ABOUT US:

We are an IT staffing and recruitment agency focus to intermediate to senior placements in start-ups and enterprise across Canada and the United States. We have a high rate of recurring customers and positive candidate referrals.

Our focus in on forming meaningful connections with people. We consult, not direct, championing the career goals of our candidates while listening carefully to the needs of our client.

ABOUT THE CLIENT:

We provide insurance, wealth management, and healthcare benefit products and services in Canada, the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Germany, and in Ireland.we’re focused on improving the financial, physical and mental well-being of Canadians. Our customers across Canada trust us to provide for their financial security needs and to deliver on the promises we make.

WHAT IS IT IN FOR YOU:

Full-time
Pension plan
120 - 125K + 8% bonus
15 vacation days
3 personal days
Hybrid (1ce a week from any of the offices in Winnipeg, London or Toronto)

ABOUT THE TEAM:

We are maturing our Network Engineering team by embedding multiple security technologies to emerge into Secure Network. Our team consists of highly motivated, innovative, and tech-savvy engineers that evaluate, design, and deploy Secure Network technologies using agile delivery methods and automation.

We are looking for a Senior Network Engineering Specialist – Secure Network

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The Senior Network Engineer is responsible for designing, deploying, and operationalizing new network and security technologies. It will also provide technical leadership by researching and conducting proof-of-concept on emerging technologies to determine business fit and promoting a mindset of continuous service improvement by conducting service health assessments.

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

Provides technical consulting on capabilities and limitations of network and security technologies
Leads validation and practicality of new technologies through rapid prototyping
Researches and evaluates technologies/products and make recommendations
Tests and evaluates network and security technologies against established criteria
Works with vendors to finalize detailed technical specifications for hardware and software
Installs hardware and/or software in test and if need to in production environments
Builds or enhances network and security technologies infrastructure components, and integrates 3rd party components, using standard tools (batch languages, programming languages, etc.)
Unit and system test all technology deliverables, and supports business acceptance testing
Implements all deliverables with the highest possible quality (that is, fewest implementation defects)
Participates in the creation of project deliverables (estimates, schedules, risk assessments, etc.) as a project team member
Makes design decision within the bounds established by project, portfolio, site and enterprise architectures
Ensures that components are engineered in accordance with the use to which they will be put (for example, backups may need to be both reliable and high performing, but restores may only need to be reliable)
Contributes to creation and maintenance of network and security technologies roadmaps
Conducts technical health assessments of the network and security technologies

WHAT WILL YOU BRING:

A degree or equivalent education in a related discipline such as Computer Science, Business Computing, Engineering, or Commerce
Minimum 7 years experience designing, integrating, and implementing end to end infrastructure, network and security solutions in a large organization
Proven skills in designing and deploying multi-platform solutions
Broad knowledge of industry technology and directions, and specific knowledge in network and security domains such as:

Network technologies (LAN/WAN/WLAN, SDWAN, F5 Load Balancers, DNS)
Firewalls (Palo Alto, Checkpoint, ASA)
Cloud Computing (AWS preferrable)

The incumbent should have skills and knowledge in capacity planning, disaster recovery planning, product/service lifecycles, service management and a strong focus on customer service
Experience in performance tuning complex infrastructure solutions; knowledge of performance and monitoring tools will be an asset
Attention to detail and effective planning and organizational skills
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Demonstrated initiative (self-starter) with the ability to influence others
Knowledge of Hybrid cloud environments and public cloud providers
Proven history of both technical and non-technical “soft” skills
Good working knowledge of ITIL practices and processes
Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills with demonstrated experience working in a team environment
Strong desire to implement change and contribute to the organization’s vision
Proven history of making appropriate decisions and recommendations
Good knowledge of Agile, Dev Ops, and PM methodologies

WHAR REALLY SETS YOU APART:

Expertise in network security (including but not limited to IPS/IDS, DDoS, WAF)
Accreditation in Network and/or Security such as CCIE, CCNP, CISSP or equivalent
Experience in Scripting / Automation (Ansible)
Experience on AWS
Dev Ops or Agile Experience

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