Architect – Network Engineer

🔥 14 hours ago

🎸 Tennessee – Remote

🎸 Tennessee – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

🛜 Network Engineer / Network Administrator

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Lifepoint Health®

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1999

🏥 Healthcare

🧬 Biotechnology

💊 Pharmaceuticals

Healthcare • Biotechnology • Pharmaceuticals

Lifepoint Health® is a diversified healthcare delivery network that serves patients, clinicians, communities, and partners across the healthcare continuum. With a presence that extends from coast to coast, Lifepoint operates community hospitals, rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and additional care sites. The company is dedicated to improving community health through high-quality care, patient safety, clinical excellence, and innovative partnerships aimed at enhancing healthcare quality and access.

📋 Description

• Lead network architecture, planning, design, and engineering across routing, switching, wireless, SD-WAN, data center, and cloud connectivity • Design, pilot, validate, and support implementation of network solutions and emerging technologies • Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption, including business cases and cost analyses • Develop, communicate, implement, and maintain network design policies, standards, reference architectures, and procedures • Maintain network design documentation and high-level and low-level diagrams • Participate in lifecycle and standardization planning for network hardware, software, and licensing • Collaborate with Network Services, Network Security, infrastructure, cybersecurity, application teams, remote IT staff, user communities, and vendors • Lead virtual whiteboard and design review sessions • Present solutions, diagrams, and cost analyses to technical, executive, and financial audiences • Analyze, resolve, and document complex network issues escalated by Tier 1 and Tier 2 teams • Participate in major incident response and root cause analysis and recommend preventive design changes • Coach, mentor, and provide feedback to less experienced team members • Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements, hospital policies, HIPAA, safety requirements, and professional standards

🎯 Requirements

• Must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent technical experience • Minimum of ten (10) years of experience as a Network Engineer in a large-scale inter-network environment with proven complex network design experience • Experience developing network design standards, leading technical design initiatives, and delivering infrastructure projects at enterprise scale • Additional experience with SD-WAN solutions such as Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN, Viptela, Fortinet, or Meraki preferred • Expertise configuring Aruba, Arista, Cisco IOS, Meraki, and Fortinet equipment • Expertise in LAN/WAN design, wireless architectures (802.11), data center networking, Ethernet topologies, and network segmentation • Expertise in OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, static routes, and SD-WAN policy design • Knowledge of firewall platforms and network security integration • Knowledge of MPLS, broadband, DIA, Azure, and Google Cloud connectivity • Experience with LogicMonitor, Aruba Central, Meraki Dashboard, and Prisma SASE/Strata Cloud Manager • Working knowledge of network automation, scripting, and modern productivity tools • Skilled in protocol analysis and problem determination • Ability to manage projects using project management best practices • Established skills coaching and mentoring less experienced Network Engineers • Strong verbal and written communication skills for technical, non-technical, and executive audiences • Ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams • One or more intermediate to advanced industry-recognized certifications preferred, such as Cisco CCNP/CCIE, Aruba ACMP/ACMX, Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN, Arista ACE, Fortinet NSE, or CompTIA Network+

🏖️ Benefits

• Full-time schedule: 40 hours weekly, Monday through Friday • Remote-based position • Travel opportunities up to 25% for business needs • Professional growth through continual enhancement of network architecture and emerging-technology knowledge