Network Engineer - 3 Jobs

Hiring Manager: Senior Manager, Global Network Operations

Location Address: Hybrid (1-2 days per week) – 888 Birchmount Road

Contract Duration: 12 months

Scheduled Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm – Flexibility to work after hours and weekends to implement network changes related to this project.

Typical Day in Role:

• Work on all network operations related tasks and incidents.

• Document, plan, implement and troubleshoot firewall rules as per the project's requirements.

• Troubleshoot incidents related to network services (Firewall, LAN, WAN, load balancing).

• Participating in network/systems operations, monitoring, design, or implementation.

• Fulfill network service requests.

• Create and execute network change requests with detailed change plan.

• Resolve network related incidents and problem tickets.

• Network monitoring improvements.

• Network configuration compliance improvements.

Candidate Requirements/Must-Have skills:

1. 5+ years working on network operations or senior network analyst work experience with proven ability to manage within a time sensitive environment.

2. 5+ years of hands-on experience and expertise of Network Security (Firewall, IPS, VPN) Routing, Switching and Data Center Networking technologies.

3. 3+ years of hands-on experience with Cisco and Fortinet firewalls.

4. Working knowledge of network monitoring and security tools such as SIEM and Algosec for troubleshooting network-related problems.

5. Familiar with ITIL and Service Management processes such as Incident management, CMDB/Asset Management, Change Management and Event Management.

Nice-To-Have Skills:

• Prior Banking/Financial Institution experience.

• Certification related to Cisco security and Fortinet.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written skills, as effective interaction with all teams involved in the project is essential.

• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple complex activities, to effectively manage the firewall rules implementation, aligned with project priorities and other dependencies/deliverables.

Best vs. Average Candidate:

• Ability to self-manage and handle priorities.

• Hands-on experience with Cisco and Fortinet firewalls in previous projects.

Education:

• Post-secondary degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related IT field required

Candidate Review & Selection

• One round MS Teams video interview – Panel (30 minutes)

o The interview will include both technical and behavioral components

o The panel will ask questions related to the candidate’s resume – firewall experience, IT service experience, technologies used etc.