Network Administrator
13 days ago
Houston
Job Description Baylor Genetics is an industry leader in genetics testing looking to bring our technology in line with our scientific excellence. We believe the strength of our network can drive value to all parts of our organization. The company continues to grow rapidly and services major medical centers, individual physicians, and genetic counselors across the entire US. We are at the forefront of genetics testing research and are working to bring our products to many new customers. We believe a quality infrastructure is fundamental in allowing our business and our users to accomplish what is necessary for us to be successful. To maintain a quality network requires a strong technological foundation, with a focus on best practices, allowing for an adaptable, extensible, fault-tolerant architecture that drives value into our organization. This role requires curiosity, attention to detail, technical expertise, and the ability to coordinate and communicate with all levels of technologists and the business. Our infrastructure leverages a wide range of technologies and someone who loves to learn and teach would be ideal for this role. If you feel you want to be part of the challenge of creating a great infrastructure platform that drives a cutting-edge business, we are looking for a Network Administrator to join a growing team that will work in improving the way our organization accomplishes its goals. The team has a strong focus on Delivery & Stability and closely collaborates with all business units to iterate on improving its success metrics. QUALIFICATIONS: • Education:, • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field preferred, • Equivalent professional experience and relevant industry certifications may be considered in lieu of a formal degree, • Experience:, • 5+ years of progressive experience managing enterprisescale network infrastructures in onpremises and cloud environments, • Strong expertise in LAN, WAN, and WLAN design and implementation across multisite environments, • Handson experience operating Merakibased enterprise networks, including:, • MX (security & SDWAN), • MS (switching), • MR (wireless), • Centralized configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting via the Meraki Dashboard, • Strong experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls, including:, • Security policy design and enforcement, • Network segmentation and traffic inspection, • VPN connectivity (sitetosite and remote access), • Integration with hybrid and cloudbased network architectures, • Proven experience designing and supporting hybrid Azure networking, including:, • Virtual Networks (VNets), subnets, and IP addressing strategy, • Network Security Groups (NSGs) and traffic controls, • VPN and/or ExpressRoute connectivity, • Hubandspoke or segmented network topologies, • Experience supporting highly virtualized environments, including VMware and/or HyperV, • Strong understanding of network security principles, including Zero Trust concepts, leastprivilege access, and defenseindepth, • Demonstrated ability to design, diagram, document, and present both highlevel and detailed network and infrastructure architectures, • Experience with network capacity planning, performance optimization, and highavailability design, • Familiarity with monitoring, telemetry, and alerting in complex network environments, • Experience collaborating closely with infrastructure, cloud, security, application, and leadership teams, • Professional Attributes:, • Able to balance architectural best practices with pragmatic execution in a fast paced environment, • Strong self management skills with a continuous improvement mindset, • High attention to detail with a focus on reliability, security, and operational excellence, • Enjoys working in a highly collaborative team where ownership and accountability are shared, • Motivated to learn and apply new technologies and practices that advance the organization’s infrastructure and security posture DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Network Architecture & Engineering, • Design, implement, and evolve enterprise network and hybrid‑cloud architectures aligned with business, security, and compliance requirements, • Define and maintain network standards, patterns, and reference architectures across on‑prem and cloud environments, • Engineer and support a hybrid Azure/on‑prem network model, ensuring secure and reliable connectivity between environments, • Design and maintain network segmentation strategies leveraging Meraki and Palo Alto platforms, • Support modernization initiatives that enable distributed systems and service‑oriented or microservices‑based platforms, • Operations, Reliability & Performance, • Ensure reliable network connectivity for servers, virtual infrastructure, cloud workloads, and enterprise services, • Configure, operate, and maintain:, • Meraki switching, wireless, and SD‑WAN infrastructure, • Palo Alto firewalls and security policies, • Perform capacity planning and proactively address performance, scalability, and resiliency risks, • Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and testing strategies to proactively detect and resolve network issues, • Act as support escalation for network and connectivity incidents, • Security, Governance & Compliance, • Apply network security best practices including segmentation, traffic inspection, and least‑privilege access, • Partner with security and compliance teams to support regulatory requirements, audits, and risk mitigation initiatives, • Contribute to infrastructure governance through standardized configurations, documentation, and asset visibility, • Participate in incident response and post‑incident reviews related to network or security events, • Collaboration, Documentation & Improvement, • Work closely with infrastructure, cloud, security, and application teams to support platform and application needs, • Produce and maintain clear, accurate network diagrams, technical documentation, and runbooks, • Research, evaluate, and recommend new network technologies, tools, and approaches that improve reliability, security, and operational efficiency, • Coordinate with vendors and third‑party partners for implementation and support when required, • General, • Install and configure network hardware and software as needed, • Maintain working knowledge of operating systems and enterprise applications as they relate to network operations, • Adhere to Code of Conduct as outlined in the Baylor Genetics Compliance Program, • Frequently required to sit, • Frequently required to stand, • Frequently required to utilize hand and finger dexterity, • Frequently required to talk or hear, • Frequently required to utilize visual acuity to operate equipment, read technical information, and/or use a keyboard, • Occasionally exposed to bloodborne and airborne pathogens or infectious materials EEO Statement: Baylor Genetics is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, veteran status, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Note to Recruiters: We value building direct relationships with our candidates and prefer to manage our hiring process internally. While we occasionally partner with select recruitment agencies for specialized roles, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies without a written agreement executed by the authorized signatory for Baylor Genetics ("Agreement"). Any resumes submitted to Baylor Genetics in the absence of an Agreement executed by Baylor Genetics' authorized signatory, will be considered the property of Baylor Genetics, and Baylor Genetics will not be obligated to pay any associated recruitment fees.