Network Engineer

Network Engineer

Fast Pace Health strives to provide a best in class patient experience in every interaction. We are seeking a highly-skilled, experienced Network Engineer to join our growing team. Our ideal candidate will be deeply committed to nurturing our Fast Pace mission of teamwork, communication, empowerment and quality care in a friendly and encouraging environment.

Fast Pace Health aims to push for a new vision of healthcare in rural communities that will consist of an array of different services. We are changing the delivery of healthcare in these rural areas by integrating excellent patient care, education, accessibility, and community service, in a way that puts the patient's needs first and improves the health status of our communities.

Why Choose Fast Pace Health?

Fast Pace Health is a growing company! You will have the support and mentoring you need to become the best Network Engineer you can be! We will help you grow your competencies, and can offer you a rewarding career path. We work as a dynamic team to surpass our business goals by ensuring our patients receive the best care possible in a positive environment.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits such as holiday pay, PTO, medical, dental, vision and work-life balance, to name a few.

As a Fast Pace Health employee you will have the opportunity to participate in community events and outreach programs. This includes, but is not limited to, seasonal parades, book drives, festivals, trunk or treating, fun runs, and more. We dress up for holidays and celebrate with potlucks. At Fast Pace, our community is our family, and we are a family first community.

Responsibilities

The Network Engineer supports the daily operation, monitoring, and troubleshooting of network infrastructure across the organization. This role ensures the reliability and performance of wired and wireless networks, VPN access, and cloud-connected systems. While the primary focus is on traditional networking, we are also looking for a candidate with a passion for automation and scripting to help move toward a more modern, DevOps-aligned IT model.

This position is ideal for someone with a foundational understanding of enterprise networking and a genuine drive to grow their skills in scripting, network automation, and infrastructure-as-code, whether you're building on formal training, hands-on experience, or a career pivot into infrastructure.

Essential Functions:

• Monitor and maintain network health, availability, and performance.
• Assist with configuration and support of routers, switches, firewalls, wireless access points, load-balancers, and VPNs
• Perform network troubleshooting and escalate complex issues to senior engineers
• Support security and compliance efforts by helping manage firewall rules, segmentation, and network-based protection
• Assist in onboarding new sites, remote workers, and network infrastructure
• Document configurations, IP assignments, and changes using version-controlled tools where applicable
• Maintain accurate network documentation using infrastructure-as-code and IPAM tools such as Netbox.
• Create or adapt scripts (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash) to automate network tasks, reporting, or log collection
• Participate in the development of repeatable processes for deploying and managing network resources
• Collaborate with IT teams, vendors, and support teams for troubleshooting and projects
• Provide on-call or after-hours support as needed
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Responsible for learning the aspects of compliance in the company by completing all mandatory compliance training.
• The ability to maintain friendly, cordial relations with all employees.
• The ability to build and maintain confidence and credibility with all employees.
• The ability to maintain friendly, cordial relations with all clients, patients and employees; maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner that results in a positive work relationship with customers, co-workers and managers.
• The ability to perform the physical, use of senses, cognitive, and environmental functions of the position, as specified on the physical demands.
• Ability to comply with Company standards of operations.
• Ability to adhere to the Core Values of the Company, of teamwork, communication, empowerment, quality of care, and friendliness.
• The ability to promote and maintain a respectful culture of employee, employer and business confidentiality.

Experience Requirements and Preferences:

Basic Requirements:

Education:

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Networking, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent work experience)

Experience:

• • 0–3+ years of experience in a network support or IT infrastructure role
  • Familiarity with core networking protocols and concepts (e.g., TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, subnets, OSI model)
  • Prior experience (internship, coursework, or hands-on) with networking tools or platforms such as:
  • Cisco Meraki, Ubiquiti, Aruba
  • Palo Alto firewalls or similar next-gen firewalls
  • Microsoft Azure and M365 network services
  • SD-WAN technologies (e.g., VeloCloud or similar)
  • Zabbix Monitoring
• Scripting knowledge in Python, PowerShell, or Bash
• Understanding of how to use APIs or automation tools to manage systems
• Familiarity with Git or version control tools
• Exposure to infrastructure automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD tools) is a plus
• Experience using or administering monitoring platforms like Zabbix, Graylog, (Splunk, Datadog, etc) Netbox
• Strong documentation habits and willingness to maintain accurate, version-controlled records of network changes and configurations.

Education Requirements:

Associates Degree

Compliance

Fast Pace Health is committed to the principle of equal employment and creating an inclusive environment for the benefit of our employees, our patients, and our communities. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome job applications from qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, parental status, genetic information or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct.

Applicants are limited to individuals from states, excluding the following: California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, and the District of Columbia.