Senior Network Engineer

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members by using technology to improve health outcomes around the world.  As a diversified, national organization, Centene's technology professionals have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.
 

Position Purpose:

Builds and maintains data communication networks and optimizing processes, procedures, and standards for the operation of effective data networks, specific to LAN/WAN, mobility, and third-party network management. Monitors network performance, coordinates planned maintenance, adjusts hardware components, and responds to network connectivity issues.

• Administers network systems and solutions for the connectivity of all state and remote offices, technology centers and facilities
• Oversees problem isolation, issue resolution, and escalation management according to predefined protocols
• Manages the identification and escalation for all operational events affecting production environment requiring 24/7/365 uptime
• Maintains and documents all network solutions and migrate solutions from development and testing to production
• Executes and guides the completion of large-scale network services engineering projects
• Performs operating system backups and restores network servers
• Facilitates the execution of network hardware and software life-cycle management policies and procedures to meet business needs and ensure compliance with acquisition and asset management best-practices
• Maintains processes, procedures and standards for the operation of effective data networks, specific to LAN/WAN, mobility and third-party network management
• Designs and maintains network management architecture for specific network and telecom components including event monitoring and alerting
• Monitors the execution of carrier service level agreements for all Centene’s network service contracts
• Designs and implements major network infrastructure projects, solutions, and upgrades within the enterprise infrastructure
• Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments and provides recommendations to IT Operations management on network technologies and issues to build better solutions that support and drive business decisions
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Education/Experience:

A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science) and Requires 4 – 6 years of related experience.
Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.
Technical Skills:

• Experience with traffic management technologies such as Netscaler or F5 (Load Balancing, cert management, WAF)
• Experience with Cisco Firewalls
• Experience with enterprise wide network projects, including fault tolerant LAN/WAN/SANs and disaster recovery
• Experience with cloud and/or adjacent technologies (Aviatrix, Megaport)
• Experience with Storage Area Network
• Experience with MPLS, ATM, Frame Relay, and SONET network deployments
• Experience with the implementation and design of QoS and traffic priorities

Soft Skills:

• Intermediate - Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Intermediate - Ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Intermediate - Ability to work independently
• Intermediate - Demonstrated analytical skills
• Intermediate - Demonstrated project management skills
• Intermediate - Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
• Intermediate - Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules.  Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status.  Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act