Senior Network Operations Specialist - Security & VPN

CPKC; Calgary; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Pension plan

Employee share purchase plan

Performance incentives

Fitness subsidy

Education support

Job summary

CPKC is hiring a Specialist Network Operations in Calgary, AB. You will provide comprehensive operational support for network services, including firewalls, load balancers, VPNs, DHCP/DNS, SIP, SNMP, and ISP infrastructure across Canada, the US, and Mexico.

The role requires 5+ years with enterprise F5 and Firewall implementations, strong troubleshooting skills, and collaboration with vendors and end users to ensure secure, reliable connectivity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience with enterprise F5 and Firewall implementations.
• Solid experience solving with end users & vendors on F5, Firewall and Internet services.
• In-depth knowledge of IP protocol conversion.
• Cisco, Palo Alto and F5 certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Handle and configure firewall, load balancers, VPN, DHCP, SIP, SNMP, and ISP infrastructure across Canada, the US, and Mexico.
• Provide expert technology consultation for application and infrastructure projects with experience in Cisco ASA/FTD, Palo Alto, F5 and Infoblox.
• Resolve complex LAN/WAN/Internet outages (Severity 1) with cross-team collaboration.
• Recommend tech solutions aligning with architecture and vendor standards.
• Create models to demonstrate proposed architecture and design changes.
• Develop documentation and guide users on F5, firewall, and Internet services.
• Engage with F5 and firewall vendors for issue resolution and DR planning.

Skills

Network operations

Troubleshooting

Vendor coordination

Security best practices

LAN/WAN expertise

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or related field

Tools

Cisco ASA/FTD

Palo Alto

F5

Infoblox

VPN

DNS

Job description

CPKC is hiring a Specialist Network Operations in Calgary, AB. You will provide comprehensive operational support for network services, including firewalls, load balancers, VPNs, DHCP/DNS, SIP, SNMP, and ISP infrastructure across Canada, the US, and Mexico.

The role requires 5+ years with enterprise F5 and Firewall implementations, strong troubleshooting skills, and collaboration with vendors and end users to ensure secure, reliable connectivity.