The Senior Cybersecurity Network Engineer is an independent contributing IT professional within the Network Engineering family developing and applying technical expertise in two or more IT disciplines that support the Cook Children’s Health Care System (CCHCS) technical infrastructure. This includes technologies, systems, networks, data architectures, capacity planning, performance management, security and configuration management.
Jobs in this family are responsible for developing, testing, maintaining, installing, and/or deploying technologies. In addition, they are responsible for the establishment, development, and promotion of standard architectures, as well as hardware and software components. This role provides consulting services to application development teams and/or customers regarding technologies and the application of specific technology standards.
Responsibilities include: Configures, tests, and maintains LAN/WAN equipment and related services. Identifies, diagnoses, and resolves network problems. Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all implemented networks.
Assist in preparation of budgetary proposals and technical solutions. Analyze and rectify complex faults on the network to meet defined service levels. Support network investigation/performance routines to ensure network availability.
Perform complex configuration changes. Maintain and support the CCHCS LAN/WAN environment. Daily maintenance and problem resolution, operating system patches and software.
Upgrades, and routine hardware configuration. Participate in 24x7 on-call rotation. Obtain and maintain required certifications.
Position requires at least 5 years of direct experience and a Bachelor’s degree. Licensure/Certification: Relevant Information Technology certifications preferred. Disciplines for this
include: Configuration monitoring, Application and/or Network Firewall Maintenance, VPN installation/configuration, Diagraming and documentation, 802.11signal testing, Project tasks, Switch installation /configuration, Support queue monitoring, VPN client configuration, Procedure development, VPN configuration, Technology refresh implementation, Router installation/configuration, VLAN implementation, Adv. Network troubleshooting, network performance monitoring, LAN/WAN support response.
Cook Children’s is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Cook Children’s offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.
Cook Children’s is a Texas-only employer. If you are hired, you will need to maintain your primary residence within the state of Texas, along with all licenses and credentials required for your position throughout your employment.