Network Engineer

Wind River; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology leader in Ottawa is seeking a Network Engineer to design secure network infrastructures and manage IT integration. Required: 7+ years experience in I.T. and local residency. This role offers a hybrid work model and various benefits including health insurance and vacation policies.

Benefits

Company-sponsored health, dental, and life insurance

Income protection through short and long-term disability coverage

Matching RRSP

Learning benefits including LinkedIn Learning subscription

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience within I.T.
• Must be legally able to work in Canada without any type of visa sponsorship.
• Local resident of the greater Ottawa area with ability to work 3 days/week on site.

Responsibilities

• Define and document network architecture for test and project-specific environments.
• Design and implement secure, scalable network infrastructures.
• Manage Dell networking hardware including switches, routers, firewalls, and VPNs.

Skills

Proficiency in network architecture design

Dell networking hardware

Security protocols

Troubleshoot complex network issues

Collaboration with cross-functional teams

Job description

Overview

Description Position at Wind River

Network Engineer

Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems. For more than four decades, the company has been an innovator and pioneer, powering billions of systems that require the highest levels of security, safety, and reliability.

Wind River helps customers across automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and telecommunications industries solve complex technology challenges on their journey toward the new intelligent machine economy. The company’s software powers generation after generation of the safest, most secure systems in the world. Examples include playing a key role in NASA space missions such as Artemis I, the James Webb Space Telescope, and multiple Mars rovers. We’ve achieved recent 5G milestones including the world’s first successful 5G data session with Verizon and building one of the largest Open RAN networks in the world with Vodafone.

The company has received industry recognition for its technology innovation and leadership, and for its workplace culture, including global Great Place to Work certification and being named a “Top Workplace” for ten consecutive years. If you want to be part of a unique culture where the lived experience is based on our cultural attributes of growth mindset, customer-focus, and diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging, come join us and help advance the future software defined world.

YOUR ROLE

As a Network Engineer on our team, you’ll define, design, and implement secure network environments that support internal test platforms and project-specific infrastructure. You’ll work closely with the corporate IT team to ensure seamless integration between isolated project networks and enterprise systems, with a strong emphasis on security and performance.

In your daily job you will:

• Define and document network architecture for test and project-specific environments.
• Design and implement secure, scalable network infrastructures.
• Configure network gateways, routing policies, and reverse proxy setups.
• Collaborate with corporate IT to ensure integration and compliance.
• Manage Dell networking hardware including switches, routers, firewalls, and VPNs.
• Implement VLANs, ACLs, and routing policies to protect network traffic.
• Ensure secure access and controlled data flow between environments.
• Conduct risk assessments and apply security best practices.
• Support application testing and deployment with reliable connectivity.
• Manage IP planning, DNS, DHCP, and core network services.
• Monitor network performance and troubleshoot issues.
• Document network designs and change management procedures.
• Evaluate and recommend new networking and security technologies.
• Contribute to disaster recovery and business continuity planning.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE

Key skills and competencies for succeeding in this role are:

• 7+ years of relevant experience within I.T. Design for networking
• Proficiency in network architecture design, Dell networking hardware, and security protocols.
• Demonstrated ability to implement secure, scalable network infrastructures and troubleshoot complex network issues.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, apply security best practices, and maintain high-performance network environments.
• I.T. Planning, routing policies
• Dell experience, a plus
• Must be legally able to work in Canada without any type of visa sponsorship/transfer
• Must be a local resident of the greater Ottawa area with ability to work 3 days/week on site.

BENEFITS

• Canada
• Workplace Flexibility: Hybrid Work.
• Company-sponsored health, dental, and life insurance.
• Income protection through short and long-term disability coverage.
• Matching RRSP.
• Vacation and various time off policies to encourage work-life balance.
• Well-being programs: Employee assistance program, mental well-being through Unmind.
• Learning benefits: LinkedIn Learning subscription and seminars.

APPLICANT PRIVACY NOTICE: Your privacy is of the utmost importance to us. At Wind River, we strictly adhere to all applicable data privacy laws. Please review Wind River's Applicant Privacy Notice, which can be found here.

Wind River is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.