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

DK Consulting Overview: Founded in May 2003, DK Consulting, LLC, a woman-owned small business, was formed to provide management and technology solutions based on industry best practices. DK Consulting, LLC works with multiple State, Federal, and Commercial customers, and our services range from providing customers with that one 'critical resource' to assuming responsibility for an entire IT project. We offer excellent benefits and provide exceptional employee management. 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