Location
In office (Saint Louis)
Seniority
Architect · 10+ years exp
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 5, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 8, 2026.
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Ascension is a nonprofit Catholic health system headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, that runs hospitals, clinics, pharmacies and other care sites across the United States. Founded in 1999, it reports more than 98,000 associates, 27,000 aligned providers and 91 hospitals, with regional systems in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin. It hires patient care and pharmacy technicians, nurses and student nurse interns, front office and scheduling staff, emergency medical technicians and dispatchers, and IT, data and human resources specialists.
- Design & Governance: Lead global, enterprise-wide network security architecture while defining and enforcing security standards and best practices.
- Platform & Infrastructure Management: Oversee the lifecycle and optimization of core firewall ecosystems (Palo Alto, Fortinet) and NAC deployments (Cisco ISE, Aruba ClearPass).
- Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner with cloud, infrastructure, and business teams to align network security strategies with broader organizational goals.
Education:
- High School diploma equivalency with 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 3 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management.
- 10+ years of network engineering experience, including 5+ years as a network security architect specializing in Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet platforms, Cisco ISE, and Aruba ClearPass.
- Deep technical expertise across firewall operations and policy segmentation, authentication protocols (802.1X, RADIUS, TACACS+), and IPSec/SSL VPN technologies.
- Preferred certifications: CISSP, CCIE Security, Palo Alto PCNSE/PCNSC, and Fortinet NSE 7/8.
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