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Network Engineer: Kindred Healthcare

At Kindred Healthcare, our mission is to promote healing, provide hope, preserve dignity and produce value for each patient, resident, family member, customer, employee and shareholder we serve. Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:KND) is a healthcare services company, based in Louisville, Kentucky, with annual revenues of over $4 billion. At March 31, 2008, Kindred through its subsidiaries provided healthcare services in 646 locations in 40 states. Kindred's 52,900 employees are committed to providing high quality patient care and outstanding customer service to become the most trusted and respected provider of healthcare services in every community we serve. For more information, go to www.kindredhealthcare.com. An Equal Opportunity Employer. Drug Free Workplace. As a Kindred Healthcare team member working at our corporate headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky, you instantly become an integral part of one of the nation's largest and most respected long-term healthcare networks, which cares for thousands of patients and residents. Kindred's Information Systems department includes approximately 350 professionals at our corporate data center, where we house 1,300 servers and a network that spans over 300 facilities in 40 states. In 2008, Kindred Healthcare was listed No. 48 in the Information Week 500 and has made the prestigious list for 10 years in a row.

For the third year in a row, Kindred Healthcare's corporate office was recently named one of the Top 25 Best Places to Work in Kentucky among large-sized companies.

We are recruiting for a Network Engineer to join our Information Systems Department.


Summary:
Designs, implements and supports local, metropolitan and wide area networks, including the configuration and maintenance of routers, switches, CSU/DSUs, and other network devices.

Tasks:

• Participates in network planning, network architecture design and engineering, with ability to integrate and schematically depict network architectures, topologies, hardware, software,transmission, signaling links and protocols into complete network configurations.
• Evaluates new product offerings, makes recommendations, and performs network problem resolution as required.
• Maintains regular contact with user community to understand business needs and requirements.
• May coach and/or supervise less experienced staff on a project basis.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Comprehensive understanding of Cisco IOS configuration, Ethernet and Token Rink, TCP/IP and IPX, Windows 95, NT, 2000, and Unix, Architecture and configuration within management platforms, RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, GBP and Static Routes, TI/Private Line, Frame Relay, ISDN, and ATM.
• Protocol Analysis and problem determination skills.
• Must have excellent communications skills both written and verbal Additionally, must be a team player that promotes a congenial work environment.
• Project management skills.

Education:
Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science or equivalent technical experience.

Licenses/Certification:
Cisco CCNA required.

Experience:
5 years experience as a Network Engineer in a large-scale inter-network environment with proven complex network design experience. PLEASE APPLY USING THIS BUTTON ONLY