Network Enterprise Architect

Facility Cox Health South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, 65807

Department 1702 IT Operations

Scheduled Weekly Hours 40

Hours 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM – On Call Required

Work Shift Day Shift (United States of America)

Cox Health is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across Southwest Missouri and Northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, five ERs, and over 80 clinics.

Honors for workplace excellence:

• Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work five times.
• Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek.
• Recognized as a Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024.
• Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.
• Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
• Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.
• Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare in 2025.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, dental, retirement plan with employer match, and many more!
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The IT Network Enterprise Architect is responsible for the thought development and architectural design of major initiatives in the Network space. This role requires the ability to design scalable, redundant, high‑availability networks, along with deep expertise in wireless management, advanced routing and switching protocols, and strong familiarity with Aruba environments. The architect will provide guidance on network security strategy and ensure alignment with industry best practices.

This individual must also stay informed about healthcare IT systems across the full technology landscape, including clinical applications, population health management, revenue cycle management, on‑premise and cloud infrastructure, and administrative systems such as budgeting and cost management.

This role will work closely with executive leadership, business stakeholders, and IT teams to develop and execute the organization's technology roadmap and architecture. It requires a strategic thinker with strong business acumen, excellent communication skills, and experience in managing large and complex projects.

• Advanced routing and switching, with deep expertise in BGP and OSPF.
• Layer 2/3 and core distribution technologies.
• Experience with enterprise network segmentation.
• SDWAN and firewalling.
• WLAN design, controller management, and wireless management of multi‑floor, high‑density environments.
• Private connectivity, network redundancy design.
• Automation and scripting.
• Configuration and use of monitoring tools such as Solar Winds, Elastic, Net Scout; deep packet inspection and traffic analysis.

Education – Preferred:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, healthcare administration, or a related field.

Experience –

Required:

18+ years of experience in IT architecture and design, with a focus on enterprise‑wide solutions OR Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, healthcare administration, or a related field.

• Exceptional understanding of healthcare data and terminologies, and ability to design and architect solutions that meet business needs, technical requirements, and industry standards.
• Deep problem‑solving and troubleshooting skills, and ability to identify and address complex interface issues at a systemic level.
• Advanced leadership and mentoring skills, and ability to train and support junior team members.
• Excellent strategic thinking and problem‑solving skills.
• Exceptional collaboration and stakeholder management skills, and ability to influence and drive change across the organization.
• Large‑scale organizational‑mindset strategic thinking and planning.
• Thorough business acumen and financial modeling.
• Exceptional innovation, creativity, and thought leadership.
• Expert‑level understanding of project management methodologies such as Agile and Waterfall.
• Excellent presentation and negotiation skills at the C‑suite and board levels.
• Licensure/Certification/Registration: N/A.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Information Technology

Hospitals and Health Care

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