Sr. Network Engineer - Remote

currently searching for a talented individual to join our team as a Senior Network Engineer. You will play a critical role as the lead technical product owner working with the go-to-market team, and helping the company establish, maintain, and grow its Service Provider Network technology stack across Routing, Switching, Security,

and DDI. This position will also perform pre-sales engineering functions, lead technical customer discussions, and bring forth solutions in a combined Pre-Sales Engineering and Network Architecture role as part of the company’s early days of launch.

The successful candidate will have the unique opportunity to develop a service provider network from the ground up and work with leading technology providers to help drive the roadmap into the future.

Advantages

Here’s What’s Great to Have Core Competencies

Juniper Service Provider Routing and Switching Certification

Adaptable, adjusts and responds to change, can pivot and prioritize

Commitment to quality and excellence

Entrepreneurial spirit, is innovative, challenges the status quo and can take risks

Motivated to hit the ground running , a self-starter who can take initiative

Integrity, is trustworthy, fulfills commitments and does what is right

Collaboration skills, a team player who loves working with others and sharing ideas

Provides best in class customer service

Experience in a start-up organization and / or the telecommunications services industry is an asset

Bilingual and the ability to effectively communicate to business leaders in both English and French is an asset

Responsibilities

Here’s What You Will Do

Support and collaborate with the Senior Network Architect to develop the overall product architecture & technology roadmap

Support and collaborate with the Senior Network Architect in ensuring the overall security posture of the network

Maintain and support the network for industry leading performance around availability, latency, and throughput.

Maintain and support the management stack, policies, and capabilities required to provide world-class B2B services

Review and analyze new technologies and make recommendations to enhance business, improve capabilities, and reduce costs

Support ongoing service provider network expansion and evolution into new technologies such as SDN / NFV and zero-touch provisioning

Support the Senior Network Architect in the implementation of Network changes including upgrades, patching, and other re-configurations

Monitor overall network resource usage for the purposes of network capacity planning and support of the end-to-end Service Assurance

Support technical change management, through participation of the planning, review, and approval of network change implementation

Provide support (level 2) to Network Systems Engineer, outsourced NOC, field and outside plant services for provisioning and support

Provide technical support during major incidents affecting the network, support identification of the root cause, and execution of remediation activities

Provide pre-sales engineering support to Sales / Account teams

Assist with technical recruitment, onboarding, and performance management within the network team

Assist with the development of the overall technical skills and talent posture of the network team

As you will be a ground zero hire, you will be leading the implementation of the end-to-end architecture, design, configuration, and validation of our service provider network technology stack while collaborating with go-to-market, network equipment vendors, integrators, and the network team.

Qualifications

Here’s What you Need Skills and Qualifications

A Post-Secondary Diploma or Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline

Preferred ten (10+) years of hands-on technical experience, and 5+ years in operations and maintenance of a service provider network

Experience with Business Services such as Internet, Ethernet, MPLS, Data Center / Cloud connectivity

Proficiency with service provider technology implementation such as, BGP, EVPN, VPLS, NAT, ESI-LAG, etc.

A certification from a major routing technology provider such as Juniper, Cisco, ( Service Provider’ certification preferred)

Technical ability along with business acumen for leading presentations

Strong understanding of security measures and implementation such as DDOS, DNS Security, SOC, and other cloud managed security posture

Strong understanding and experience with Outside Plant / Network Access’ design and architecture and End-to-End service management ie. OSS / BSS

This position is expected to be a part of the teams’ rotational on-call duties and, when required, be a part of managing / supporting after-hours project deployments in the evenings or weekends as required.

Summary

Here’s Why You Should Join our team!

Compensation and Incentive Program

Benefits and RRSP Matching Program

Generous Paid Leave

Employee Referral Bonus

Wellness Reimbursement Program

Home Office Reimbursement Program

Cell Phone Reimbursement Program

Employee Assistance Program

Professional Development

As we build our team, the health, safety, and well-being of our employees is our top priority.

our client offers employees flexible work arrangements however, this position is located in Ottawa, and face-to-face meetings with the team will be required.

We value the innovation and teamwork that happens when employees come together and are committed to establishing a dynamic workforce that reflects the community it serves. We are stronger together!

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees.

In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary / gender non-conforming;

Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle.

We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.

ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.