Senior Network Architect

Toromont Cat; Vaughan; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian company is seeking a Senior Network Architect responsible for designing and evolving enterprise network solutions. You will provide technical leadership, maintain strategies, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates have at least 10 years of IT experience, strong network knowledge, and leadership capabilities. This role requires on-site work and occasional travel across Canada.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years in IT with 5+ years in network architecture.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise network standards and security.
• Experience managing network operations and leading NOC teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain network architecture strategy.
• Design and validate enterprise network solutions.
• Provide leadership for network engineers and operations.

Skills

Network architecture design

WAN/LAN knowledge

Cloud network solutions

Wireless networking

Technical leadership

Strong troubleshooting skills

Education

University Degree / College Diploma in IT

Tools

F5 load balancers

Palo Alto firewalls

Cisco devices

Job description

Overview

Toromont Cat is looking for a Senior Network Architect to join our team! The Network Architecture Lead is responsible for the strategic design, planning, and evolution of the organization’s enterprise network infrastructure to ensure it meets current and future business needs. This role provides both technical vision and leadership, translating business objectives into scalable, secure, and high-performing network solutions.

Responsibilities

In a typical day, YOU will :

• Define and maintain network architecture strategy, standards, and roadmaps
• Design and validate enterprise network solutions (LAN, WAN, cloud, data center, wireless, etc.)
• Provide technical leadership and governance for network engineers, operations, and major changes
• Evaluate and select technologies, vendors, and platforms to meet business and compliance needs
• Collaborate and align with cross-functional teams (security, cloud, infrastructure, applications) on end-to-end solutions

Must-haves for this role :

• University Degree / College Diploma in an Information Technology discipline and a minimum 10+ years’ experience in an IT technical role with at least 5+ years focusing on computer networking architecture and network operations team supervision
• Senior technical knowledge of enterprise network architecture including LAN / WAN / SDWAN / VPN and wireless networking, hardware, software, and associated monitoring platforms
• Strong knowledge of network solutions, standards, governance and strategy including network security, datacentre and cloud interconnect principles
• Strong, demonstrable experience with wireless design and implementation including surveying, designing based on architectural drawings, and deploying / testing to production
• Experience managing wireless controllers and both on-prem and cloud based wireless access points and associated platforms with a focus on Cisco and secondly Aruba
• Technical knowledge operating F5 load balancers, SD-WAN topologies such as VeloCloud, Palo Alto firewalls and network security appliances, windows based DHCP / DNS services, Cisco ISE / Secure Client (AnyConnect) or other comparable technologies
• Experience architecting and managing network segregation, VLAN configurations, NAC and trunking with a demonstrated ability to optimize and scale the enterprise network
• Experience architecting and managing either locally hosted or managed service DDI platforms
• Direct experience operating and managing Network Management & Monitoring Tools
• Willing and able to work on-site as necessary and occasionally travel between branch and head office locations across Canada and in certain US locations
• Customer service focused, experience working in ticketing based systems and leading network operations / NOC teams
• Strong troubleshooting ability, quickly able to rule out or pinpoint and solve general network performance / access issues
• Positive team player with strong problem-solving abilities and a sense of urgency in a fast-paced environment. Demonstrable team leadership capability
• Certifications in the areas of general networking support, wireless networking, Cisco, F5 and Palo Alto are of strong benefit. Other certifications such as Aruba, Juniper, etc a bonus

About Toromont Cat

With over 4,000 employees and 56 locations from Manitoba to Newfoundland, Toromont Cat has a proven track record, industry knowledge, dealership infrastructure, and service mindset to ensure our Construction, Mining, and Power Generation customers succeed. At Toromont Cat, work is built around people's strengths, our products, technology and an outstanding customer experience and through our strong partnership with Caterpillar ,Toromont Cat takes care of our employees who take care of our customers! When you join our team, you become a member of the Toromont family. Your success is our success!