Network administrator Jobs in Newmarket, ON

Description

ABOUT US

Almost 1.2 million residents call York Region home making it one of the largest regions in Canada and the fastest growing with a population thats expected to grow to more than 2 million by 2041. Our geography which is comprised of about 1800 square kilometers over nine different municipalities is as beautiful interesting and diverse as our government is organized in a twotier structure and we work together with our local municipalities to provide residents and businesses access to a broad selection of services and resources.

WHAT WE OFFER

Consistently named one of Canadas Best Employers by Forbes we offer a collaborative progressive workplace that takes pride in our organizational culture and is committed to living The 13 Factors of Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace aligned with our vision to create strong caring and safe communities both within and outside our walls.

• Defined Benefit Pension Program With the Ontario Municipality Employees Retirement System (OMERS) defined benefit pension plan you can confidently retire knowing that you will have income for life. Eligibility from date of hire as a fulltime employee and includes employermatched contributions.
• Employer of Choice Recognized as the highestranking government employer in Canada and fourth overall among 300 organizations.
• Benefits and Wellness Employees and their loved ones have access to a comprehensive employerpaid benefits plan that includes extended health dental and life insurance access to a 24 / 7 Employee and Family Assistance Programand corporate discounts and purchase plans for daytoday products and services.
• Inclusive and Diverse Workforce Were committed to fostering an environment that celebrates all dimensions of diversity and ensures everyone can develop to their full potential participate freely in society and live with respect dignity and freedom from discrimination. Our robust Inclusion Diversity Equity and Accessibility program continues to grow and has been recognized by the United Nations and many other organizations for our leadership.

THE DEPARTMENT PUBLIC WORKS

Public Works provides reliable highquality services to York Region residents and businesses. This includes safely and efficiently moving people goods and services across our growing communities and providing critical infrastructure and services that protect public health and the environment.

THE OPPORTUNITY

York Region is currently looking for an experienced Network Analyst to join our industrial network team. As a Network Analyst SCADA you will be crucial in ensuring reliable and secure communications throughout our Water / Wastewater SCADA network while safeguarding our critical industrial processes. You will be responsible for providing customer support maintenance upgrades system backups and documentation for our technology infrastructure including switches radios firewalls and cellular modems and compute resources. Your experience with cellular communications radio networks and vendor / dark fiber connections will assist us in maintaining and expanding our industrial network. You will work closely with other members of the team to ensure our technology assets are monitored available and of sufficient capacity to support current and future infrastructure initiatives. Finally your knowledge of Cyber Security best practices in both the IT and OT space will ensure a safe and dependable industrial network to support our critical infrastructure.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

SUPPORT MANAGEMENT Track and manage support requests from the PCS / SCADA team ensuring compliance with corporate standards and the Sustainable Water and Sewage Act.

CYBERSECURITY COLLABORATION Work closely with Corporate and PCS Security teams to maintain and monitor SCADA network security systems mitigating potential cybersecurity threats.

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT Lead projects to test install configure maintain and repair SCADA data centers and networking components.

CAPACITY PLANNING Liaise with PCS / SCADA to ensure server and network panels are ready to support current and future requirements.

SYSTEM MONTIORING Ensure all SCADA networking and server components are monitored maintained reliable and capable of supporting infrastructure initiatives.

TECHNIICAL SOLUTIONS Collaborate with branch IT vendors and customers to implement technical business solutions and ensure effective knowledge transfer.

DOCUMENTATION Create and maintain detailed documentation and diagrams of SCADA data center networking components.

STANDARD PROCEDURES Develop and document standard operating procedures and firewall configurations to ensure SCADA system security and effective daily operations.

PERFORMANCE METRICS Develop metrics and reports to measure SCADA network performance uptime and utilization.

MAINTENANCE PROCEEDURES Perform monitoring and maintenance procedures on SCADA data center and networking components recommending improvements for reliability and availability.

BACKUP COMPLIANCE Utilize backup software to ensure all server and switch backups and restores are performed in compliance with PCS / SCADA requirements.

TEAM COLLLABORATION Work with PCS / SCADA IT and vendors to configure and support SCADA data center and networking components.

CUSTOMER SERVICE Ensure services meet Regional customer service standards respond to inquiries and resolve concerns.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE

Required Experience :

Key Skills

IDS,Network Support,Tcp / IP,LAN,Computer Networking,Windows,TCP,Perl,Telecommunication,Operating Systems,Juniper,Dns

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1