Network Engineer

Nova Networks; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

NOVA Networks is seeking a Bilingual Network Engineer to analyze, design, plan, and implement network systems including routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, and monitoring applications. You will drive capacity planning, documentation, and performance monitoring to ensure reliable services.

The role involves presales support, researching network products and standards, and serving as the subject matter expert for client networks in production. Strong Cisco and security expertise is expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of networking experience in IT.
• Post-secondary education in CS/Telecom/IT.
• Experience with network troubleshooting and security.
• Experience with HP, Aruba, Fortinet, and Palo Alto products.
• CCNA/CCNP/CCIE or JNCIA/JNCIS is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Presales support for network and security solutions.
• Research network products, services, protocols, and standards in support of network service delivery.
• Understand client’s network environment and act as SME on the network infrastructure and services in production.

Skills

EIGRP

MPLS

BGP

OSPF

LAN/WAN

Cisco

TCP/IP

IPSec

SSL

NAT

VPN

Firewalls

DNS

DHCP

SMTP

LDAP

SSH

Education

CS/Telecom/IT

Tools

HP

Aruba

Fortinet

Palo Alto

Job description

As a Bilingual Network Engineer at NOVA Networks you will have primary responsibility for the analysis, design, planning, and implementation of various network systems including routers, switches, firewalls, Wan Accelerators, VPN, IPS, load balancing, and logging/monitoring applications. You must have extensive and in-depth experience in capacity planning, the creation and maintenance of documentation; network performance monitoring and root cause analysis. You will also engage in both the design and implementation of new network solution projects.

Responsibilities

• Presales support for developing recommendations, designing and deploying network and security solutions.
• Conducting research and provide recommendations on network products, services, protocols, and standards in support of network service delivery.
• Understanding our client’s network environment and acting as the subject matter expert on the network infrastructure and services in production.

Technical Skills

• Extensive hands-on network management, including setup, troubleshooting and network security.
• Configuration and troubleshooting of EIGRP, MPLS, BGP, OSPF, and L2 protocols.
• Advanced knowledge of large scale LAN/ WAN technologies (switches, routers, wireless and firewalls) with knowledge on BGP, OSPF, and MPLS networking.
• Deep skill with Cisco Systems portfolio of networking solutions (routing, switching, WLAN).
• Knowledge in layer 2 & 3 protocols including, TCP/IP, Spanning Tree, VLAN, OSPF, and BGP, etc.
• Knowledge in network security technology including IPSEC, PPTP, SSL, NAT, PAT, VPN and Firewall, etc.
• Solid understanding of Networking Concepts competent with protocols of all core technologies (DNS, DHCP, SMTP, LDAP, SMB, SSH, VPN, NAT, IPSec, VoIP, etc.)

Candidate Requirements

• Post-secondary education in the field of Computer Science/ Telecommunications/ IT or a related field with a minimum 5 years of related work experience in information technologies and networking
• Experience working with other technologies from a network troubleshooting and service prospective such as HP, ARUBA, FORTINET, PALO ALTO;
• Extensive hands-on network management expertise, including setup, troubleshooting and network security;

Nice to Haves

• Certifications in networking technologies such as CCNA , CCNP or CCIE, JNCIA/JNCIS would be an asset;
• Expertise in HPE switches, Aruba Central and Wireless

(Salary range for this role: $45,000 – 95,000)