Senior Network Architect - Phenom Test - External Only
Phenom Test - External Only
What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.
Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:
- 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
- Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
- The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
- Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
- Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...
- Free financial and legal counseling
- Free mental health counseling services
- Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
- Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
- Resources for child and elder care
- Plus many more!
Position Summary:
Plans, designs, implements, monitors and maintains a very complex data network, involving Voice Over IP (VoIP), internet routing, intranet routing, switching, and wireless technologies; may manage the day to day operations of the Network Operations team and the Network Operation Center.
Position Key Accountabilities:
1. Plans, designs and implements new network technologies that may improve the “client experience” and/or improve the network reliability.
2. Integrates multi-vendor, multi-campus, multi-institution, multi-function network components to meet the communication needs of the university.
3. Works with customers & other IT groups to optimize the performance of network dependent applications.
4. Configures network switching & routing using established standards and procedures.
5. Monitors network activity using network monitoring and protocol analysis tools.
6. Identifies performance trends and tunes the network for maximum performance and availability.
7. Troubleshoots complex problems to resolution.
8. Stays current in technology with self study, seminars or formal training.
9. Provides work direction and guidance to personnel within the department. Leads projects and activities.
10. Advises management on network trends and project development.
11. Creates departmental standards documentation and conducts intra-departmental training.
12. Serves on committees, workgroups, or teams developing or implementing a new network enabled technology.
13. Assists management in developing reports, policies and procedures.
14. All other duties as assigned.
Certification/Skills:
Knowledge of network protocols, network architectures and convergence technologies necessary to manage a very complex Wide Area Network at a detail level. Candidate should have one of the following certifications:
* Avaya Certified Communication Manager (ACA)
* Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
* Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification
Minimum Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or relevant experience in lieu of education.
Minimum Experience:
Five years of experience in network communication systems.
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215
Residency Requirement:
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.
If you are looking for a great healthcare career in Houston, visit http://go.uth.edu/careers!
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
Established in 1972 by The University Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical schiences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center and a growing network of clinics throughout the region. The university’s primary teaching hospitals include Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Herman Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon b. Johnson Hospital.
UTHealth Benefits
UTHealth offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. For more information on our benefits programs please refer to the UTHealth Office of Benefits Website.
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