IT Infrastructure Engineer - Network

Nelnet; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 79,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

medical

dental

vision

401K/student loan repayment

life insurance & AD&D

employee assistance program

employee stock purchase program

tuition reimbursement

performance-based incentive pay

short- and long-term disability

robust wellness program

Job summary

Nelnet is seeking an experienced network and security engineer to join its Enterprise Network Team in a hybrid Canadian role. You will support campus and data center environments, design and implement VPNs, firewalls, and WAN connectivity while ensuring compliance with security standards.

With 5–7 years of networking experience and a Bachelor’s degree in information science or related field, you will engage with stakeholders, perform complex diagnostics, and deliver training to users.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Science or related field, CCNA or equivalent desirable.
• 5–7 years of network and security experience across routing, data center, wireless, VPN and related disciplines.
• Familiarity with NIST standards and controls.

Responsibilities

• Participate in project work and day-to-day operational support.
• Provide general support across campus, data center and WAN.
• Firewall support with VPN connectivity troubleshooting.
• Complete after-hours changes as needed and participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation.
• On-site work to support campus network environments.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to determine requirements and cost-benefit options.
• Provide training and technical support for users with varying IT knowledge.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Strong communication skills

Team player

Customer interaction

NIST knowledge

Python scripting

Networking fundamentals

SD-WAN knowledge

VPN & firewall experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Science or related field

CCNA or equivalent experience desirable

Tools

Cisco ISR/ASR Routers

Cisco Catalyst & Nexus

Palo Alto Next-Gen Firewalls

NAC/ISE

F5 Load Balancer

AWS VPC knowledge

Azure multi-cloud familiarity

Job description

Nelnet is a diversified and innovative company committed to enriching lives through the power of service as a student loan servicer, professional services company, consumer loan originator and servicer, payments processor, renewable energy solutions, and K-12 and higher education expert. For over 40 years, Nelnet has been serving its customers, associates, and communities.

The perks of working at Nelnet go beyond our benefits package. When you join the Nelnet team, you're part of a community invested in the success of each individual. That support comes through in our work, as we are united by our mission of creating opportunities for people where they live, learn, and work.

Provides daily ongoing deployment, configuration, support, administration, maintenance and technical solutions to various technology components that make up the IT Infrastructure environment.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• As a member of the Enterprise network team a candidate will be expected to participate in both project related work as well as day to day operational support.
• Provide general support across multiple network environments, including campus, data center, and WAN.
• Provide firewall support to include day to day troubleshooting of connectivity requests and VPN tunnels
• Complete after hours changes as needed
• Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation.
• Willingness to work on site to support Campus network environments.
• Work with multiple customers, stakeholders, and system owners to produce requirements, determine feasibility, analyze cost/benefits requirements, and recommend design solution options.
• Provide training and technical support for users with varying levels of IT knowledge.

Compensation Range for this Role: $79,000-$127,000 CAD (based on experience)

This role has a hybrid work requirement of 2 days minimum in office per week.

Additionally, this position requires the successful completion of a Government of Canada Reliability Clearance (PERC) as a condition of employment. Candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain the required clearance throughout their employment.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree in Information Science or related field and/or equivalent combination of education and experience. Cisco CCNA or equivalent experience desired

EXPERIENCE

This position is for someone with 5-7 years of network and security experience working a variety of network areas, to include the following disciplines: routing/switching, data center, wireless, security, VPN, collaboration, virtualization, disaster recovery/high availability, acceleration technologies, and cloud provider/services.

COMPETENCIES – SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work well within a team
• Ability to work well with technical and non-technical clients.
• Familiar with NIST standards and controls.
• Intermediate system and programming knowledge of:
• Cisco ISR and ASR Routers
• Cisco Catalyst and Nexus Switches
• Next Generation Firewalls (Palo Alto)
• Campus Network Design
• Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers and Access Points
• NAC/Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
• Network Load Balancing (F5)
• SD Wan Technologies
• Routing Protocols: BGP / OSPF / EIGRP
• First Hop Redundancy Protocols: HSRP / VRRP / GLBP
• VRF implementation and design
• VSS and VPC technologies
• MPLS WAN infrastructure
• IPSEC VPN Tunnel design, implementation, and support
• User VPN (Palo Alto Global Protect)
• IPS, IDS, SSL Decryption, and URL Filtering
• Enterprise QOS
• IPv4 and IPv6 addressing
• Scripting and Network Automation (Python, VBscript, Powershell)
• Experience in maintaining network monitoring systems
• Experience in taking and reading network packet captures
• Familiarity with AWS infrastructure (VPC's, Security Groups, Direct Connect)
• Familiarity with supporting multi-cloud environments (Azure, GPC, etc)

This position is for an existing vacancy within our organization.

BENEFITS & PERKS

• medical
• dental
• vision
• HSA and FSA
• generous earned time off
• 401K/student loan repayment
• life insurance & AD&D insurance
• employee assistance program
• employee stock purchase program
• tuition reimbursement
• performance-based incentive pay
• short- and long-term disability
• a robust wellness program

Click here to learn more about our benefits: Benefits & Perks - Nelnet Inc.

Nelnet is committed to providing a welcoming and respectful workplace where all associates have the opportunity to succeed. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we ensure that all qualified applicants are considered for employment. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion/creed, national origin, gender, sex, marital status, age, disability, use of a guide dog or service animal, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. We value the unique contributions of every team member and believe that a positive work environment benefits everyone.

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