SR NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR

The George Washington University Hospital (GW Hospital) continues to be a leader in providing the highest level of quality and compassionate healthcare for the D.C. Region. U.S. News & World Report has just released the 2023-2024 ratings and rankings, in which GW Hospital is recognized as a Best Regional Hospital. GW ranks 5th in the region, which includes hospitals in D.C. and parts of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.

GW Hospital achieved "High Performing" status in two specialty areas, Neurology and Neuroscience.

In addition, GW Hospital receiving "High Performing" designations for the following 10 procedures: COPD, Diabetes, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Kidney Failure, Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma, Lung Cancer Surgery, Pneumonia, Prostrate Cander Surgery and Stroke.

Measured by factors such as patient outcomes, "High Performing" is a designation U.S. News & World Report bestows to recognize performance in these specialties that is significantly better than the national average. GW Hospital received the American College of Cardiology's National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) Chest Pain - Myocardial Infarction (MI) Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2023. *GW Hospital is the only hospital in Washington, D.C., to be recognized for this service line.

"At GW Hospital, we are proud to offer a range of advanced services and treatments. Our multidisciplinary care teams are dedicated to outstanding clinical services, research, and education to improve care, quality, and outcomes for our patients," says Ulises Torres, MD, Chief Quality Officer at GW Hospital. "These recognitions by U.S. News & World Report, which place us within the top hospitals in the region, highlight the expertise, commitment and diligence delivered to each patient in our care."

Children's National Hospital, GW Hospital's NICU partner, was recently ranked the number two hospital in the country for neonatology by U.S. News & World Report. In addition to these recent U.S. News & World Report recognitions, GW Hospital also provides high-quality care in the region through its designation as a Level I Trauma Center and designation as a Comprehensive Stroke Center.

The mission of GWU Hospital is to provide the highest quality of healthcare, advanced medical technology, and world class service to its patients in an academic medical center dedicated to education and research

Sr. Network Administrator

Is responsible for mmaintaining a multi-campus environment which requires high performance and complex network infrastructure to maintain its clinical and non-clinical applications on a 24x7 basis. This position is a member of a team that designs, implements, maintains, and manages GWUH's network infrastructure. This position is a member of a team that supports WAN, LAN, WLAN, VPN, and network security and access. This position strives to ensure a reliable, secure and cost-effective IT network infrastructure, with reliable connectivity, secure access to network and its resources, and data storage for all authorized users and devices. This position will be performed in collaboration with the team and independently, participates as technical expert in design, development, configuration, testing and debugging of new network hardware/software or significant enhancements to existing network hardware/software. Participates in the strategic implementation and design of tools and systems vital to the operation of the hospital.

As a GWU Hospital employee you will be part of an exceptional team with the following benefit offerings:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $14.3 billion in 2023. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies.

Headquarters in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 96,700 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of work experience and proficiency with administration and troubleshooting of a complex multi-campus network.
• 5+ years of IT experience, including specific experience supporting software defined network architectures
• Experience in a mid-size to large hospital environment preferred. Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification
• Cisco CCIE certificate is highly preferred
• Network security and cybersecurity certifications are highly preferred
• Hands-on experience with network routing protocols like EIGRP, BGP & OSPF; and switching technologies like Spanning Tree, EtherChannel, Port Security, and 802.1X, etc.
• Experience in system monitoring technologies i.e. SNMP (i.e. SolarWinds, etc.) to proactively monitor infrastructure environments
• Experience with application Citrix load-balancing and Citrix Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB)
• Strong Python programing capabilities, Ansible experience preferred
• Basic network capabilities (DHCP, ARP, DNS, VLANs etc.); VXLAN and EVPN experience strongly preferred
• Experience with Cisco Nexus and other routers/switches is required
• 1x knowledge and experience preferred
• Experience with network monitoring systems such as Solaris is required
• Advanced knowledge of network infrastructure components, including Citrix & Net motion VPN, Cisco networking products, and various standard routing protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, etc.)
• Advanced technical knowledge of networking and security, such as routing, and SFTP
• Familiarity with Spine & Leaf architecture
• Experience with Cisco DNA, ACI, APIC server, ISE, VPC, VDC
• Familiar with network security principles and standards
• Knowledge of Citrix application load balancing, QoS, VoIP solutions
• Knowledge of transmission mediums such as cloud-based Wi-Fi systems, Transparent LAN Services (TLS), fiber optics
• Experience supporting and maintaining local and wide area networks, including ensuring system availability, securing the network from external threats, and maintaining network servers.

Skills

• Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Must have strong problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrated ability to engage in senior level technology discussion.
• Ability for abstract reasoning and a talent for explaining the abstractions in concrete terms.
• Detail oriented, good communication skills, demonstrated ability to meet project deadlines, and excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to persuasively present recommendations and project plans orally and written.
• Ability to recognize, analyze, and resolve network problems.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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