Sutter Health - Sacramento, CA
posted 2 months ago
The Network Implementation Engineer IV, Azure at Sutter Health is responsible for setting the strategic direction and providing leadership in the design, engineering, and implementation of enterprise technology solutions, systems, storage, network, and telecommunications. This role is crucial for consolidating and standardizing infrastructure throughout Sutter Health and its affiliates. The engineer will interpret architecture requirements and oversee the design, product evaluations, selection, configuration, installation, testing, and integration of new technology to better support the needs of Sutter Health and its affiliates. Effective communication of technical solutions and designs to executive leadership is a key aspect of this position. The ideal candidate will possess expert knowledge in storage performance, data replication, and storage area network (SAN) based backup, as well as load balancing and storage virtualization methods. Establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with clients, IS team members, management, and executive personnel is essential. The role requires strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively engage with diverse groups, including executives and subject matter experts. The engineer will also need to analyze information and problems to identify patterns and formulate logical conclusions, as well as make persuasive presentations to influence decisions. Specific skills required for this position include experience with routing protocols such as OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP, as well as data center switching technologies. Familiarity with data center technologies like VXLANs and ACI is a plus. The candidate should have a background in Azure networking services, including virtual networks, public and private IPs, DNS, and routing, and be capable of designing and implementing hybrid networking solutions. Knowledge of Azure ExpressRoute and load balancing options in Azure is also necessary. This position is eligible for work from home and requires a commitment to customer service excellence.