Information Technology Infrastructure Consultant

Position Type: Contract

Location: Toronto (Downtown)

Work Environment: Hybrid (2-3 days in Office)

Sionic is currently hiring an IT infrastructure consultant on contract basis and it’s a great opportunity to work with one of the tier-1 banking institution.

The IT Infrastructure Consultant oversees the design, implementation, and maintenance of banks IT infrastructure to ensure its availability, performance, and security. You are responsible for managing hardware, software, networks, and security systems across the organization.

You will provide technical expertise, standards, and best practices to technology teams during design, build, configuration, implementation, and maintenance phases of initiatives/projects involving security tools and compliance. You will provide support in resolving security agent and compliance related incidents.

**Please note this role requires candidate to be in Canada and must have Canadian work authorization as this role doesn’t offer visa sponsorship.

Main responsibilities:

• Maintain documentation: The IT Infrastructure Consultant will maintain up to date documentation on all IT infrastructure systems, including network diagrams, system configurations, and procedures.
• Monitor system performance: The IT Infrastructure Consultant will be responsible for monitoring the performance of IT systems, including servers, storage systems, and network devices. They will identify and resolve issues that impact system performance and availability.
• Design and implement IT infrastructure solutions: The IT Infrastructure Consultant will design and implement IT infrastructure solutions to meet the needs of bank.. This will include evaluating new technologies, developing plans and strategies, and managing the implementation process.
• Manage network and security systems: The IT Infrastructure Consultant will be responsible for managing network and security systems, including firewalls, VPNs, and intrusion detection systems. They will ensure that systems are properly configured, monitored, and maintained to protect bank’s data and assets.
• Manage backups and disaster recovery: The IT Infrastructure Consultant will be responsible for managing backups and disaster recovery plans to ensure bank can quickly recover from a system outage or disaster.

Must have skills:

• You're curious and passionate about growing your knowledge, and you know that there is no limit to what you can achieve.
• Infrastructure and endpoint software lifecycle, including design, testing, implementation, and currency strategies.
• Support of workstation compliance, from reporting through remediation
• Addressing support incidents for compliance and security solutions encompassing root cause and process analysis.
• Participate in vendor engagements including support issues and roadmaps.
• Working knowledge of security fundamentals relating to application control, firewalls, data leak protection, encryption, and malware protection.
• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work, and you live our values – trust, teamwork, and accountability.
• You're digitally savvy. You seek out innovative solutions and embrace evolving technologies. You can easily adapt to new tools and trends.

Life at Sionic

We are expert-led specialists across banking and capital markets, financial crime and compliance, asset and wealth management, financial markets infrastructure, learning & development, and insurance.

What's important to you is what matters to us…

Our people are at the heart of our business and that is why we’re the Consultancy of choice for our clients. We recognize that the traditional ‘workplace environment’ has evolved and we want to nurture the benefits of this cultural shift for our employees whilst continuing to deliver expertise and an unrivalled service to our customers in our core, specialist areas.

Our core values which underpin our day-to-day working practices are Expertise, Leadership and Teamwork.

We live these values by …

• Increasing diversity and inclusion within our workforce
• Caring for the health and well-being of our colleagues
• Championing autonomy and empowerment of all our colleagues
• Supporting performance driven career progression and providing access to professional skills enhancement via internal learning programs
• Creating a culture centered on interesting, complex, and challenging work and celebrating
• Enjoying a fun, friendly, supportive, and sociable team-based environment
• Encouraging and accommodating flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Recognizing and celebrating the individual contributions of our colleagues

And if that wasn’t enough…Rewarding success and hard work!

Inclusion and Diversity

At Sionic, we are dedicated to building a culture of diverse perspectives and talent to support individual growth and superior business results. We strive to cultivate a dynamic, diverse, and inclusive workplace where all employees feel engaged, valued and that they belong. Our global Charter summarizes commitment to diversity and inclusion.