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Ascension

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10,000+ employees

🏥 Healthcare

🤝 Non-profit

Healthcare • Non-profit

Ascension is one of the nation’s leading non-profit Catholic health systems focused on delivering compassionate, personalized care with special attention to vulnerable populations. In FY2025 Ascension reported providing $1. 7 billion in care for persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs plus $1. 8 billion of unreimbursed care for Medicare patients. Operating across 16 states and the District of Columbia, its network includes about 97,300 associates, 25,300 aligned providers, 90 wholly owned or consolidated hospitals and ownership interests in 29 additional hospitals; Ascension also operates 22 senior living facilities and a variety of other care sites (including home health and health clinics). Its specialties include medical services, nursing, health system operations, and healthcare technology, all grounded in its faith-based mission to bring health, healing and hope to all.

📋 Description

• Own and optimize the organization's core network security platforms • Ensure availability, performance, and protection of critical systems across a large-scale enterprise environment • Serve as the senior technical escalation point for complex security, firewall, and network access control issues • Lead root-cause analysis, incident response, and problem resolution efforts • Drive continuous improvement through policy optimization, segmentation initiatives, automation, and operational enhancements across Palo Alto, Fortinet, and NAC platforms

🎯 Requirements

• High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 1 year of experience OR 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required • 2 years of leadership or management experience preferred • 8–10+ years of hands-on experience in network/security engineering • Proven experience operating in large-scale, enterprise environments • Deep, hands-on expertise with Palo Alto Networks firewalls • Deep, hands-on expertise with Fortinet security platforms • Deep, hands-on expertise with Cisco ISE and/or Aruba ClearPass • Strong knowledge of firewall operations, policy management, and segmentation • Strong knowledge of authentication protocols (802.1X, RADIUS, TACACS+) • Strong knowledge of VPN technologies (IPSec, SSL VPN) • Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex, multi-layered issues under pressure

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options • Employer-matched 403(b) • Planning and hardship resources • Disability and life insurance • Pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays • Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare) • Tuition reimbursement • Ongoing professional development and online learning • Employee Assistance Program • Counseling and peer support • Spiritual care and stress management resources • Parental leave • Adoption assistance and family benefits • Optional legal and pet insurance • Transportation savings