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We are looking for a strategic, forward-thinking, well organized individual to join our growing team as a Network Engineer. Reporting to the Manager, Infrastructure Technology Operations you will play a key role in defining and executing against strategies that use best-in-class technology and optimized processes to enable organizational growth, achieve better business outcomes and delivering operations at scale.
Hiring Requirements
As a member of this team, you will be responsible for:
- Install, configure, and maintain firewalls. Perform regular updates, patches, and upgrades to ensure the firewalls are up to date with the latest security features and fixes.
- Monitor networking equipment performance and health, troubleshooting and resolving issues as they arise and optimize system performance through regular tuning and configuration adjustments
- Conduct periodic reviews and audits of system configurations and policies to ensure compliance with security standards and best practices.
- Use networking tools (i.e. FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer) to automate and orchestrate rule changes, ensuring consistency and reducing manual effort.
- Work with the Operational Technology team to resolve security incidents and vulnerabilities.
- Assist in efforts in threat detection, investigation, and response to security incidents.
- Utilize advanced cybersecurity tools and techniques for incident response and management.
- Assist in the maintenance of incident response plans and playbooks.
- Maintain detailed records of all changes, incidents, and resolutions for compliance and audit purposes.
- Generate and maintain compliance reports to support audits and regulatory requirements.
- Create a Bill of Materials (BoM) for new technical environments.
To Succeed In This Role, You Have
- A Bachelor’s degree in technology, engineering, business, or another relevant subject area, but candidates with an equivalent level of education and/or experience will be considered.
- 2-5 years as a network admin, system admin, site reliability engineer, or similar is strongly preferred.
- An industry standard certification (CCNP, CCDP, NSE7, PCNSA, etc…), strong candidates without this certification will be considered, provided they are willing to work toward obtaining one.
- Hands-on experience with cyber security technical capabilities (firewalls, IPS/IDS, anti-malware/EDR, vulnerability scanners, privileged access management, SIEM, etc.).
- Strong experience in information security, network security, or cyber security roles.
- Strong analytical, logical reasoning, and problem solving skills.
- Robust understanding of Operational Technology and/or IoT devices as they pertain to network infrastructures.
- Experience supporting, designing, building and or implementing large scale enterprise networks.
- Experience with Fortinet, Cisco, Juniper or other managed switching and routing technologies.
- Knowledge of cloud-based technologies and an understanding of IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS delivery models.
- An understanding of industry standard cyber security frameworks such as NIST, CIS, ISO, etc.
- The ability to move between working independently and as part of a highly collaborative team.
- The ability to handle your workload, prioritize, and proactively seek guidance when needed.
- The ability to excel in a diverse, inclusive environment in which you have the opportunity to partner closely with colleagues and stakeholders from all across the world.
- Bilingualism in French and English is a strong asset.
We believe that time together in the office is important for OMERS and Oxford, the strength of our employees, and the work we do for our pension members. In delivering on our pension promise, keeping us connected to our work and each other, our flexible hybrid work guideline requires teams to come in to the office 3 days per week.
Oxford's purpose is to strengthen economies and communities through real estate.
Our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities we live and work — and the customers we proudly serve.
From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.
