network infrastructure issues.
Install and maintain network cores and switches, wireless infrastructure, wireless security, and VoIP systems.
Provide network address assignments, routing protocols and configuration, authentication and authorization protocols, VPN, and network connectivity.
Work with healthcare, operational, and technical vendors to optimize communications related to integrations and feeds.
Adhere to HIPAA and other healthcare regulations and comply with System policies and procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.