Senior Network DevOps Engineer

Wayfair; Old Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a passionate network engineer to join a dynamic team focused on innovative networking solutions. In this role, you'll participate in design discussions, drive automation initiatives, and ensure network reliability and performance. You'll have the opportunity to mentor others while contributing to a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. This role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies and be part of a company that values diversity, creativity, and professional growth. If you're ready to take on dynamic challenges and grow your career, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Full Health Benefits

Life Insurance

Gym/Fitness Discounts

Tuition Reimbursement

Family Planning Support

Professional Development

Employee Discount

Flexible Work Environment

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in network engineering with increasing responsibility.
• Expert knowledge of WAN, LAN, and Wireless technologies.

Responsibilities

• Participate in design discussions and drive network automation.
• Install, configure, and maintain network services and devices.

Skills

Network Engineering

Infrastructure as Code

Troubleshooting

Performance Monitoring

Collaboration

Education

Associate’s Degree

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

MS Azure

Palo Alto

Job description

The Network Services team at Wayfair focuses on providing core transport (wired and wireless) and security services to all of our customers both internal and external. The team has a focus on thinking outside the box to achieve optimal results in an expedited fashion to help deliver on business outcomes. If you have a passion for networking technology, building solutions and being a part of a dynamic and exciting team, this is the team you belong to.

What You'll Do

• Participate in design discussions with other Technical Leads, Network Security and Employee Technology (ET) Leadership.
• Assist in driving the network automation roadmap and directly deploy new automation solutions by writing infra-as-code automation functionality using Terraform/Ansible and Python.
• Review, design and implement infrastructure changes to enhance reliability, increase capability and ensure maximum availability of network infrastructure.
• Observability/Monitor network stability by modifying network infrastructure in response to application changes and ensuring the network complies with service level and licensing agreements.
• Lead performance, security monitoring and documentation of relevant network segments to ensure data integrity.
• Install, configure and maintain network services, equipment and devices.
• Resolve complex technical issues by troubleshooting escalated network incidents, collaborating with IT key stakeholders, socializing best practices and providing recommendations for implementation strategy.
• Maintain operational strength of network services by contributing to capacity planning, resource management and performance enhancement activities.
• Mentor junior and senior level associates by sharing expertise, collaborating on complex questions and offering guidance to minimize administrative error.
• Assist in managing budgeted resources by anticipating expenditures, accurately forecasting resource needs/costs and properly accounting for expenses to meet requirements and achieve fiscal responsibility.
• Contribute to a positive environment by demonstrating cultural expectations and guidance to reward performance and value “can do” people, accountability, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, continuous improvement, collaboration, creativity and fun.
• Adopt Wayfair values in personal work behaviors, decision-making, contributions and interpersonal interactions; manage your own career development by soliciting feedback and valuing other perspectives.

What You'll Need

• Associate’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Extensive experience in network engineering with increasing levels of responsibility over your career.
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or equivalent proven experience.
• Expert level knowledge of multi-protocol data network, routing and routed protocols.
• Expert level knowledge of WAN, LAN and Wireless technologies.
• Advanced level knowledge of MS Azure, Palo Alto and Automation Languages (Python, Ansible, etc).

Why You’ll Love Wayfair

• Time Off: Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Full Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA).
• Life Insurance and Disability Protection (Short Term & Long Term Disability).
• Global Wellbeing: Gym/Fitness discounts (including US Peloton, Global ClassPass, and various regional gym memberships).
• Caregiver Services, RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan), and Tuition Reimbursement.
• Financial Health Education (Knowledge of Financial Education - KOFE) and Tax Advantaged Accounts.
• Family Support: Family Planning Support, Global Surrogacy & Adoption Policy.
• Professional Development & Recognition: Rewards & Recognition, Global Employee Anniversary Awards, Employee Discount, Global Pod Outings.
• Work/Life Balance: Emphasizing a supportive & flexible work environment that encourages a balance between personal and professional commitments.

Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston or Berlin, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.

No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.