Chesapeake Urology Associates Hiring for Network Engineer- Owings Mills, MD Job at Owings Mills, MD Full Time

United Urology is the premier urology practice in the country, offering the most state-of-the-art urology care available nationwide. Composed of 120 of the nation’s top urologists, United Urology features the convenience of 50 office locations in Maryland, Tennessee, Colorado and Delaware. In addition, 19 of these locations contain ambulatory surgery centers, staffed by board-certified anesthesiologists. Our physicians, together with our specialty-trained nurses, technicians and highly-dedicated patient care staff, are committed to providing adult patients with outstanding urologic care, personalized for each patient.

Our mission is to provide compassionate, ethical medical and surgical care in a comfortable and supportive environment.

As one of the “Top 100 Best Places to Work in Health Care” and voted a “Best Place to Work” by multiple organizations, we maintain our exceptional patient care and culture by selecting the best people in our field, promoting a healthy and respectful environment, and serving the community through our outreach programs and events. We are proud that our people make us the best and it shows in the superb care we deliver to each and every patient.

The Network Administrator Supervisor is responsible for the management of United Urology’s network infrastructure and network administration team. Responsibilities include troubleshooting network specific hardware and/or software issues, working with and managing third party network vendors, and aiding in the overall support of internal customers. The Network Administrator Supervisor is the escalation point for all interconnectivity issues across multiple Wireless, Wide Area and Local Area networks.

Strategic Planning

• Consult with customers or other departments on project status, proposals and technical issues such as software system design and maintenance.
• Analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan installation of a new system or modification of an existing system.
• Consult with technical staff to evaluate interface between hardware and software, develop specifications and performance requirements and resolve customer problems.
• Secures the network infrastructure by developing network access, monitoring, control, and evaluation procedures and documentation
• Evaluate and recommend support tools, applications, and/or appliances to improve the technical operation.
• Assess and plan for near- and long-term network capacity needs.

Technical/Administrative/Clerical

• Monitor, implement, and support all network based hardware and enterprise applications.
• Monitor system logs and activity on all network installed solutions for availability, utilization, throughput and/or latency.
• Maintains network performance by performing network monitoring and analysis, and performance tuning; troubleshooting network problems; escalating problems to vendor.
• Manage distribution and coordinate installation of software updates (applications, firmware, and/or bios) for network solutions.
• Maintain and monitor network device configurations.
• Determine licensing requirements for various network solutions.
• Develop strategies for integrating new network solutions into the existing infrastructure.
• Assist with disaster recovery planning and testing.
• Adapt existing network and VOIP solutions to improve performance, correct errors or to conform to new hardware or standards.
• Store, retrieve, and manipulate data for analysis of system capabilities and requirements.
• Act as primary point of contact with all telecom, network and/or voice vendors/partners.
• Update existing or recommend new network policies and procedure.
• Develop network requirements and recommend solutions.
• Perform other office duties as assigned

Management

• Manage the Network Administrators throughout UUG
• Oversee daily functions of the department
• Perform and allocate work responsibilities appropriately

Keywords: Network, Engineer, LAN, WAN, VOIP

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor degree in Information Technology or Computer Science preferred. An equivalent level of technical certifications will be considered.
• Minimum of two (2) years of supervisory or equivalent experience
• Minimum of five (5) years of practical experience with LAN/WAN network administration.
• Minimum of five (5) years of phone network administration, AVAYA experience strongly preferred.
• Practical experience with Windows OS networking.
• Networking/VOIP technical certifications are a plus.

KNOWLEDGE/COMPETENCIES & SKILLS:

• The position requires an understanding of Network Design and Implementation
• Working technical knowledge of current network hardware, protocols and Internet Standards such as OSPF, BGP, IPSEC, RIP, and EIGRP
• Knowledge of router and switch configuration concepts and methodologies
• Excellent knowledge of TCP/IP protocols LDAP, DNS, WINS, DHCP, DFS, IPS, and IIS administration
• Demonstrates knowledge of security principles related to network operations
• Competency with testing tools, procedures, and methodologies
• Ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive customer and internal information
• Ability to work in an environment with shifting priorities and assignments
• Excellent customer service skills
• Good oral and written communication skills – effectively communicate issues and resolutions to all levels of the organization