IT Network Infrastructure Engineer Lead

Capital Health is the region's leader in providing progressive, quality patient care with significant investments in our exceptional physicians, nurses and staff, as well as advance technology. Capital Health is a five-time Magnet-Recognized health system for nursing excellence and is comprised of 2 hospitals. Capital Health Medical Group is made up of more than 250 physicians and other providers who offer primary and specialty care, as well as hospital-based services, to patients throughout the region.

Capital Health recognizes that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as an organization.  As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we can attract the best candidates.

The listed minimum pay reflects compensation for a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position. Actual compensation may differ depending on assigned hours and position status (e.g., part-time).

Minimum Pay:

Position Overview

Minimum Pay: $97,947.20

Summary 

The IT Network Infrastructure Engineer Lead provides both strategic and technical leadership within Capital Health’s network engineering team. This role is responsible for overseeing enterprise-wide network projects, ensuring the scalability and security of infrastructure, and aligning network infrastructure strategy with Capital Health’s clinical, operational, and compliance goals. The lead engineer serves as a key escalation point, project leader, and liaison with vendors and stakeholders to ensure high-performing and compliant network services. 

This hands-on leadership position plays a vital role in sustaining the network systems that underpin critical healthcare operations, clinical care delivery, and administrative efficiency. The role also ensures robust network security posture across all layers of the infrastructure, integrating advanced threat detection, access controls, and continuous monitoring to safeguard patient data and organizational assets. 

Minimum Requirements 

Education: 

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. 
• Preferred: Master’s degree or equivalent advanced technical training. 

Experience: 

• 8+ years of experience in network engineering with at least 3 years in a technical leadership or supervisory role. 
• Proven ability to lead enterprise-scale networking initiatives, preferably within highly regulated environments such as healthcare. 

Knowledge and Skills: 

• Expert-level understanding of enterprise networking, routing, switching, and security technologies. 
• Deep knowledge of Cisco and Palo Alto platforms. 
• Experience with data center migrations, cloud integrations, and network architecture design. 
• Strong familiarity with network compliance, security policies, and change control procedures. 
• In-depth experience with firewalls, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), VPNs, zero trust frameworks, and endpoint/network access control (NAC) solutions. 
• Proficiency in using network monitoring and analytics tools. 
• Excellent organizational, coaching, and cross-functional leadership skills. 
• Knowledge of healthcare regulations (e.g., HIPAA, HITECH) as they pertain to network and data security. 

Other Credentials: 

• Advanced certifications are strongly preferred: Cisco CCIE, CISSP, or equivalent. 

Essential Functions 

• Lead planning and implementation of enterprise-wide network initiatives, including cloud integrations and infrastructure upgrades. 
• Approve network designs and ensure compliance with performance and regulatory standards. 
• Serve as a senior technical escalation point for critical network issues and problem resolution. 
• Act as liaison to vendors and contractors, negotiating service agreements and managing external partnerships. 
• Oversee adherence to network security practices and change management protocols. 
• Establish and maintain enterprise network security policies, enforce segmentation strategies, and ensure appropriate logging and monitoring. 
• Conduct regular network risk assessments and coordinate penetration testing and vulnerability scanning with security teams. 
• Define and monitor key network performance indicators (KPIs), and lead continuous service improvement initiatives based on data insights. 
• Provide coaching and performance feedback to engineering staff, fostering a high-performance culture. 

Additional Responsibilities 

• Contribute to long-term network and infrastructure security strategy. 
• Represent network engineering in executive and cross-departmental meetings. 
• Assist with budget planning, resource forecasting, and capacity management. 
• Participate in disaster recovery planning and execution. 
• Support innovation through the evaluation and implementation of emerging technologies. 
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams on incident response plans and audit readiness. 

Areas of Responsibility 

• Enterprise network architecture and compliance 
• Strategic project planning and execution 
• Vendor management and contract negotiations 
• Network performance analytics and reporting 
• Security policy enforcement and change management 
• Team leadership and staff development 

Key Metrics for Success 

• Successful execution of network initiatives on time and within budget 
• High uptime and performance of critical network infrastructure 
• Reduction in risk exposure and non-compliance incidents 
• Effective coaching and development of engineering team members 
• Positive collaboration with internal stakeholders and vendor partners 
• Clear, scalable documentation and approved architecture standards 
• Improved network security posture measured by reduced incidents and faster response times

Offers are contingent upon successful completion of our onboarding process and pre-employment physical.  Capital Health will require all applicants to have an annual flu vaccine prior to start date, with the exception of individuals with medical and religious exemptions.

"Company will never ask candidates for social security numbers or date of birth during application phase. If you are asked for this information online, you may be a target for identity theft."

For benefit eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, we provide a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, robust PTO plan, overtime to eligible roles, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.

The pay rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered including, but not limited to location, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget, market data, and internal equity.  Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level.

The salary applies specifically to the position being advertised and does not include potential bonuses, incentive compensation, differential pay or other forms of compensation, compensation allowance, or benefits health or welfare.  Actual total compensation may vary based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and other relevant criteria.