| At Boston Children's Hospital, success is measured in patients treated, parents comforted and teams taught. It's in discoveries made, processes perfected, and technology advanced. In major medical breakthroughs and small acts of kindness. And in colleagues who have your back and patients who have your heart. As a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, our reach is global and our impact is profound. Join our acclaimed Information Services Department, Networking, and discover how your talents can change lives. Yours included.
This Network Engineer II will be responsible for: - The analysis, monitoring, and troubleshooting of Children's wide-area and local area networks.
- Using network management techniques to ensure that the networks are performing as designed.
- Determining the need for network management tools, and participating in their design, development, and implementation.
- Maintaining knowledge of the state of the art developments in network management and recommending new technology when appropriate.
- Designing, constructing, and maintaining Hospital networks. Being a technical resource for other Network Analysts and Technicians.
- Supporting Children's wide area network, Ethernet LANS, and the ongoing maintenance of network infrastructure.
- Creating and maintaining documentation to facilitate the operation and maintenance of the various networks.
- Potentially representing the Network Manager or Children's hospital at meetings, seminars, problem situations.
To qualify, you must have: - The knowledge of theories, principles, and concepts typically acquired through completion of a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or closely related field and three years of previous network experience.
- The analytical skills to collect information from diverse sources, apply professional principles in performing various analyses, and summarize the information and data in order to solve problems OR design relatively complex systems and programs that cross department/divisional lines.
- The ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing and provide empathy in difficult interpersonal situations.
- Experience with Cisco Switches/Routers (configuring and troubleshooting):
- Catalysts, Nexus, Routers.
- Experience troubleshooting network protocols: IP, TCP, Spanning Tree, OSPF, BGP, HSRP, ARP, VRRP.
- Experience troubleshooting applications interaction at the network layer (e.g. HTTP, SSL, TCP, etc).
- Load Balancing troubleshooting with ACE or F5.
- Experience with NMS (Network Management Systems) tools. Prefer SMARTS but an understanding of HP Openview, Cisco Works, or other NMS tools is a good foundation.
- Experience writing scripts such as Perl, PHP, Python, Shell.
- Working knowledge of Linux (including installation and deployment of Linux servers as well as utilizing Linux as a tool for network management).
- Experience with Firewalls/VPNs (configuration, deployment, troubleshooting).
- Experience using network analysis tools such as wireshark, tcpdump, netflow, and to determine flaws/problems encountered.
Please note: During a public health emergency, individuals in this role may be expected to take on additional duties to respond to organizational needs.
Boston Children's Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits, including a, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes (50% off). Flexible schedule (if applicable). Discover your best.
Boston Children's Hospital is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability. |
