Hybrid - Senior Network Engineer (Infrastructure Specialist 4)

Who we are...

The mission of the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (Ohio MHAS) is to provide statewide leadership of a high-quality mental health and addiction prevention, treatment and recovery system that is effective and valued by all Ohioans.

Ohio MHAS Values:

• Contribute and Collaborate
• Serve Compassionately
• Deliver Quality
• Be Accountable

At Ohio MHAS we strive to attract and sustain a diverse workforce by recruiting, hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing employees who work collaboratively to balance efforts toward providing prevention and recovery supports and fostering inclusion that inspires innovation, encourages respect, and promotes unlimited success.

Ohio MHAS Information Services is the technology arm of the third largest cabinet level agency in the state of Ohio. We support more than 3,200 employees within six regional inpatient behavioral health hospitals, Ohio Pharmacy Services, and Central Office. We develop and support technology for several critical business solutions used by the agency as well as by county and local behavioral health care providers across the state.

Role Overview:

A day in the life of an Ohio MHAS Senior Network Engineer offers many opportunities to impact family, friends, and the citizens of the State of Ohio. We are a close-knit IT community and develop applications to allow mental health and addiction providers to serve our citizens in need. Our infrastructure team provides secure connectivity and the tools needed (laptops, tablets, cell phones, etc.) by our frontline workers to respond to those in crisis as well as those needing continuity of care.

In your day in the life as a Senior Network Engineer, you could be involved in the following:

• Define technical direction and roadmap for Network standardization as well as manage the implementation and technical solutions.
• Design and develop solutions as well as support a diverse environment that includes but not limited to Cisco switches/routers, Aruba Wi-Fi, Vocera badges, Juniper firewall, VOIP, etc.
• Collaborate with other agencies for solutions that can be leveraged by using like technologies.
• Troubleshoot and recommend solutions for Network standards across 7 remote sites as well as central office.
• Lead a motivated team to the future of Network security (Network segmentation, monitoring, etc.).
• Ability to develop complex analysis and then present it in a concise, impactful way to senior leadership.
• Must be detail-oriented with the ability to communicate and write effectively.
• Some minor support for end user devices (cell phones, laptops, mobile devices, etc.)
• Working in Azure environment to support anything related to infrastructure.
• Vendor interactions for connectivity (Epic, third party, etc.)

At Ohio MHAS, our IT staff is motivated by the agency's mission, and we are accepting applications for a Senior Network Engineer [Infrastructure Specialist 4, Primary technology: Wireless, Secondary: Cisco router/switches], position number 20098458, within the Office of Information Technology, headquartered at the James Rhodes State Office Tower, 30 East Broad Street, 33rd floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215. 

What you will do... 

         Collaborate with our business partners and project management team to understand requirements.

         Investigate production, design problems and propose optimized solutions.

         Participate in providing work estimation for project scope.

         Adhere to Ohio MHAS best practices of architecture, design, implementation, and security standards.

What's in it for you:

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

Medical Coverage

• Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the Ohio Med PPO plan. 

Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance

• Dental, vision and basic life insurance premiums are free after one year of continuous service.

Time Away From Work and Work/Life Balance

• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave 
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth/Adoption leave

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

• OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees.  The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement.  The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee's salary.  Visit the OPERS website for more information.

Deferred Compensation

• The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a Model Employer of Individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

Do you have the desire to make a difference? Join our Team! #teamOhioMHAS

Completion of undergraduate core program in computer science or information systems; and 36 mos. combined work experience in any combination of the following: evaluating current it policies, procedures and practices, recommending and/or leading IT driven change efforts, participating and/or leading activities to achieve project tasks/meet deadlines, and performing solutions design including 12 mos. work experience in the primary technology specified by the agency in the position description & job posting.

Or completion of associate core program in computer science or information systems; and 42 mos. combined work experience in any combination of the following: evaluating current IT policies, procedures and practices, recommending and/or leading IT driven change efforts, participating and/or leading activities to achieve project tasks/meet deadlines, and performing solutions design including 12 mos. work experience in the primary technology specified by the agency in the position description & job posting.
Or 60 mos. combined work experience in any combination of the following: evaluating current IT policies, procedures and practices, recommending and/or leading IT driven change efforts, participating and/or leading activities to achieve project tasks/meet deadlines, and performing solutions design including 12 mos. work experience in the primary technology specified by the agency in the position description & job posting.

-Or equivalent of minimum class qualifications for employment noted above.

Job Skills:  Information Technology, Wireless, Written Communication, Critical Thinking