Senior Network Engineer – Hybrid & On‑Call

Hartford HealthCare; Farmington (CT); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Hartford HealthCare is seeking a Senior Network Engineer in Farmington, CT to design, implement, and support enterprise networking across our health system. You will lead routers, switches, wireless, VPNs, and security infrastructure, collaborating with Systems Engineering and DBAs to deliver robust solutions.

The role requires 5+ years of hands-on enterprise networking, strong routing/switching expertise, and experience with Cisco/Arista devices, firewalls, and security protocols.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on enterprise network engineering experience in a production environment.
• Strong experience supporting LAN, WAN, wireless, and firewall infrastructures.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco and Arista switches and Wi‑Fi access points.
• Advanced knowledge of routing and switching, including IPv4, MP‑BGP, BGP, EVPN, and MPLS.
• In‑depth switching experience including VLANs, STP, LLDP, and related technologies.
• Experience with enterprise firewalls, including Palo Alto and Check Point.
• Experience with authentication and security protocols, including EAP‑TLS.
• Familiarity with copper and fiber cabling standards, Ethernet standards, and fiber connectivity types.

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in multiple network initiatives aligned with institutional and departmental goals.
• Design, deploy, and support routers, switches, wireless, firewalls, VPNs, and associated network analysis tools.
• Own and maintain network architecture, standards, and design documentation, including configuration backups.
• Oversee proactive network administration, including upgrades, system hardening, log monitoring, and lifecycle planning.
• Serve as an escalation resource for complex network issues, ensuring timely resolution.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and provide technical vision within a healthcare environment.
• Mentor and assist in the development of Network Engineers at all experience levels.
• Coordinate project schedules, priorities, timelines, and resource planning.
• Provide training and formal project handoff to Network Operations.
• Partner with internal departments to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Assist in developing solutions and processes to reduce incoming technical support requests.
• Maintain the highest standards of integrity and professionalism.
• Participate in on‑call rotation.

Skills

LAN/WAN/Wireless/Firewall

BGP/MPLS/EVPN

Routing & Switching

Security protocols (EAP-TLS)

On-call readiness

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT or equivalent

Tools

Cisco switches

Arista switches

Wi‑Fi access points

Palo Alto firewall

Check Point firewall

Arista CVP

SolarWinds

Cisco Prime

Job description

Hartford HealthCare is seeking a Senior Network Engineer in Farmington, CT to design, implement, and support enterprise networking across our health system. You will lead routers, switches, wireless, VPNs, and security infrastructure, collaborating with Systems Engineering and DBAs to deliver robust solutions.

The role requires 5+ years of hands-on enterprise networking, strong routing/switching expertise, and experience with Cisco/Arista devices, firewalls, and security protocols.