Network SME

Network SME The resource will need to visit the following sites in person. When not visiting a site, work is remote. Only looking for local candidates. Western Maryland Hospital Center, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, Hagerstown, MD 21742 Thomas B. Finan Center, 10102 Country Club Road, Cumberland, MD 21502 Holly Center, 926 Snow Hill Road, Salisbury, MD 21804 Springfield Hospital Center, 6655 Sykesville Road, Sykesville, MD 21784 Spring Grove Hospital Center, 55 Wade Avenue, Catonsville, MD 21228 Regional Institute for Children & Adolescents – Rockville, 15000 Broschart Road, Rockville, MD 20850 Potomac Center, 1380 Marshall Avenue, Hagerstown, MD 21740 Eastern Shore Hospital Center, 5262 Woods Road, Cambridge, MD 21613 Clifton T. Perkins Hos. Center, 8450 Dorsey Run Road, Jessup, MD 20794 Deer's Head Hospital Center, 351 Deers Head Hospital Road, Salisbury, MD 21802 Regional Institute for Children & Adolescents, 605 South Chapelgate Lane, Baltimore, MD 21229 Interview mode: Virtual MDH is implementing a new Electronic Health Record (EHR) solution. To ensure efficient and effective use of the new solution, MDH is requesting a comprehensive Network Discovery and Infrastructure assessment resulting in their WiFi heat maps for various areas of the facilities in scope as a priority. Duties and Responsibilities: Understand MDH requirements and gain insight into the current network environment versus required network environment. Plan and develop the network assessment project details, documentation of devices, knowledge management, provide continuous service improvements. Generate and leverage a color-coded graphical representation of the heat maps and provide active support and participation in each phase and handover deliverables from the completion of the assessment. Evaluate the current network to identify areas that need to be enhanced or upgraded. Understand existing tools, configuration, accessibility, licenses, network device information, risks, gaps, etc. Oversee assessment project progress, management, and monitoring the overall project progression and set deadlines. Manage staff on their availability, accessibility, and technical requirements for a smooth assessment operation. Update and document information on the specified tools and enhance knowledge management. Design and draw High-Level Designs (HLD) and Low-Level Designs (LLD) for future network and security architectural designs. Provide and support the team on activities like network configuration, intermittent connectivity issues, latency, packet drops, bandwidth details, wireless devices, network utilization, bandwidth segregations, throughput management, and related issues. Create powerful AI-assisted predictive wireless network designs. Run network upgrade simulations to test performance. Inspect collected and live survey data. Generate custom reports detailing the performance health of your network. Minimum Qualifications: 10 years of overall Network Engineering experience. 4 years of wireless heatmap experience. Hands on experience with Ekahau or similar tools. Educational Requirement: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field Citizenship requirement: No Visa restrictions RIT Solutions