Senior Network Analyst

The Senior Network Analyst will have primary responsibility for analyzing, designing, installing, and troubleshooting of various network systems including: Routers, switches, firewalls, Wan Accelerators, VPN, IPS, Load Balancing, daily device syslog. The individual must have extensive and in-depth experience participating in capacity planning, support the creation and maintenance of disaster recovery plans and monitor all network performance activities. Also screen the network for attempted intrusions and as well as design and implement network security measures and procedures. The Senior Network Analyst is engaged in both the design and implementation of new network solutions projects.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Architect, design and configure a highly available and recoverable environment, corporate wide, currently to two main and several remotes sites.
• Implementation and configuration of new network infrastructure hardware, firmware, software, and tools.

·         Reviews and provides proactive network architecture patching, upgrade and replacement.

• Monitor and diagnose problems or areas of risk to minimize infrastructure downtime across the corporation.
• Ensure that all changes potentially impacting network security are thoroughly planned, tested, and documented prior to implementation.
• Provide management with regular reports and recommendations.
• Ensure technology standards and procedures are adhered to.
• Serves as a technical resource on a wide variety of projects planning to ensure that network systems are fully utilized and that requirements for new capacity are planned.

·         Capability to research, understand and follow through on deployment of security protocols.

·         Reviews and prepares Standard Operating Procedure documentation for all implemented solutions.

·         Contributes to the development of the organization's goals and objectives.

·         Must be able to navigate through ambiguities and flexible to multi-task changing priorities.

·         Provide management with scheduled reports on the health, availability and performance of core systems and services.  

This senior technical role will appeal to candidates with:

·         Possess a degree in computer engineering or a related discipline or equivalent professional experience.

·         5-7 years of network administration and operations related experience in a large distributed environment.

·         2 years experience working in a Nortel network environment.

·         Strong technical, problem determination and resolution skills.

·         Ability to describe, create and manage system documentation, including standard operating procedures, and routine status reports; and script development, testing and implementation.

·         Must be able to work well both independently and as part of a team.

·         Ability to describe participation in processes involving change management, vendor management, escalation procedures and project management.

·         Current Nortel Network certifications are an asset.

We appreciate all applicants however only qualified candidates will be contacted for further discussion.