Network Infrastructure Specialist - Richmond Hill, Canada - Connex Telecommunications

Connex Telecommunications

Verified Company

Richmond Hill, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Are you passionate about success and want to grow your future with an innovative and growing company with cutting
- edge technology? We want to know you

Working at Connex means being part of a dynamic and professional team of 600 employees in our 14 offices in North America, whose objective is to offer innovative solutions at the cutting edge of technology.

Our employees are our ambassadors to our clients and business partners. Their skills, integrity and accountability are key to our success.

We are currently seeking a Network Specialist who possesses a positive and professional attitude to assist with the growth and development of our customers.

The specialist will need to design, implement, maintain, and support our growing network infrastructure.

You will be part of a systems engineering team that is responsible for designing and developing scalable, maintainable, highly available network architectures that meet business objectives and SLAs.

Responsibilities

Design, configuring and installing various network devices and services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS)
Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations
Must have skills to create design/engineering documentation and good knowledge of common software such as MS Word, Visio, Excel etc.
Provide Level2/3 support and troubleshooting to resolve issues
Continual evaluation and optimization of current network infrastructure (latency reduction, performance optimization, and health monitoring)
Work within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to the network infrastructure
Select and implement security tools, policies, and procedures in conjunction with the company's security team
Liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution
Understand Firewall and Security

Skills/Experiences

Must possess the ability to concentrate, prioritize and perform when needed
Must possess an extreme interest in Network and Security
Must possess excellent communications skills
Must be meticulous and organized
Dedication
Demonstrated Teamwork
Self-Motivated
Strong problemsolving and critical thinking skills
Expert understanding of network architecture, security, and optimization
Expert understanding of the OSI layer
Expert understanding of transport protocols (TCP, UDP)
Expert understanding of Extreme Network products
Expert understanding of Firewalls (Checkpoint & Fortinet)

Preferred Assets

CCNA Level Cisco Certification
Experience with SPB
Experience in the telecommunications industry (data networking, wide area networks, metro area networks, MPLS)

Our employees are the ambassadors of CONNEX with clients and business partners. Their skills, integrity and sense of responsibility are the keys to our success. Training for all employees, regardless of their function in our organization is considered a priority. In addition, our pay scale is competitive, and we offer a full range of benefits.

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