L3 - Network Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Location: Quebec City, QC - Hybrid (3-Days WFO)

Language: Bilingual (French and English)

Skill Set Required

Prisma

Palo Alto

SD-WAN

Cisco switches, Routers & Wireless devices

Palo Alto firewalls

VMware Velocloud SD-WAN

Cisco Certified (L3 - CCNP, CCIE)

Responsibilities

Provide support on Cisco switches, routers and Wireless devices.

Provide support on Palo Alto firewall.

Implement firewall changes to support required access while adhering to security policies.

Maintaining computer networks routers, switches, APs, firewalls, SD-WAN devices and other physical hardware.

Installing, Troubleshooting and configuring network equipment, Firewall and Wireless devices.

Troubleshooting, resolving, and communicating networking issues to other employees and management.

Implementing disaster recovery procedures.

Maintaining current knowledge and understanding of security and networking best practices to offer the best solutions and protection to company systems.

Governance and reporting.

Overall responsible for Network Infrastructure availability and Performance.

Qualification

Computer Science,



Computer Engineering, Information Technology, and 12+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10+ years of prior relevant experience.

10+ years of experience leading and guiding the network team.

Possess a network engineering technical certification equivalent to a Cisco Certified Network Qualified (CCNP).

Hold a CompTIA Security+ certification.

Experience with Network Administration, Network Security, Networking Standards, Network Protocols, NIST/FISMA standards and controls, SIEM platforms and other networking tools, Network Hardware Configurations.

Ability to write and verbally communicate information security and risk-related concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Must have strong problem-solving, analytical, communication and people management skills.

Tools Experience

AWS, Azure, GCP cloud.

Palo Alto Firewall

Solarwinds

Cisco

DNAC

Dynatrace

ServiceNow

Skills

Network Security

Palo Alto

Network Operations

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