Senior Network Engineer

TidalHealth; Salisbury (MD); On-site; USD 111,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

403(b) Matching

Tuition Assistance

Generous PTO

Job summary

TidalHealth is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, and operate a large-scale healthcare network spanning multiple hospitals, ambulatory sites, and data centers. This role supports ~30,000 devices across 3 hospitals and 90 sites within a 90-mile radius.

Required: Bachelor's in CS/IT, 7+ years in enterprise network engineering, Cisco networking (Nexus/ACI), routing protocols, and healthcare IT familiarity. Monday–Friday day shift; evenings/weekends as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• Seven (7) years of progressive experience in enterprise network engineering.
• Experience with Cisco networking technologies in large environments.
• Familiarity with BGP, OSPF, EIGRP and WANs.
• Healthcare IT environment experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, optimize, and support a large-scale healthcare network.
• Provide expert-level support for routed/switching, data centers, WAN, wireless, and UC.
• Ensure high availability, security, and performance in a regulated healthcare setting.

Skills

Networking experience

Healthcare IT

ITIL practices

Routing & Switching

Security & Firewalls

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

Cisco Nexus

Cisco ACI

Firewalls

Job description

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Location

• Location Salisbury, MD
• Facility TidalHealth Corporate
• Department Information Services
• Schedule - Shift - Hours Full Time - Monday - Friday - 8 - 4:30
• Salary $110,843.20 - $171,808.00 / Annually

Join a triple 'A' rated team where clinical excellence meets a coastal lifestyle. At TidalHealth, you’ll be part of an award-winning network spanning Maryland and Delaware, recognized by the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Guide for our unwavering commitment to patient care. Whether your expertise lies in specialized clinical fields like neurosurgery, academic mentorship through our graduate medical programs, or the critical professional and support roles that keep our network thriving, we provide the tools and tuition assistance you need to excel.

The Senior Network Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, optimization, and operational support of a large-scale, highly available healthcare network spanning multiple hospitals, ambulatory sites, and data centers. This role supports a mission-critical environment with approximately 30,000 networked devices across 3 hospitals and 90 ambulatory sites within a 90-mile radius. The engineer will provide expert-level support for routed and switched networks, data center infrastructure, WAN connectivity, wireless systems, firewalls, and unified communications, ensuring high availability, security, and performance in a regulated healthcare setting.

Education:

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

License and/or certification:

• Cisco certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, or equivalent preferred.

Experience:

• Seven (7) years of progressive experience in enterprise network engineering.
• Extensive hands‑on experience with Cisco networking technologies in large environments.
• Expertise in routing and switching, including BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP.
• Experience supporting large‑scale WANs and multi‑site healthcare or similarly regulated environments.
• Experience with Cisco data center products (e.g. Nexus, Cisco ACI) preferred.
• Experience with security products, especially firewalls preferred.
• Experience in healthcare IT environments preferred.
• Familiarity with network automation, monitoring tools, and ITIL practices preferred.
  
• Primarily day shift, Monday through Friday
• Evenings and weekends may be required as needed.

Benefits: We provide a robust benefits suite for our eligible team members (36+ hours for 12‑hour shifts; 37.5+ hours for standard shifts):

• Health:Medical (including HSA), Dental, Vision, & Prescription
• Wealth:Matching 403(b), Healthcare FSAs, & Dependent Care FSAs
• Growth:$5,000 Tuition Assistance & Certification support
• Balance:Generous PTO and Holidays, Onsite Child Care, Pet Insurance
• Income Protection & Leave:Employer-Paid Short-Term Disability, Paid Leave Program, & Long-Term Disability (LTD for FT)
• Life & Security:Employer-paid Life andadditionalvoluntary benefits such as Accident, Critical Care,additionalLife, and more

TidalHealth offers the best inpatient-centered care across the Delmarva Peninsula, from wellness checkups and classes tohigh-techsurgeries, trauma, cancer and heart care. Wherever you are on your health journey, we’rehere to care foryou.