COMPUTER NETWORK SPECIALIST SUPERVISOR (Cloud Infrastructure and Network Manager)

MD Health Benefit Exchange; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

MD Health Benefit Exchange seeks a Computer Network Specialist Supervisor to lead network infrastructure management for the state's health insurance marketplace.

This role provides strategic and operational leadership over Active Directory, hybrid cloud networks (AWS), and on-premises Juniper and Fortinet hardware while ensuring security, high availability, and regulatory compliance for Medicaid and health plan systems.

Qualifications

• Four years and six months of experience in network administration with 3+ years in LAN/WAN planning.
• Experience designing or managing AWS cloud networking (VPCs, Transit Gateways, Direct Connect).
• Leadership in enterprise AD, ADFS, DNS and identity management.
• Experience with Zscaler Zero Trust, Juniper and Fortinet security devices.
• Supervisory or lead experience coordinating staff and contractors.
• Knowledge of IT change, patch, and infrastructure lifecycle processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead network infrastructure management and strategic operations.
• Provide hands-on oversight of AD, AWS network architecture, and on‑prem devices.
• Ensure security, high availability, and regulatory compliance for Medicaid/health plan systems.
• Guide network staff and contractors; manage change and lifecycle processes.

Skills

Network administration

AWS networking

Active Directory / ADFS

Zero Trust security

Network leadership

Security and compliance

Tools

AWS

AD DS / ADFS

Zscaler Zero Trust

Juniper devices

Fortinet devices

Job description

The Maryland Health Benefit Exchange seeks a Computer Network Specialist Supervisor to lead network infrastructure management for the state's health insurance marketplace. This role provides strategic and operational leadership over Active Directory, hybrid cloud networks (AWS), and on-premises Juniper and Fortinet hardware while ensuring security, high availability, and regulatory compliance for critical Medicaid and health plan systems. The position requires hands-on expertise in cloud architecture, enterprise identity management, and Zero Trust security alongside proven technical leadership of network staff.

Key qualifications:

• Four years and six months of experience in network administration, including three years planning and maintaining local or wide area computer networks
• Experience designing, implementing, or managing AWS cloud networking technologies such as VPCs, Transit Gateways, and Direct Connect
• Demonstrated technical leadership in enterprise Active Directory, ADFS, DNS, and identity and access management
• Experience with enterprise network security technologies including Zscaler Zero Trust architecture, Juniper, and Fortinet
• Supervisory or technical leadership experience coordinating staff and contractor resources
• Knowledge of formal IT change management, patch management, and infrastructure lifecycle processes