Senior Network Engineer

TidalHealth

$90K — $120K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
  • Preferred Cisco certifications such as CCNP, CCIE.
  • Seven years of progressive experience in enterprise network engineering.
  • Extensive hands-on experience with Cisco networking technologies in large environments.
  • Expertise in routing and switching protocols like BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP.
  • Experience in multi-site healthcare environments or similar regulated settings.
  • Proficiency in security products, particularly firewalls.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement a highly available healthcare network across multiple locations.
  • Optimize and support a network with approximately 30,000 devices.
  • Provide expert-level support for routed and switched networks, data center infrastructures, and WAN connectivity.
  • Manage wireless systems and unified communications to ensure security and performance.
  • Ensure compliance with regulations in healthcare IT environments.
  • Collaborate with teams on network automation and monitoring tools.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve network issues swiftly to minimize downtime.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
  • Matching 403(b) retirement plan, along with healthcare and dependent care FSAs.
  • $5,000 tuition assistance and certification support for professional development.
  • Generous paid time off and holidays, plus onsite child care and pet insurance.
  • Employer-paid short-term disability and leave programs, including long-term disability for full-time employees.
  • Employer-paid life insurance, with optional additional coverage available.
Full Job Description
Senior Network Engineer Position Summary:

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.

Senior Network Engineer Requirements

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.
  • Cloud networking (e.g. AWS, Azure) preferred.
  • Experience with security products, especially firewalls preferred.
  • Experience in healthcare IT environments preferred.
  • Familiarity with network automation, monitoring tools, and ITIL practices preferred.

Senior Network Engineer Schedule:
  • Primarily day shift, Monday through Friday
  • Evenings and weekends may be required as needed.


Senior Network Engineer Benefits

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 and additional voluntary benefits such as Accident, Critical Care, additional Life, and more

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