$70-$80 per hour
Ottawa, ON
Contract
**Contract Duration: 24 months**
**Job Description:**
Play a key role in the operational team, with focus on evergreening and operational support, and maintaining the integrity of network security controls.

Resolve complex cross functional technical issues in a timely manner with particular emphasis on diagnosing and mitigating network security risks and vulnerabilities.

Participate in the planning and execution of testing related to production deployment validation, performance, failover and vulnerabilities remediation, and disaster recovery.

Analyze the current solutions setting to identify security gaps, deficiencies and opportunities for simplification as part of continuous improvements and evergreening activities.

Define and implement required upgrades and changes to address operational issues, emerging security threats and evolving business requirements, and support troubleshooting activities in both production and non-production environments.

Monitor, analyze, and support the response to network security events and incidents, leveraging logs, alerts, and monitoring tools to identify root causes and recommend remediation actions.

Collaborate with internal teams to ensure that network solutions adhere to security policies, standards, and regulatory requirements, and contribute to strengthening the overall security posture of the environment.

Research, recommend, and implement automation best practices aimed at reducing repetitive tasks and improving operational efficiency, including the use of intelligent automation (IA) where appropriate.

Other related activities and deliverables as required.
**Required Skills:**
University degree or college diploma in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field.

Minimum of five (5)



years of recent demonstrated experience in network operations and network security, including testing, troubleshooting, and integration within enterprise network environments.

Minimum of five (5) years of recent demonstrated experience with network equipment, specifically Cisco switching and routing platforms, Check Point firewall technologies and security management platforms.

Demonstrated knowledge and experience in IT Operations, including monitoring, troubleshooting, incident response, and handling of network security events and vulnerabilities in enterprise environments.

Demonstrated ability to participate in the development lifecycle, supporting continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes from concept through implementation.

Demonstrated experience designing, supporting, or working with scalable and highly available service oriented architectures.

Demonstrated experience supporting, configuring, or troubleshooting network security controls, such as firewalls, segmentation policies, or secure network configurations, in accordance with security standards and best practices.

Demonstrated experience working within SCRUM methodology environments and collaborating with cross functional teams using SCRUM practices and tools.
**Desired Skills:**
Demonstrated experience in working with Service

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**About US Tech Solutions:**
US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions.

To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com.
US Tech Solutions is an Equal Chance Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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📌 Senior Network Security Specialist- #26-14244 (Ottawa)
🏢 US Tech Solutions
📍 Ottawa