Network Engineer
$110,000–$120,000 year
On-siteToronto, Ontario, Canada
Job Summary
Configure, maintain, and secure DUCA's network infrastructure across corporate offices, branches, datacenters, and cloud environments. Deploy and maintain Cisco switches and routers, while reviewing, troubleshooting, and managing Palo Alto firewalls and policies. Optimize software-defined datacenter networking with VMware NSX-T and investigate infrastructure issues through configuration reviews and packet inspection. Define, document, and enforce network standards including security policies, access monitoring, and backup recovery of configurations. Facilitate technology audits, manage patching compliance, and collaborate with cybersecurity teams on vulnerability scanning and remediation. Assist in long-term planning for network roadmaps, including resiliency and high availability configurations, while working with vendors and IT support staff.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience
- 5+ years working in an IT related field
- 3+ years working in a network administration capacity
- Palo Alto firewall & policy management experience required
- Proven experience with software defined networking (including VMware NSX-T & SD-WAN technologies
- CCNA, CCNP certifications or equivalent Cisco networking experience
- Load Balancer, DNS & Certificate Management experience
- Experience deploying and life cycling wireless infrastructure (e.g., Ruckus)
- MPLS networking experience
- Networking configurations in public cloud environments (AWS)
- VOIP experience
- Proven networking fundamental skills
- OSI model
- Routing/Switching (including OSPF & BGP)
- IP Subnetting & NAT
- VPN (IPsec, GRE, IKE)
- Layer 2 Connectivity including VLANs & Trunking
- Understanding of ACL's & role-based access controls
- Implementation skills of redundant switch networks using Spanning Tree Protocol
- High level understanding of HSRP and VRRP to facilitate routing redundancy
- Comfortable in CLI environments, including basic scripting
- Familiar with PAN-OS next-gen firewall administration
- Excellent troubleshooting capability
- Independent contributor with the ability to self organize as well as ability to work with a team for specific projects and initiatives
- Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact with employees at all levels of the organization
- Strong documentation skills in creation of blueprints & reference configurations, training material, etc.
- Demonstrated organization, prioritization, and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks with tight deadlines
- Ability to maintain confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information
- This position will require some travel within the GTA to DUCA branches and data centres
- It will also require occasional evening and weekend work, sometimes with little advanced notice
Desired Qualifications
- Experience deploying and life cycling wireless infrastructure (e.g., Ruckus) an asset
- MPLS networking experience an asset
- Networking configurations in public cloud environments (AWS) an asset
- VOIP experience an asset
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