HealthPartners · 8 hours ago
Lead Network Engineer
Bloomington, MN
Contract
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
12+ years expHealthPartners is a nonprofit, integrated health care organization, and they are seeking a Lead Network Engineer to serve as a subject matter expert across multiple areas of network infrastructure. The role involves designing, maintaining, and monitoring the organization's core network environment while ensuring reliability, security, and performance.
MedicalPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Design, implement, maintain, and monitor all Network infrastructure components - switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, remote access systems, wireless systems, Internet infrastructure, private line services, low voltage, and carrier services
Participate in root cause analysis and recommend product enhancements or other appropriate actions to improve reliability and functionality
Provide Tier 3 Network troubleshooting and support at an expert level
Design, configure, maintain, and manage network devices to achieve optimal performance and maximum availability
Perform automation, customization, and system administration for network infrastructure
Collaborate with other IS&T teams and business units on change, contractual requirements, new hardware, and software installations and upgrades to enhance functionality in support of the business
Review and provide input on Network contractual agreements
Partner with Security; designing and developing the appropriate network structure for Security's needs; design and oversee implementation of Network security architecture
Assess security risk and propose solutions for risk mitigation
Respond to Audits and Requests for information as applicable
Monitor network capacity and design and develop solutions and strategies for necessary architectural changes to accommodate current and future needs
Manage network projects across technical infrastructure services, ensuring effective collaboration and timely completion
Define network controls and ensure that the appropriate best practices are in place
Provide daily work direction and mentorship to Network staff
Assess current architecture for gaps and design and recommend and prioritize needed changes
Create, maintain, and recommend technical and functional design documentation
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in network and security, Infrastructure or similar, or equivalent work experience
Twelve (12) years of experience in Network Infrastructure design, implementation, and maintenance
Expert‑level knowledge of networking technologies, with advanced troubleshooting experience in complex environments
Proven experience with network monitoring (e.g. PRTG), diagnostics, and analytics tools in complex environments
Excellent understanding of all network infrastructure components -switches, routers, Palo Alto firewalls, F5 (LTM, GTM, and ASM environments) and NetScaler load balancers, remote access systems including Palo Alto Global Protect, Cisco wireless systems, Internet infrastructure, private line services including Lumen Wave and E-Access circuits and Comcast WAN circuits, low voltage cabling and standards, and carrier services
Experience with Infoblox DNS/DHCP and its configuration
Experience with Software Defined Access Methodology – Security & Segmentation, including Implementation of both macro (virtual networks) and micro (specific user/device) segmentation to secure IoT and user devices
Experience with Azure cloud and other cloud services
Experience with scripting languages, such as Python, Bash, or TCL
Experience with and strong security and system infrastructure knowledge
Excellent with protocol analyzers, and protocol data flows
Proficient at writing technical and business documentation
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience with and strong knowledge of multiple operating systems, e.g., Windows, Linux, iOS, IOS, NXOS, ACI, etc
Experience with providing work direction and mentoring staff
Experience with and strong capability for managing major projects and integrating project needs across IS&T groups for a multi-organization company
Ability to be on-call 24X7
Preferred
Relevant network certifications including Palo Alto PCNSE, PCNSA, PCCSA; Cisco CCNA, CCNP, CCDE; Azure Certifications AZ-900, AZ-500, AZ-303/304
Benefits
Health
Time off
Retirement planning
Continuous learning opportunities
Company
HealthPartners
HealthPartners, an integrated health care organization providing health care services and health plan financing and administration, was founded in 1957 as a cooperative.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
HealthPartners has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (2)
2024 (26)
2023 (41)
2022 (37)
2021 (44)
2020 (52)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$116M2020-05-07Debt Financing· $110M
2016-05-02Grant· $6M
Leadership Team
Penny Cermak
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
William Frey II
Research Director, Center for Memory & Aging, Neurosciences
Recent News
Canadian News Wire
2023-01-23
2022-12-07
Company data provided by crunchbase