Senior Specialty Infrastructure Engineer

Sentara Health; Arkansas; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

401k/403B with Employer Match

Tuition Assistance

Paid Time Off and Sick Leave

Life Insurance

Job summary

Sentara Health in Virginia Beach, VA is hiring a Senior Specialty Infrastructure Engineer for a hybrid role focused on cloud, network, and telecommunications, ensuring uptime and data flow across the organization. The role requires 5+ years of relevant experience (or 7+ without a Bachelor's), Cisco routing/switching expertise, and CCNP preferred.

On-site work at Sentara sites with potential for travel and strong collaboration with security teams.

Qualifications

• Solid Cisco Catalyst route/switch experience.
• Knowledge of BGP routing would be a plus.
• CCNP Certification (Preferred).
• On-site work at Sentara sites with security awareness.

Responsibilities

• Works independently with general supervision.
• Problems faced are difficult but typically not complex.
• May influence others within the job area through explanation of facts, policies, and practices.

Skills

Cisco Catalyst

BGP routing

Firewall

Wireless

Juniper

Networking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Cisco

Fortinet

Juniper Mist

Job description

City/State

Virginia Beach, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview:

Sentara is hiring for a Senior Specialty Infrastructure Engineer!

This is a hybrid role.

Opportunity for additional incentive!

Overview

Specialty Infrastructure engineering includes updating hardware required for maintenance of cloud, network, and telecommunication and any connectivity issues that could crop up, detecting system and application issues, and ensuring the smooth flow of data and voice throughout the organization.

IT Specialty infrastructure engineers manage the security of computer systems, networks, telecommunication, and inter-application information transfers. They ensure optimum uptime for the complete network, telecom, cloud services, cloud storage, and cloud servers. The engineer also improves, plans capacity, and designs infrastructure engineering projects.

An Experienced Professional applies practical knowledge of job areas typically obtained through advanced education and work experience.

Responsibilities typically include:

• Works independently with general supervision.
• Problems faced are difficult but typically not complex.
• May influence others within the job area through explanation of facts, policies, and practices.

Education

• 5+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree(Required)

or

• 7+ years of relevant experience without a Bachelor’s degree(Required)

Certification/Licensure

• CCNP Certification (Preferred)

Experience

We are looking for candidates with solid Cisco Catalyst route/switch experience. Knowledge of BGP routing would be a plus. Other pluses would be:

• Cisco/Fortinet Firewall experience
• Cisco Wireless and Juniper Mist Wireless experience
• Juniper Routing and switching configuration experience

Physical Requirements

• Requires the ability to go on-site to Sentara sites to perform troubleshooting, installation, repair, and replacement of physical networking equipment.
• Valid driver’s license required – Ability to operate a motor vehicle and drive distances of greater than 100 miles/3 – 4 hours as required
• Must be able to work in active construction sites with appropriate PPE
• Must be able to perform basic physical tasks such as lifting 25 – 50lbs, occasional ladder use, reading, nimbleness of hands for typing and writing

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
• Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met

Sentara Independence provides quality outpatient services to the surrounding community. The facility includes an ambulance-accessible emergency room that is supported by board-certified physicians. Sentara Independence houses state-of-the‑art medical equipment and highly-skilled physicians and staff. Sentara Independence is now an extension of the quality services at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital including advanced imaging and physical therapy.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco‑free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.