Network Engineer 1

Inova • Fairfax, VA

6h • Hybrid

About The Position

Inova Server Engineering is looking for a dedicated Network Engineer 1 to join the Team. This hybrid role will be full-time evening-shift from Monday – Friday.
The Network Engineer 1 resolves problems while ensuring minimal disruptions and unplanned downtimes of assigned systems. Implements standards required for installation/configuration, operation and support of systems hardware and software related data communications infrastructure. Tasks will be focused on implementation, maintaining high availability, performance, and security of data communications systems that are located throughout the enterprise. Responsible for ensuring the successful and cooperative completion of tasks and projects and resolving problems.
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.
Inova is Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.
Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Requirements

• HS Diploma/GED or Vocational/Technical Training
• 3 years of experience in an enterprise networking environment with exposure to Aruba (or equivalent) switching and wireless
• Basic understanding of OSPF, VLANs, QoS
• willingness to learn NAC and security concepts

Responsibilities

• Implements standards required for installation/configuration, operation and support of systems hardware and software related data communications infrastructure. Tasks will be focused on implementation, maintaining high availability, performance, and security of data communications systems that are located throughout the enterprise.
• Completes network documentation for all planned infrastructure systems & system software implementations & upgrades, including overall work-plans, test plans, implementation schedules & backout/recovery plans & evidenced by a minimal number of problems or "backouts" associated with an implementation, modification or upgrade.
• Effectively collaborates with team members and works independently to resolve problems.
• Demonstrates the ability to proactively identifies & implements successful preventive measures as evidenced by minimal issues associated with assigned systems & implementations.
• Communicates and informs appropriate stakeholders of escalated issues in a timely manner and provides action plans and status until issue is resolved. Performs daily system monitoring to verify the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes.
• Ensures successful and cooperative completion of tasks and projects and to resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Communicates with stakeholders on (1) the status on problems and projects, (2) proper procedures for system evaluations, (3) current task and project priorities and (4) alternatives to requests for services that do not meet standards.

Benefits

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED