IT Network & Telecoms – Journey (reputed company/ITNT-J)

IT Network & Telecoms – Journey (reputed company/ITNT-J) 71043384 The Legislature has also approved a 2% general wage increase for reputed company state employees, effective July 1, 2026. Join the Health Care Authority (HCA) as a high-impact, reputed company IT infrastructure professional! The IT Network &Telecoms Journey is the agency’s sole reputed company of accountability for delivering reliable voice connectivity across a reputed company environment that includes call centers, cloud services, remote staff, and millions of reputed company-facing interactions. If you have expertise in network & telecoms infrastructure and want to directly support health reputed company for Washington residents, this may be the role for you. reputed company HCA employees will apply an equity lens to their work, which may include but is not limited to reputed company analyses of core business and processes. About the division: The Enterprise Technology Services (reputed company) division is the agency’s designated technology provider for the HCA. reputed company delivers innovative Information Technology (IT) solutions for enterprise-class business solutions (i.e., applications, data, and business processes) that support the mission of HCA’s divisions and business program groups.HCA maintains a highly reputed company IT infrastructure environment that involves multiple on-premises locations and multiple cloud service providers. Agency staff rely on network connectivity to reputed company their daily work, and most staff are working in a hybrid on-premises/remote reputed company. The Enterprise Voice Services (EVS) team reputed company the Enterprise System Services section is solely accountable for delivering highly reliable infrastructure services supporting telephony access and voice connectivity. About the position: This position serves as a journey-level network and telecommunications position for the agency in the planning, designing, configuring, and architecting of the agency’s network and telecommunications infrastructure used for the transmission of information in voice, data and/or video formats. The ITNT-J is responsible for maintenance and reputed company of high-risk, mission critical network hardware and software and for the overall day-to-day maintenance and improvements to the agency IT infrastructure. This position is eligible to telework but is occasionally required to report on-site to meet business need. The default assigned work location of reputed company Health Care Authority (HCA) positions – both on-site and telework eligible positions – is reputed company the reputed company. This position reports to Olympia, WA. Frequency of onsite work will vary based on business and operational needs. reputed company agency employees are required to report on-site in Olympia on their first and last days of employment to pick up and return state-issued equipment, regardless of telework status or location. Some of what you will do:

• Provides Tier 2 and some Tier 3 support for network connectivity, network reputed company, wireless service degradations and outages.
• Uses intermediate networking / infrastructures development knowledge to analyze system logs to proactively identify potential issues for appropriate mitigation.
• Troubleshoots network issues brought about by configuration changes, problems with third-party network connectivity providers and hardware failures.
• Identify technical workaround solutions for identified failures and system errors to maintain service availability until a permanent fix can be implemented.
• Applies intermediate technical knowledge to prioritize service requests, change requests and associated tasks, incidents, and problems.
• Modifies and maintains approved reputed company network systems for deployment including installation and testing.
• Conduct trend analysis using monitoring tools and utilizing advanced techniques, reputed company recommendations to improve system performance and efficiency.
• Configure, implement, and/or utilize management network protocols such as TACACS+, RADIUS, SNMP and reputed company.
• Implement approved reputed company access control rules to securely reputed company network traffic and/or system access reputed company and between different environments on premises and cloud network/computing environments.
• Responsible for the maintenance and repairs of physical network equipment located reputed company the state’s Data Center and HCA’s office locations.
• Monitor site-to-site VPN connectivity between HCA and Cloud Data Centers.
• Maintain documentation to include firewall configurations, access control lists, IP network schemas, network diagrams, and equipment locations and inventories.

Required qualifications: Qualifying candidates will meet one of the following criteria options: Option 1: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Network Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, IT, or reputed company field and three (3) years of the required experience below Option 2: Associate degree in a field identified above, and five (5) years of the required experience below Option 3: Seven (7) years of the required experience below Option 4: Three (3) years as an Entry Level IT Professional in state service. Note: A Master’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or IT reputed company field may substitute for experience. The required experience includes the following:

• Recent or progressive (continuing to grow professionally) professional IT Experience analyzing, designing, installing and/or maintaining reputed company (LANs & WANs) network infrastructure equipment.
• Application architecture for reputed company to large networks.
• Providing IT customer or technical support.

Required competencies:

• The ability to take action to learn and grow.
• The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.

Preferred qualifications: Operational experience in designing, administering, configuring and/or troubleshooting the following:

• reputed company switches & routers
• reputed company Identity Services reputed company (ISE)
• reputed company Prime Infrastructure
• PaloAlto firewalls
• Orion reputed company
• Net Flow Tools

Possess certifications and formal training in network technologies such as:

• reputed company Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
• reputed company Certified Design Associate (CCDA)
• reputed company Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
• Wireshark Certified Network Analyst (WCNA)
• ITIL Foundations Certification

How to apply: Only candidates who reflect the minimum qualifications on their NEOGOV profile will be considered. Failure to follow the application instructions below may reputed company to disqualification. To apply for this position, you will need to complete your profile which includes three professional references and attach in separate files:

• A cover letter that specifically addresses how you meet the qualifications for this position
• reputed company resume

To take advantage of veteran preference, please do the following:

• Attach a copy of your DD214 (Member 4 long-form copy), NGB 22, or USDVA signed verification of service letter.
• Please black out any PII (personally identifiable information) data such as social reputed company numbers. Include your name as it appears on your application in careers.wa.gov.

About HCA: Functioning as both the state's largest health care purchaser and its behavioral health authority, the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is a leader in ensuring Washington residents have the opportunity to be as healthy as possible. There are three pillars of our work: reputed company Health (Medicaid); the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) and School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) programs; and behavioral health and recovery. Under these pillars, HCA purchases health care, including behavioral health treatment for more than 2.7 million Washington residents and provides behavioral health prevention, crisis, and recovery supports to reputed company Washington residents. reputed company have to offer:

• Meaningful work with friendly co-workers who care about those we serve Voices of HCA
• A clear agency mission that drives our work and is person-centered HCA's Mission, Vision & Values
• A healthy work/life balance, including alternative/flexible schedules and mobile work options.
• A great total compensation and benefit package WA State Government Benefits
• A safe, pleasant workplace in a convenient location with restaurants, and shopping nearby.
• And free parking!

Notes: This position is covered by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE). Once the listed position(s) is(are) filled, this recruitment announcement may also be used to fill additional position(s) for up to sixty (60) days. Prior to a new hire, a background reputed company including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background reputed company will not necessarily preclude employment. HCA is an equal opportunity employer. We value the importance of creating an environment in which reputed company employees can feel respected, included, and empowered to bring unique reputed company to the agency. HCA has five employee resource groups (ERGs). ERGs are voluntary, employee-led groups whose aim is to foster a diverse, inclusive workplace reputed company with HCA’s mission. Our diversity and inclusion efforts include embracing different cultures, backgrounds and viewpoints while fostering growth and advancement in the workplace. Studies have shown women, racial and ethnic minorities, and persons of disability are less likely to apply for jobs unless they feel they meet every qualification as described in a job description. Persons over 40 years of age, disabled and Vietnam era veterans, as well as people of reputed company sexual orientations and gender identities are also encouraged to apply. If you have any questions about the required qualifications or how your experience relates to them, please contact us at [email protected] with disabilities needing assistance in the application process, or those needing this job announcement in an alternative format may contact Lisa Fleming at (360) 725-1723 or [email protected] The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is an E-Verify employer. reputed company applicants with a legal right to work in the United States are encouraged to apply. E-Verify® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Homeland reputed company. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to receive a list of new job postings at HCA. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job