Solutions Specialist, Ii - Toronto, Canada - Optm

Description

Solutions Specialist, II (DDI)
(This role is 100% remote)


Help Shape the Future of Business

Organizations of every size are searching for solutions to help them enhance cybersecurity, increase the productivity and satisfaction of their employees, and gain insights into cost-saving opportunities across their business.

At Optm, we are reinventing the way organizations secure their entire infrastructure while enabling powerful, context-aware observability.

Optm's powerful platform provides a rich set of cloud-based, security-focused features through an intuitive dashboard - helping organizations to secure their communications, streamline and automate operations across departments, realize cost savings, increase efficiencies, identify early threats, and offer self-service capability and automated remediation.

Join an Innovative Team

A career at Optm is more than just a job - it's an opportunity for you to help shape the future of enterprise security coupled with workflow automation for companies across the globe.

Optm's team comprises some of the industry's most driven and knowledgeable minds. We are passionate user advocates. We are result and data driven. We continually build a culture that fosters inclusivity, communication, support, growth & development, and positivity.


About the Role

Responsibilities

• Successful configuration of Optm's DDI solutions to meet the specific objectives and goals of the customer.
• Knowledge and experience using Infoblox NIOS and BloxOne platforms.
• Migrating data from the customer's current systems to the Infoblox DDI solution, as needed.
• Developing data mapping and transformation methods using Python and other UNIX tools.
• Identifying and documenting the critical success factors for projects.
• Design and architect DDI solutions which meet specific customer needs.
• Performing premigration testing and implementation process validation.
• Maintaining an elevated level of competence in the capabilities, applicability, configuration, sizing, and operation of the DDI solutions we propose to customers
• Understanding the technical needs of customers and tailoring implementation plans and strategies to meet those needs.

Skills and Experience

• Effective communication skills to be able to competently communicate with customers on a daily basis both verbally and written.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with Optm internal groups (Engineering, Sales, etc.), as required.
• Strong, demonstrable knowledge of DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management technologies in an Enterprise or ISP context is required.
• Deep knowledge of DNS and DHCP Protocols.
• Experience with Infoblox or other commercial IPAM products (VitalQIP, etc.).
• Scripting experience in Python, Perl and/or bash is a mandatory requirement; this experience should include interaction with RESTful web services and with interpreting vendor API's to design and deliver integration scripts.
• Strong knowledge of Enterprise Networking technologies and architecture is an asset; a Cisco CCNA or CCDA certification is desirable.
• A Self-Starter able to work independently, while also being able to share responsibilities, ideas and other information.

**Other Requirements