SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER

The word “first” is inextricably linked with The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Since opening its doors in 1855 as the nation's first hospital devoted exclusively to the care of children, Children's Hospital has been the setting for many dramatic firsts, medical discoveries and breakthroughs that have formed the very foundations of pediatric medicine and benefited children throughout the world.Today, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is a growing network of facilities and resources that provides exceptional healthcare to all children, for every possible need.Find out why we were ranked the #1 pediatric hospital in the nation by both Child Magazine and U.S. News & World Report. If you're looking to join a pediatric institution as your employer of choice, you need to look at the best in the nation.Engineer, design, and implement equipment and services for the enterprise-wide hospital network minimal supervision.Engineer, design, and implement network management and monitoring systems to provide real time network status, alarm/error notification and performance summaries.Resolve complex operational problems with computer network systems, network backbone, switches, routers, network appliances, and transport protocols.Design and implement network system security, administration and virus protection guidelines.If you are a results-oriented individual with a passion for excellence, we invite you to learn more about the many opportunities and benefits The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia offers. Our employees enjoy a competitive compensation package that includes major medical, vision and dental benefits; tuition assistance; employer contribution retirement plan; work/life benefits; extensive training and staff development. And, of course, the opportunity to challenge themselves at a world-class institution.
REQUIREMENTS
CNE or equivalenceBachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Data Communications or related field and five to seven (5-7) years experience or equivalent.Demonstrable complex work level understanding and use of network protocols, network operating systems, and various network models in and enterprise wide network situation (e.g. peer to peer, client/server).Novell Certified Netware Engineer (CNE) or equivalent. Strong experience in at least one network operating system in use in the hospital (IPX/SPX, IP, DECnet, or AFP)Experienced senior network engineer for the installation and support of the institutional enterprise network.Experience with ethernet based local and wide-area networks required. CNE or equivalence. Demonstrable experience with the following protocols: IPX/SPX, IP, DECnet, Apple Talk (or EtherTalk) and AFP. Duties include: Network performance monitoring, trouble shooting, Novell NOS support, Network electronics support and troubleshooting.Demonstrate a complex work level understanding and use of network protocols, network operating systems, and various network models in an enterprise wide network environment (e.g. peer to peer, client/server).Strong written and verbal English communication skills.Able to respond calmly in the face of user distress.Able to effectively manage contacts with outside vendors and consultants.Possesses strong mechanical aptitude.Able to establish and maintain a good working relationship with the department and general hospital staff at all levels as senior member of Network Services team.Excellent analytical and trouble shooting skills with real world practical application.Sound analytical and trouble shooting skills.