Senior Network Engineer – Healthcare IT & WAN Security

The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus; Tyler (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ardent Health is seeking a Network Engineer to maintain the stability, performance, and security of its network infrastructure. The role focuses on outages response, deploying new hardware, and troubleshooting complex problems.

You will work with Cisco, Meraki, and Fortinet platforms, maintain diagrams, participate in projects, and support security with the IT team. Travel up to 10% and strong documentation are required.

Qualifications

• Associates' degree in Information Systems / Computer Science or equivalent technical training.
• Active CCNA.
• 5+ years of experience in Information Systems, preferably in healthcare.
• 3+ years of hands on networking with Cisco and/or Fortinet.
• Experience troubleshooting LAN infrastructures, STP, Ether-channel, Dot1Q, VTP, 802.1x, DHCP, DACLs.
• Experience troubleshooting WAN infrastructures, routing protocols, IP ACLs, leased circuits.
• Experience troubleshooting AAA and TACACS+.
• Experience designing basic IP schemes for branch locations.
• Experience troubleshooting 802.11 wireless issues.
• Experience configuring SNMP monitoring and logging.
• Strong ownership of responsibilities and excellent documentation.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes network monitoring tools to identify performance bottlenecks, security risks, and outages.
• Responds to incidents and outages, investigates root causes, and implements solutions.
• Collaborates with IT teams to resolve cross-component issues.
• Maintains accurate network diagrams, configurations, and documentation.
• Troubleshoots LAN/WAN issues on Cisco, Meraki, and Fortinet platforms.
• Configures switching platforms (Cisco 3750x, 9200/9300, Nexus, Fortiswitch).
• Configures routing platforms (ASR/ISR, Fortigate, Meraki).
• Installs network hardware and activates leased WAN circuits.
• Participates in daily and project meetings; creates and reviews change scripts.
• Works with security team to mitigate active threats.

Skills

Networking

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Customer service

Education

Associate degree in Information Systems / Computer Science

Tools

Cisco

Fortinet

Meraki

Cisco Nexus

Cisco ASR

Fortigate

Job description

Ardent Health is seeking a Network Engineer to maintain the stability, performance, and security of its network infrastructure. The role focuses on outages response, deploying new hardware, and troubleshooting complex problems.

You will work with Cisco, Meraki, and Fortinet platforms, maintain diagrams, participate in projects, and support security with the IT team. Travel up to 10% and strong documentation are required.