Senior L3 Systems & Network Engineer; Healthcare Infrastructure & Disaster Recovery

We are seeking a highly skilled, resilient, and proactive Level 3 (L3) Systems & Network Engineer to oversee, maintain, and secure our mission‑critical healthcare infrastructure. Our organization spans multiple clinics and hospitals across Texas, including our key location in Cedar Springs.

Currently, our ecosystem relies on robust on‑premise physical servers, localized storage, and enterprise‑grade firewalls. Because patient care never stops, we need an infrastructure expert who excels under pressure and possesses deep, hands‑on experience in Disaster Recovery (DR), business continuity planning, and emergency infrastructure restoration. You will be the ultimate escalation point for our Texas‑wide network, ensuring 99.99% uptime, strict healthcare compliance, and absolute data integrity during unexpected disruptions.

Job Type: Full‑Time

Location:

Texas (Regional travel to other Texas‑wide clinics/hospitals required as needed)

• For all server, network, and firewall infrastructure across our Texas‑wide clinics and hospitals.
• Architect, configure, maintain, and optimize physical server hardware, SAN/NAS storage arrays, and virtualization layers (e.g., VMware vSphere, Hyper‑V).
• Manage, audit, and harden enterprise firewalls (e.g., Fortinet, Palo Alto, Cisco ASA) to secure Electronic Health Records (EHR) and internal medical systems.
• Monitor system health, network traffic, and server performance metrics to preemptively identify and resolve bottlenecks before they impact patient care.

• Design, implement, document, and routinely test comprehensive Disaster Recovery (DR) plans tailored for physical‑to‑physical (P2P) and physical‑to‑cloud (P2C) environments.
• Lead the rapid restoration of systems, applications, and network connectivity during outages, hardware failures, cyber‑attacks, or severe Texas weather events.
• Manage rigorous backup schedules, replication pipelines, and off‑site data integrity validation using enterprise tools (e.g., Veeam, Commvault).
• Establish and optimize Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) for critical clinical workflows, minimizing downtime during live disasters.

• Ensure all physical infrastructure, firewalls, and data storage systems strictly adhere to HIPAA, HITECH, and Texas‑specific health privacy laws (Texas Medical Records Privacy Act).
• Collaborate with clinic directors, IT leadership, and compliance officers to execute regular security audits, vulnerability assessments, and penetration tests.
• Maintain pristine documentation of network topologies, server configurations, backup inventories, and incident response playbooks for all locations.

• Minimum of 7–10 years of experience in enterprise systems and network engineering, with at least 3–5 years explicitly within a healthcare environment (hospitals, multi‑site clinic groups).
• Proven, battle‑tested experience managing high‑stress infrastructure failures and executing successful disaster recovery protocols.
• Deep mastery of physical server architecture (Dell Power Edge, HPE Pro Liant), hardware RAID configurations, and enterprise virtualization.
• Advanced knowledge of Layer 2/3 switching, routing protocols (OSPF, BGP), VPN configuration, and enterprise firewall management (IPS/IDS, content filtering).
• Thorough understanding of HIPAA security rules regarding data at rest and data in transit.

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).
• VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) or equivalent enterprise systems certification.
• Cisco CCNP (Routing/Switching/Security) or advanced firewall expert certifications (e.g., PCNSE, NSE
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• Certified Disaster Recovery Engineer (CDRE) or CBCP (Certified Business Continuity Professional).

• Calm Under Pressure:
  Exceptional crisis‑management skills with the ability to lead technical teams decisively during high‑stakes outages.
• Communication:
  Ability to explain complex technical disruptions and timelines clearly to non‑technical clinical staff and executives.
• Mobility:
  Must possess a valid Texas driver’s license and be willing to travel to various Texas clinic sites and hospitals for deployments, audits, or emergency physical interventions.