IS Network Engineer Shreveport

Shreveport, LA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Weve made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942 but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve heal lead educate that every award earned every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways.

At Ochsner whether you work with patients every day or support those who do you are making a difference and that matters. Come make a difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today!

The Network Engineer is responsible for designing implementing securing and supporting the enterprise network infrastructure within a missioncritical healthcare environment. This role ensures the reliability performance and compliance of network systems that support clinical applications patient care operations and enterprise business services. The engineer will manage complex LAN/WAN architectures wireless networks firewalls and cloud connectivity while ensuring adherence to healthcare regulatory requirements such as HIPAA NIST and internal security standards.

The Network Engineer partners closely with Information Security Clinical Application teams Data Center Operations and external vendors to maintain high availability and optimize network performance across hospitals clinics and remote locations. This position requires strong troubleshooting skills experience operating in a 24/7 environment and the ability to support both legacy and next-generation technologies. The ideal candidate demonstrates excellent communication documentation practices and a customerfocused approach while supporting caregivers and critical healthcare workflows.

This is an on-site position for the Shreveport Louisiana region.

Education

Required -High School diploma or equivalent

Preferred -Additional degrees business training experience and/or certifications may be combined to meet minimum qualifications.

Work Experience

Required -9 years IT experience.

Preferred - Networking experience configuring Cisco routers switches and firewalls

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

Knowledge of networking including switching and some routing experience including EIGRP BGP and DMVPN configurations.
Must have computer skills and dexterity required for data entry and retrieval of patient information. Must be proficient with Windows-style applications and keyboard.
Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present information clearly and professionally to varying levels of individuals throughout the patient care process.
Good written and verbal communication skills
Proficiency working with databases on-line solutions and programming languages
Analytical skills and logical thought processes in order to formulate solutions to problems
Ability to work under stressful situations so that communications with users IS staff and vendors continue to be objective and professional at all times
Ability to work with frequent interruptions and frequent changes in priorities

Job Duties

Facilitates the day-to-day operation of the infrastructure and maintains proper levels of system and data availability.
Provides installation and support of the technology infrastructure.
Installs and maintains technology related devices.
Provides coordination of multiple projects including personnel and resource coordination documentation and management reporting.
Provides Level III Network Server and Infrastructure Support. Coordinates and schedules activities with PC Support staff.
Develops and promotes the use of standards policies and procedures governing use and management of technology systems.
Participates in training professional development and quality improvement activities.
Provides guidance and mentorship to other analysts.

Other related duties as required. The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities duties and skills. Other duties may be added or this description amended at any time.

Ochsner is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status or disability status.

Physical and Environmental Demands

The physical essential functions of this job include (but are not limited to) the following: Frequently exerting 10 to 20 pounds of force to move objects; occasionally exerting up to 100 pounds of force. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for sedentary work. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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