Senior Network Engineer, IT

Innovation starts from the heart. At Edwards Lifesciences, we’re dedicated to developing ground-breaking technologies with a genuine impact on patients’ lives. At the core of this commitment is our investment in cutting-edge information technology. This supports our innovation and collaboration on a global scale, enabling our diverse teams to optimize both efficiency and success. As part of our IT team, your expertise and commitment will help facilitate our patient-focused mission by developing and enhancing technological solutions.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Engineer to design, deploy, and manage our global enterprise network. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of high-availability network design and implementation, ensuring maximum uptime and reliability. This role will be responsible for proactive network management, troubleshooting, and strategic system enhancements.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Design and deploy functional networks (LAN, WLAN, WAN)

• Configure and install switches, routers, firewalls and other network devices

• Monitor network performance and integrity

• Ticketing support for end-user troubleshooting

• Cross-department colabroation

• Automate tasks and monitor their effectiveness

• Mentor team members on technical issues

• Create, oversee and test security measures (e.g. access authentication and disaster recovery)

• Communicate with users when needed

• Maintain complete technical documentation

• Suggest improvements to network performance, capacity and scalability

What you'll need (Required):

• Bachelor’s and/or master’s degree, preferred in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or at least 8+ years' experience in Network Engineering.

• Experienced as a Senior Network Engineer or Network Administrator

• Aruba, Palo Alto, Cisco shop

• Professional certification (e.g. ACSA, ACSP, CCNA, CCNP, AWS, PCNSE)

• Solid background in network administration and architecture

• In-depth understanding of communication protocols (mainly TCP/IP) and routing protocols (e.g. BGP, OSPF)

• Familiarity with access control models and network security

• Preferred knowledge of coding languages for scripting (e.g Python, Perl)

• Experience with network diagnostic, monitoring and analysis tools (e.g. SolarWinds network tools)

• Solid understanding of network operating systems (Aruba, Cisco IOS)

• Sharp troubleshooting skills

• Ability to work independently

• Organizational and mentoring skills