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Title Network Engineer
Job Status Full Time
Shift Day Shift
City North Chicago
State IL
Country United States
Position Summary
Network Engineer


Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. is the parent company for Hill-Rom’s operations and has been a leading worldwide manufacturer and provider of medical technologies and related services for the health care industry, including patient support systems, non-invasive therapeutic products for a variety of acute and chronic medical conditions, medical equipment rentals, and information technology solutions since 1929.

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HRC) currently employs more than 6,500 people worldwide, including approximately 2,000 at it’s global headquarters. Our mission is simple: Everyday we strive to make a positive difference in the lives of patients and those who care for them.

Hill-Rom offers its associates challenging work experiences, a collaborative team environment, and an atmosphere to continually develop your career. However, the strongest reason for working at Hill-Rom is the opportunity to put your passion for making a difference to work.

We are currently seeking a Network Engineer for our North Chicago, IL location. We offer an excellent compensation package and comprehensive benefits, including: competitive salary, 401K, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and tuition reimbursement.

JOB SUMMARY: The primary responsibility of this position is to support, monitor, test, and troubleshoot hardware and software for Workflow Solutions products in LANs, WANs, or MANs, within a healthcare environment. Additional duties include performing preventative maintenance on systems, day-to-day and fee-for

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Organize, manage, and lead technical system design discussions with customer IT, MIS or biomed departments, installation contractors, and other trades as required.
  • Perform site surveys, RF surveys (if applicable), develop system integration plans using multiple vendor products, & coordinate with customer IT or MIS departments.
  • Participate in development of system layout and design to meet customer configuration requirements.
  • Must possess the ability to handle multiple projects with limited supervision and work in a small team environment.
  • Administers, maintains, develops, and implements policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of specified customer servers and network topology. Understand back-end network security.
  • Actively participates as team member resolving technical support troubleshooting to resolution.
  • Implement and maintain network and server documentation.
  • Strong communication skills, team player who routinely participates in knowledge exchange with his/her technical peers, as well as positive attitude are essential.
  • Other duties may be assigned.
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    Job Requirements and Qualifications

    EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

  • BS in computer science, information systems, or equivalent experience in a multi-site, professional services firm supporting non-technical users.
  • Minimum 3 years experience with wireless networks (network administrator): Radius, 802.11, etc.
  • Industry certified in Wi-Fi, and experience conducting Wi-Fi site assessments, Wi-Fi network configuration, certification, and debugging.
  • Willing to travel up to 80% and be on-call.
  • Experience configuring, setting up, and debugging PC-based systems.
  • Experience in Echelon networking.
  • Telephony Experience (trunking - 9 analog loop start, E & M, setup hunt groups, ability to adjust padding levels within PBX and/or DXP).
  • Experience in network security.
  • Preferred certification in: CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Administrator), A +, MCSA (Microsoft Certified System Administrator), Security +.
  • Advanced understanding of deploying and supporting Microsoft Windows NT, 2000, SQL-7, SQL 2000, IIS server and associated networked systems.
  • Strong oral, written communication skills to resolve complex network and server related issues into actionable concepts for customers to understand.
  • Solid technical skills, project a professional and outgoing personality, and a willingness to contribute at all levels.
  • Strong organization skills, detail orientation, and the ability to multi-task, meet deadlines, and prioritize work.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate at all levels of the organization (both within Hospitals and with third party contractors) required.
  • Off-hours coverage and emergency support as needed, and possess a broad knowledge of corporate business practices, strategies and business objectives. Perform on call responsibilities per specified schedule or as otherwise prescribed by the supervisor.
  • Possess ability to work through issues and bring projects to completion; perform complex research, analysis, and troubleshooting; and resolve critical problems over sustained time durations in a logical manner.
  • Possess expertise in client/server networking environments and best practices, experience with hardware vendors and a strong understanding of networking aspects, Windows XP, W2K, NT4.0, with SQL and Oracle experience.
  • Experience with data/voice/video conferencing is also required, as is skills with networking protocols such as TCP/IP and OSI Model.
  • Basic PBX telephony knowledge and basic configuration.

    At Hill-Rom, we strive to build a diverse work force through equal opportunity employment that embraces and leverages the differences each individual has to offer.

    M/F/D/V

    NOTICE: All applicants receiving offers of employment will be required to pass a drug screen and criminal background check as a condition of hire. It is the policy of the Company to maintain a safe workplace free of the influence of illegal drugs and to vigorously comply with the requirements of the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988.

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