Senior Network Architect Lead – Enterprise Infrastructure

Rush University Medical Center; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Rush University Medical Center is seeking a Lead Network Engineer to spearhead network services across LAN, WAN, and data center environments. You will serve as the technical lead, mentor teammates, and own design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise networking platforms.

The role emphasizes Cisco expertise, strong problem solving, and building secure, scalable, and highly available networks to support patient care, research, education, and administrative operations in a 24x7

Qualifications

• 7+ years in large WAN networking environments.
• Strong knowledge of routing and switching, TCP/IP, and security policy baselines.
• Experience with security devices and VPN technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead network team projects and mentor engineers.
• Act as escalation point for projects and operations issues.
• Plan upgrades, design standards, and documentation for Network Services.
• Ensure network performance, security, and availability in a 24x7 healthcare environment.
• Collaborate with management and other teams on infrastructure initiatives.

Skills

Cisco routers

Cisco switches

WAN networking

TCP/IP

BGP

EIGRP

HSRP

MPLS

SD-WAN

Firewall security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Networking

Associate degree in Networking

Tools

Syslog

NetFlow

SolarWinds

Plixer Scrutinizer

TACACS

Job description

Rush University Medical Center is seeking a Lead Network Engineer to spearhead network services across LAN, WAN, and data center environments. You will serve as the technical lead, mentor teammates, and own design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise networking platforms.

The role emphasizes Cisco expertise, strong problem solving, and building secure, scalable, and highly available networks to support patient care, research, education, and administrative operations in a 24x7