Exciting Career Opportunity at Abbott

Why Work at Abbott?

At Abbott, your work makes a meaningful impact. Here, you can grow, learn, and thrive while making a difference in people’s lives. We empower our employees with resources to support their well-being, career growth, and personal aspirations.

As an Abbott employee, you will have access to:

• Career development opportunities with a global healthcare leader where you can build the future you envision.

• Free medical coverage for qualifying employees through our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO.

• A competitive retirement savings plan with substantial employer contributions.

• Tuition reimbursement and educational benefits, including the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU, offering an affordable pathway to earning a bachelor’s degree.

• A workplace recognized worldwide as a top employer, earning accolades from Fortune and other leading organizations for diversity, leadership, and innovation.

Your Opportunity

Abbott is seeking a Network Infrastructure Specialist to join our team in Abbott Park (Corporate Office), IL, Columbus, OH, or Minneapolis, MN. This role involves designing, implementing, and supporting Abbott’s Global Network Services, ensuring reliable and secure connectivity for our worldwide operations.

The ideal candidate will have expertise in enterprise network design, including data center networking, SD-WAN, firewalls, wireless access, load balancing, and security infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement large-scale enterprise WAN, SD-WAN, LAN, and WLAN solutions, including firewalls and network hardware.

• Develop Data Center technologies like VXLAN and Cisco ACI.

• Improve network monitoring and observability capabilities.

• Manage core services such as DHCP, DNS, IP address management (IPAM), and load balancing.

• Define budgetary requirements and recommend strategies to enhance performance and reduce costs.

• Lead network refresh and expansion projects across Abbott’s global infrastructure.

• Optimize network performance, security, and compliance with industry best practices.

• Drive network automation initiatives to improve efficiency.

• Collaborate with Cybersecurity teams to conduct vulnerability assessments and ensure compliance.

• Act as a technical subject matter expert, providing guidance to stakeholders and end-users.

• Maintain and update technical engineering documentation.

Core Skills & Expertise

• Strong ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.

• Expertise in network security, switching, routing, and TCP/IP fundamentals.

• Knowledge of encryption protocols and security risk mitigation.

• Exceptional communication and customer-focused approach.

• Deep understanding of network performance optimization and enterprise-scale network security.

• Awareness of emerging industry trends to guide network architecture decisions.

Qualifications & Experience

✅ Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Telecommunications, or equivalent experience.

• 8+ years of experience in enterprise networking (5,000+ users).

• Advanced expertise in network design, MPLS, VPN, SD-WAN, WLAN, Cisco ISE, and authentication solutions.

• Experience with Cisco Routers & Switches, Network Topologies, Load Balancing, QoS, and Cisco ACI.

✅ Preferred:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Telecommunications.

• Industry certifications (CISSP, CCNP, CCSE, CCIE).

• Experience with Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela), Check Point Firewalls, Citrix Netscaler, F5 Load Balancers, Zscaler, and network automation tools.

• Familiarity with API-based automation, Splunk, ServiceNow, and cloud security solutions.

• Experience in healthcare, regulated environments, or multilingual capabilities is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

💰 Base Salary Range: $97,300 – $194,700 (Location-dependent).
🏥 Comprehensive health & wellness benefits

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