As a part of the Network Engineering team, the Network Specialist is an experienced professional that focuses on the research, analysis, configuration, development, operation and maintenance of a high performance network infrastructure.

You'll feel right at home if you:

• Are curious and passionate about technology
• Have an ability to solve problems creatively
• Are high energy, self-motivated, conscientious and hardworking
• Have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Telecommunication, Computer Science or equivalent
• Have 2 - 4 years of experience in large networks
• Have good knowledge in Switches, Routers, Fortigate firewalls, ISE, IPS/IDS, Web servers and Linux
• Have interest in and ability to learn new emerging technologies as needed
• Have strong verbal and written communication skills
• Are a strong team player
• Have a willingness to participate in an on-call rotation schedule and weekend maintenance
• Are able to apply both industry standards and out-of-the-box solutions when necessary
• Have intermediate knowledge in network automation
• Have CCNP, CCSP, CCIE, NSE, JNCIP-ENT or equivalent (Asset)

What you’ll be working on:

• Configuring, operating and recommending improvements to the network
• Analyzing, troubleshooting and implementing network architectures and topologies
• Monitoring and ensuring the network is in a high performance state
• Working closely with other operations teams to establish business requirements to maintain cutting edge systems 
• Ensuring best practices are implemented by auditing and configurations of routers, switches, firewalls, IDS, ISE and monitoring solutions
• Supporting the configuration, installation and testing of equipment, including custom hardware platforms by field technicians
• Conducting quarterly network audit, identify potential risks and resolve them
• Escalating critical incidents as necessary while keeping stakeholders informed
• Testing custom network protocols and solutions in a dedicated lab environment
• Following incident and change management processes
• Documenting networks, processes and configurations