Principal Data Center Networking Engineer

Community Health Systems, Inc.; Franklin (TN); Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Health Systems, Inc. seeks a Principal Technology Engineer to provide enterprise-wide technical leadership and strategic direction for technology engineering initiatives.

You will guide modernization efforts, establish engineering standards, and ensure scalable, secure solutions aligned with long-term strategy. You will influence architectural standards and drive innovation across multiple systems, collaborating with Enterprise Architecture and senior leadership to prioritize strategic

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or Software Engineering preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in technology engineering or IT solution development.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for enterprise technology strategy, governance, and architecture alignment for the Data Center networking environment.
• Lead design, engineering, implementation, and modernization of enterprise Data Center network solutions.
• Define engineering standards, reference architectures, operational frameworks, and automation practices to improve efficiency, resiliency, and security.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture and senior IT leadership to prioritize and deliver strategic technology initiatives.
• Architect, implement, and support Cisco ACI, Cisco Nexus platforms, Nexus Dashboard, and Data Center fabric technologies.
• Design and maintain highly available Layer 2/3 networks utilizing VXLAN, EVPN, BGP, OSPF, VRFs, vPC, multicast.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Leadership

Automation

Networking

Cloud integration

Security

Incident escalation

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT / CS / SWE

Tools

Cisco ACI

Cisco Nexus 9000

Nexus Dashboard

Job description

Community Health Systems, Inc. seeks a Principal Technology Engineer to provide enterprise-wide technical leadership and strategic direction for technology engineering initiatives.

You will guide modernization efforts, establish engineering standards, and ensure scalable, secure solutions aligned with long-term strategy. You will influence architectural standards and drive innovation across multiple systems, collaborating with Enterprise Architecture and senior leadership to prioritize strategic