Network Security Engineer to Architect — Hybrid Montreal

HubSpoke, Inc.; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HubSpoke, Inc. in Montreal, QC, seeks an experienced Network Security Engineer transitioning into a Network Security Architect. You will design secure enterprise networks and evolve architectures to meet business needs.

The permanent role is based in Montreal with four days onsite and Friday remote, enabling collaboration across IT, cloud, and OT teams while mentoring peers. Candidates should have Secret clearance eligibility, 5+ years in network engineering, and fluency in French and English.

Qualifications

• Secret clearance eligibility or active clearance required
• 5+ years of network engineering experience
• Strong understanding of network security and architecture implications
• Experience with VPN, secure remote access, IDS/IPS
• Experience designing network solutions or contributing to architecture
• Fluent in French and English
• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering or related field
• Cisco certifications assets (CCNA/CCNP)
• Cloud networking experience (Azure/AWS) is a plus
• OT environments experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Design and enhance secure enterprise network solutions, including firewalls, IDS/IPS, secure routing, VPN, zero-trust architectures, SD-WAN, cloud networking and SASE
• Assess existing and proposed network designs to identify security risks and gaps
• Recommend security enhancements, hardening measures and remediation strategies
• Support secure routing, switching, firewalls, web gateways/proxies and remote access technologies
• Identify network-based threats and develop appropriate security controls
• Provide technical expertise and guidance for network security incidents
• Work with cloud, application, cybersecurity and other technical teams to support integrated enterprise security
• Support the integration of IT infrastructure and OT environments
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to network and IT team members
• Build upon and improve established network architectures to support new projects and requirements

Skills

Network engineering

Routing

Switching

Firewalls

VPN

IDS/IPS

Zero-trust

Cloud networking

Azure

AWS

OT integration

Bilingual FR/EN

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Cisco

CCNA/CCNP

Job description

HubSpoke, Inc. in Montreal, QC, seeks an experienced Network Security Engineer transitioning into a Network Security Architect. You will design secure enterprise networks and evolve architectures to meet business needs.

The permanent role is based in Montreal with four days onsite and Friday remote, enabling collaboration across IT, cloud, and OT teams while mentoring peers. Candidates should have Secret clearance eligibility, 5+ years in network engineering, and fluency in French and English.