Senior Network Administrator

Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians is seeking a full time Senior Network Administrator at our central business office in Westerville, OH. The Networking team is responsible for configuring, deploying, maintaining, and troubleshooting LAN/WAN and voice infrastructure for a group of 400 physicians, 2000+ employees, in over 80 locations servicing more than 400,000 patients.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with IT Systems and Security Manager and Business units to implement robust networking solutions that support our strategic objectives.

• Maintain Core and Edge Networking gear to ensure reliability and security standards are being met.

• Work with network access system in deployment of networking gear.

• Configure and monitor next generation firewall equipment.

• Manage physical and virtual network load balancers.

• Assist in the configuration of networking gear to be rolled out to new sites.

• Consult with department heads and end-users to further infrastructure development.

• Conduct research on emerging technologies in support of systems development efforts and recommend technologies that will increase cost effectiveness and systems flexibility.

• Work with data circuit providers to escalate support tickets and quickly resolve network issues as they occur.

• Build and maintain datacenter infrastructure to ensure reliability, scalability, and redundancy.

• Develop and execute test plans to check technical performance of infrastructure; make recommendations for further improvement.

• Develop documentation and diagrams of network environment.

• Design, configure, and perform maintenance on network infrastructure.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

A. Education, Licensures & Certifications

Required: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.

Required: Background in the healthcare industry.

Required: Proficiency in information systems, system networking and integration, implementation of technology systems and the measurement of progress and results of technology investments.

Required: Experience in managing datacenter network and disaster recovery infrastructure.

Preferred: Network industry certifications, including CCNA/CCNP, HPE Aruba wired and wireless or Firewall.

• Hands-on experience with business requirements gathering.

• Extensive experience in network creation and development.

• Proven experience identifying, analyzing, and resolving network problems.

• Experience with software defined networking solutions.

• Excellent background in Wireless implementation and troubleshooting.

• Experience with analyzing packet captures in Wireshark or other analytical toolsets.

• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

• Experience with Cloud Computing Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent problem solving and communication skills.

• Strong understanding of dynamic routing protocols (OSPF, BGP, RIP, VSF, VRRP).

• Strong Knowledge of information processing fundamentals and best practices.

• Excellent architecture and technical support documentation skills.

• Ability to conduct research into emerging technologies and trends, standards, and products as required