Senior Network Operations Specialist - Security & VPN

CPKC

Calgary

On-site

CAD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

7 hours ago
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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.

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