Senior Network Engineer

Scotiabank; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Pension & ESOP

Generous vacation

Health benefits

Onsite facilities

Job summary

Scotiabank in Toronto is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join the Global Network Engineering - Design team. You will lead design, validation and implementation of enterprise network solutions, including SDN/Software‑defined Data Centre technologies, cloud integration, and large‑scale I/O environments.

You will mentor peers, perform POC assessments, work with cross‑functional teams up to Director level, and contribute to roadmaps while ensuring best practices and security alignment in a

Qualifications

• 7+ years hands-on experience in enterprise networking deployments.
• Extensive Cisco, Fortinet, F5, Infoblox experience at enterprise level.
• Hands-on with Cisco ACI or similar SDN technologies.
• 2+ years with public cloud (Azure & GCP) in network roles.
• 5+ years with Wired/Wireless 802.1x using Cisco ISE.
• 2+ years network automation; familiar with flask-restful, netmiko, napalm.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration.
• Post-secondary education in CS or Networking tech.

Responsibilities

• Lead design reviews, consult on network solutions, and produce architecture standards.
• Perform POC evaluations and report recommendations independently.
• Mentor teammates and transfer subject matter expertise.
• Collaborate with architecture, application, and operations teams to resolve issues.
• Develop network technology roadmaps and obtain approvals.

Skills

7+ years hands-on network engineering

Cisco/Fortinet/F5/Infoblox at scale

Cisco ACI / SDN

Public Cloud (Azure & GCP) networking

802.1x with Cisco ISE

Network automation (flask-restful, net

Strong communication and collaboration

Education

Post-secondary education in Computer Science or Networking Technology

Tools

Cisco Routing & Switching

Arista Nexus

Cisco ACI/N9K

Nexus 9K

Cisco ISR/ASR

Fortinet FortiGate

F5 LTM/GTM

Infoblox DNS/DHCP/IPAM

Cisco ASA/FTD

VPN technologies

ISE for 802.1x

Job description

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Team:

The Global Network Engineering - Design team is responsible for maintaining the software and hardware standards for network, enterprise telephony and contact center technologies. Working closely with the architecture team we are engaged in developing the platforms roadmaps, participate in the Proof Of Concept and responsible for the production pilot of new technologies. We provide the solution designs and work closely with all global regions to maintain common strategies and service methodologies. The team is engaged in all major projects and complex initiatives providing technical oversight and guidance to ensures all standards and patterns are followed.

The Role:

Reporting to a Senior Manager, Global Network Engineering - Design, as a Senior Network Engineer you will play a critical part in helping the team support the various technologies within our Global Network.

Is this role right for you? In this role you will:

• You are eager to work with leading edge technologies to incorporate complex network solutions, as well as work with other technology teams to contribute to an overall solution.
• You thrive on being hands‑on during mid to complex project deployments into production. This will include the support of assigned systems by acting as an internal consultant on assigned infrastructure and providing suggestions for viable solutions to systems problems of high complexity.
• Leads, reviews, and consults on solutions & designs for assigned tasks. Provides recommendations for enhancements and improvements. Design, test, implementation and troubleshooting for large size of I&O environment
• Act as a consultant and subject matter expert for Global Network Services, support teams to resolve technical deployment obstacles and improve network services
• Understand Global Networks operation issues and customer challenges , advocate for their needs with cross-functional teams like architecture, application, and operation teams
• Develop network technology roadmap and seek for the approval
• Mentors and coaches’ others in assigned area, transferring subject matter expertise to others
• Perform new network product evaluation(i.e. POC) and produce report and recommendation independently, develop network solution architecture standard documents and seek the approval
• Recognized as having advanced technical knowledge within network domains
• Good communicator with ability to interact with various departments up to Director level
• Works independently and able to provide technical guidance to junior team members, create best practices, recognize patterns for improvement and champion for improvement, guided by policies, operating plans and priorities
• You understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day‑to‑day activities and decisions.
• You are highly interested in software‑defined Data Centre technologies like Cisco ACI and VMWare NSX and want to help drive the roadmap and adoption within a large‑scale enterprise network.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We’d love to work with you if you have:

• You have 7+ years of hands‑on technical working experience in supporting, deploying, and interconnecting various network technologies at an enterprise scale.
• You have 7+ years of hands‑on technical working experience with various Cisco, Fortinet, F5, Infoblox at an enterprise level capacity:
  • Cisco Routing, Switching & Arista
    • Nexus ACI/N9K Solutions
    • Cisco ISR, ASR, Catalyst 8000 Routers
    • Catalyst 9K
    • Routing protocols BGP, OSPF
  • Cisco Security/VPN
    • ASA/FTD Firewalls
    • Cisco FMC
  • Fortinet
    • FortiGate Firewalls
    • Forti Manager/Collector/Analyzer
  • F5 LTM/GTM
  • Infoblox DNS/DHCP and IPAM
• You have hands on technical working experience with Cisco ACI, or similar software defined technologies.
• You have 2+ years of hands‑on technical working experience with various Public Cloud (Azure & GCP preferred) environments, in a network related capacity.
• You have 5+ years of hands‑on technical working experience with Wired and Wireless 802.1x Network Authentication using Cisco ISE.
• You have 2+ years of hands‑on experience in network automation with some of the below skill sets:
• Familiar with some of the following libraries (flask-restful, flask blueprint, netmiko/paramiko/napalm, requests, regular expressions and json/yaml)
• You possess superior problem solving and decision‑making skills to resolve work issues with the ability to work under pressure in a dynamic environment.
• You have strong communication (verbal/written) and good interpersonal skills to build relationships with internal and external business partners and vendors.
• You possess a strong core foundation experience in fundamental network technologies and protocols.
• Post‑secondary education in Computer Science, Networking Technology, or related field.

What's in it for you?

• While our focus is on finding someone to strengthen our team’s technical bench on cloud and software defined data centre technologies, we’re part of a global team with a mandate covering the entire network. As a team we can explore and work with an extensive variety of network technologies.
• We have an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success!
• You’ll get to work with and learn from diverse industry leaders, who have hailed from top technology companies around the world.
• We foster an environment of innovation and continuous learning.
• We care about our people, allowing them to design how they work to deliver amazing results.
• We offer a competitive total rewards package, including a performance bonus, company matching programs (pension & Employee Share Ownership), generous vacation; health/medical/wellness benefits; employee banking privileges.
• Freshly renovated with a design focus on enabling collaboration through both environment and technology. Onsite cafeteria plus complimentary hot beverage stations in the workplace.
• Minutes by TTC bus from Warden subway station on Line 2. Free employee shuttle service connecting the IT campus with nearby GO stations. Opening of the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit with the Birchmount stop by our IT campus. Office address is 2201 Eglinton Avenue East Toronto M1L 4S2 is the office location.
• Minutes from the 401 & DVP. Free onsite & offsite employee parking with charging stations for electric vehicles onsite

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Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone.

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