Senior Network Operations Specialist to support the monitoring of networks in Azure and use SPB for the migration of data centers.

Our valued client is actively seeking a Senior Network Operations Specialist to support the monitoring of networks in Azure and use SPB for the migration of data centers.

Permanent position, hybrid in Montreal (Pointe-Claire) 1 day/week onsite and 4 days/week remote. Open to candidates located in Ottawa who can come onsite to Montreal 2 days/month.

Compensation package: base salary, health and dental benefits, wellness amenities, Group RRSP plan, etc.

Responsibilties:

• Provide network support with a variety of operating systems.
• Maintain network connectivity to all computer workstations and Cloud services
• Monitor and investigate any network performance issues
• Assist with implementing new network and security solutions
• Develop and monitor network policies for the use of network resources
• Perform network configuration backups
• Manage disaster recovery failover procedure
• Evaluate and recommend network performance and security improvement.
• Investigate and analyze network incidents to determine the root cause and the impact.
• Assist and collaborate with the Information Security Group on Network Threats
• Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging network security threats to proactively address potential risks.
• Perform other duties as required.

Must-haves:

• 5+ years experience in Network Operations in large production network environments
• 2+ years experience with SPB (Shortest Path Bridging)
• Experience working private cloud (Azure, GCP, AWS)
• Experience with Routing Protocols : BGP (Border Gateway Protocol), MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching)
• Experience with Networking Technologies: VPN (Virtual Private Network) and Firewalls

Nice-to-haves:

• Strong knowledge of network monitoring tools
• Strong knowledge of Network and Cloud Security principle
• Experience with Active Directory