IT Network Engineer Level 2 - Summit Medical Group

Summit Medical Group; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit Medical Group in Knoxville, TN is seeking a Level 2 Network Engineer to configure, support, maintain, and troubleshoot the organization\u2019s network infrastructure in a full-time role.

You will work with Fortigate, Meraki, and other network gear, implement VLANs, VPNs, SD-WAN, and ensure reliable connectivity. The role emphasizes documentation and collaboration with IT, plus ongoing professional education to stay current.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent IT experience.
• Minimum 7 years in IT; healthcare experience is a plus.
• Experience with Fortigate, Meraki, switches, firewalls, DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP, VPN, VLANs, and SD-WAN.

Responsibilities

• Configure, deploy, troubleshoot, and maintain networking, including VLANs, SD-WAN, VPN, and routing.
• Create clear maintenance guides for IT teams and staff.
• Maintain knowledge through ongoing IT education.
• Collaborate with IT Infrastructure to ensure operational status of all IT technology.
• Contribute to IT projects and take responsibility for tasks within your area.
• Provide regular reports on technical areas to IT Management.
• Assist with 3rd party relationships for support and deployment.
• Communicate status and needs clearly to IT management or leadership.

Skills

Networking concepts

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

7 years IT experience

Tools

Fortigate

Meraki

Switches

Firewalls

DNS

VPN

SD-WAN

Job description

Overview

Summit Medical Group is recruiting for a Level 2 Network Engineer who is responsible for configuring, supporting, maintaining, and troubleshooting the organization’s network infrastructure. This is a full-time opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Configure, deploy, troubleshoot, and maintain systems related to networking, switches, routers, firewalls, DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP, VPN, VLANs, SD-WAN, policies, and routing.
• Create clear instruction sets and maintenance guides for distribution among IT teams and staff related to workflows and IT technology usage.
• Maintain knowledge through ongoing education in IT technology to sustain expertise across related IT fields.
• Collaborate with the IT Infrastructure team to maintain operational status of all IT technology.
• Contribute to IT projects related to specific technology areas and take responsibility for assigned tasks within the area of expertise.
• Provide regular reports on technical areas of responsibility to IT Management.
• Assist with 3rd party relationships (vendor, consultant, or support groups) as needed for support, deployment, and implementation of specific IT areas of expertise.
• Communicate status, recommendations, specifications, and needs related to specific IT areas clearly and concisely to IT management and/or executive leadership.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Education

Minimum Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience in IT. Minimum equivalent experience is defined as 7 years in IT. Health care experience is a plus.

Experience

Experience with applicable technology solutions for hardware and software including Fortigate, Meraki, switches, firewalls, DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP, VPN, VLANs, SD-WAN, policies, routing, etc.

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